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

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

The amorites

And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."

In his zeal

And you shall consume all the peoples that the LORD your God will give over to you. Your eye shall not pity them, neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.

And Saul said, "God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan."

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword.

And he said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD." So he had him ride in his chariot.

And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.

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

They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them.

General references

The men said to her, "We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear.