2 Samuel 21:2

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Summary

And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

Now the

Joshua 9:3

The amorites

Genesis 15:16

In his zeal

General references

Joshua 2:17

Bible References

Now the

And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

The amorites

And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

In his zeal

And thou shalt consume all the peoples that Jehovah thy God will give up unto thee; thine eye shall not spare them, and thou shalt not serve their gods; for that would be a snare unto thee.

And Saul said, God do so to me and more also; thou shalt certainly die, Jonathan.

And he took Agag the king of Amalek alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

and said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak that fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

They shall put you out of the synagogues; but the hour is coming that every one who kills you will think to render service to God;

For I bear them witness that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

They are not rightly zealous after you, but desire to shut you out from us, that ye may be zealous after them.

General references

And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.