2 Samuel 21:2

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

Joshua 9:3

The amorites

Genesis 15:16

In his zeal

General references

Joshua 2:17

Bible References

Now the

But when the people of Gibeon [the Hivites] heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

The amorites

Then in the fourth generation your descendants shall return here [to Canaan, the land of promise], for the wickedness and guilt of the Amorites is not yet complete (finished).”

In his zeal

And you shall consume all the peoples whom the Lord your God will give over to you; your eye shall not pity them, nor shall you serve their gods, for that would be a [deadly] trap to you.

Saul answered, “May God do so [to me], and more also [if I do not keep my word], for you shall most certainly die, Jonathan.”

He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, though he totally destroyed all [the rest of] the people with the sword.

And he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he had Jehonadab in his chariot.

When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them?”

They will put you out of the synagogues and make you outcasts. And a time is coming when whoever kills you will think that he is offering service to God.

For I testify about them that they have a certain enthusiasm for God, but not in accordance with [correct and vital] knowledge [about Him and His purposes].

These men [the Judaizers] eagerly seek you [to entrap you with honeyed words and attention, to win you over to their philosophy], not honorably [for their purpose is not honorable or worthy of consideration]. They want to isolate you [from us who oppose them] so that you will seek them.

General references

The men said to her, “We shall be blameless and free from this oath which you have made us swear,