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.)
In his zeal
Bible References
In his zeal
Luke 9:54
When the disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Master, will you have us order fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
John 16:2
They will exclude you from their synagogues; why, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is doing religious service to God.
Romans 10:2
I can testify to their sincere devotion to God, but it is not an intelligent devotion.
Galatians 4:17
These men are making much of you, but not with honorable intentions. They want to shut you out, so that you will have to make much of them.