How does the narrative of Rizpah (2 Samuel 21:1-14), who tirelessly guarded the bodies of her sons executed by David to atone for Saul's transgression against the Gibeonites, challenge or complicate the traditional understanding of royal justice and divine retribution in the Old Testament?

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How does the narrative of Rizpah (2 Samuel 21:1-14), who tirelessly guarded the bodies of her sons executed by David to atone for Saul's transgression against the Gibeonites, challenge or complicate the traditional understanding of royal justice and divine retribution in the Old Testament?

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