Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

The amorites

General references

Bible References

Now the

Joshua 9:3
When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

The amorites

Genesis 15:16
In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”

In his zeal

Deuteronomy 7:16
You must destroy all the peoples the Lord your God is delivering over to you and not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
1 Samuel 14:44
Saul declared to him, “May God punish me and do so severely if you do not die, Jonathan!”
1 Samuel 15:8
He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but he completely destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.
2 Kings 10:16
Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord!” So he let him ride with him in his chariot.
Luke 9:54
When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
John 16:2
They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
Romans 10:2
I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
Galatians 4:17
They are enthusiastic about you, but not for any good. Instead, they want to isolate you so you will be enthusiastic about them.

General references

Joshua 2:17
The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath you made us swear,

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