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

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

The amorites

In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit."

In his zeal

You must destroy all the people whom the Lord your God is about to deliver over to you; you must not pity them or worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

Saul said, "God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn't die!"

He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag's people with the sword.

Jehu said, "Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord's cause." So he took him along in his chariot.

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

They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth.

They court you eagerly, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.

General references

The men said to her, "We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met: