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 the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

The amorites

And in the fourth generation they will come back here; for at present the sin of the Amorite is not full.

In his zeal

And you are to send destruction on all the peoples which the Lord your God gives into your hands; have no pity on them, and do not give worship to their gods; for that will be a cause of sin to you.

And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan.

He took Agag, king of the Amalekites, prisoner, and put all the people to the sword without mercy.

And he said, Come with me and see how I am on fire for the Lord's cause. So he made him go with him in his carriage.

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?

They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.

For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

Their interest in you is not good; but their desire is that you may be shut out, so that you may go after them.

General references

And the men said to her, We will only be responsible for this oath which you have made us take,