2 Samuel 21:2

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.)

And the king {H4428} called {H7121} the Gibeonites {H1393}, and said {H559} unto them;(now the Gibeonites {H1393} were not of the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478}, but of the remnant {H3499} of the Amorites {H567}; and the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478} had sworn {H7650} unto them: and Saul {H7586} sought {H1245} to slay {H5221} them in his zeal {H7065} to the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478} and Judah {H3063}.)

The king summoned the Giv'onim and said to them - these Giv'onim were not part of the people of Isra'el but from the remnant of the Emori; and the people of Isra'el had sworn to them; but Sha'ul, in his zeal for the people of Isra'el and Y'hudah, had sought to exterminate them -

At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)

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 for the children of Israel and Judah);

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • 2 Kings 10:16

    And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
  • Joshua 9:3

    ¶ And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
  • Joshua 9:21

    And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
  • Galatians 4:17

    ¶ They zealously affect you, [but] not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
  • Romans 10:2

    For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
  • Deuteronomy 7:16

    And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that [will be] a snare unto thee.
  • Luke 9:54

    And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

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