How does the narrative of Rizpah in 2 Samuel 21, who guarded the bodies of her sons after they were executed, challenge or subvert the conventional portrayal of women in the Old Testament, and what does it reveal about the themes of justice and royal responsibility in the Davidic narrative?

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How does the narrative of Rizpah in 2 Samuel 21, who guarded the bodies of her sons after they were executed, challenge or subvert the conventional portrayal of women in the Old Testament, and what does it reveal about the themes of justice and royal responsibility in the Davidic narrative?

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