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, "Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?"
John 16:2
Men will turn you out of their synagogues. Yes, indeed, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think that he is rendering a religious service to God.
Romans 10:2
For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but they are not intelligently so.
Galatians 4:17
These men are paying you special attention, but not sincerely. They want to shut you off from me, so that you may keep on paying them special attention.