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 the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,

The amorites

And the fourth generation shall return here, for the guilt of the Amorites {is not yet complete}."

In his zeal

And you shall devour all of the peoples [that] Yahweh your God [is] giving to you; {you shall not pity them}, and you shall not serve their gods, [which] will be a snare for you.

Then Saul said, "So may God do [to me] and {more}, you will certainly die today, Jonathan!"

He captured Agag the king of Amalek alive, but all the people he utterly destroyed with the {edge} of the sword.

Then he said, "Come with me! Look at my zeal for Yahweh!" So he let him ride in his chariot.

Now [when] the disciples James and John saw [it], they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

{They will expel you from the synagogue}, but an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think they are offering service to God.

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

They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they want to exclude you, in order that you may seek them [zealously].

General references

The men said to her, "We [will be] released from this oath of yours that you made us swear.