Who Is Rispa in the Bible?

Rizpah (riz'-pa, "coal", "hot stone") was the daughter of Aiah, and one of Saul's concubines. She was the mother of Armoni and Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 3:7; 21:8–11).

Where in the Bible is the story of Rizpah?

In 2 Samuel 21, we meet Rizpah, a mother grieving over the untimely deaths of her two sons. Through her silence, we are confronted with the uncomfortable realities that accompany inequitable distributions of power.

What happened Mephibosheth?

And it happened, as she made haste to flee, that he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth,” says the Bible in 2 Samuel 4:4 (NKJV). News of the defeat and of Jonathan and Saul's deaths reached the palace and everyone panicked. ... Because of that fall, Mephibosheth grew up crippled in both feet.