Verse 2

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} for the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} and Judah);{H3063}

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 15:16 : 16 And in the fourth{H7243} generation{H1755} they shall come hither{H2008} again:{H7725} for the iniquity{H5771} of the Amorite{H567} is not yet{H2008} full.{H8003}
  • Deut 7:16 : 16 And thou shalt consume{H398} all the peoples{H5971} that Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} shall deliver{H5414} unto thee; thine eye{H5869} shall not pity{H2347} them: neither shalt thou serve{H5647} their gods;{H430} for that will be a snare{H4170} unto thee.
  • Josh 9:3-9 : 3 But when the inhabitants{H3427} of Gibeon{H1391} heard{H8085} what Joshua{H3091} had done{H6213} unto Jericho{H3405} and to Ai,{H5857} 4 they also did work{H6213} wilily,{H6195} and went{H3212} and made as if they had been ambassadors,{H6737} and took{H3947} old{H1087} sacks{H8242} upon their asses,{H2543} and wine -{H3196} skins,{H4997} old{H1087} and rent{H1234} and bound up,{H6887} 5 and old{H1087} and patched{H2921} shoes{H5275} upon their feet,{H7272} and old{H1087} garments{H8008} upon them; and all the bread{H3899} of their provision{H6718} was dry{H3001} and was become mouldy.{H5350} 6 And they went{H3212} to Joshua{H3091} unto the camp{H4264} at Gilgal,{H1537} and said{H559} unto him, and to the men{H376} of Israel,{H3478} We are come{H935} from a far{H7350} country:{H776} now therefore make{H3772} ye a covenant{H1285} with us. 7 And the men{H376} of Israel{H3478} said{H559} unto the Hivites,{H2340} Peradventure{H194} ye dwell{H3427} among{H7130} us; and how shall we make{H3772} a covenant{H1285} with you? 8 And they said{H559} unto Joshua,{H3091} We are thy servants.{H5650} And Joshua{H3091} said{H559} unto them, Who are ye? and from whence{H370} come{H935} ye? 9 And they said{H559} unto him, From a very{H3966} far{H7350} country{H776} thy servants{H5650} are come{H935} because of the name{H8034} of Jehovah{H3068} thy God:{H430} for we have heard{H8085} the fame{H8089} of him, and all that he did{H6213} in Egypt,{H4714} 10 and all that he did{H6213} to the two{H8147} kings{H4428} of the Amorites,{H567} that were beyond{H5676} the Jordan,{H3383} to Sihon{H5511} king{H4428} of Heshbon,{H2809} and to Og{H5747} king{H4428} of Bashan,{H1316} who was at Ashtaroth.{H6252} 11 And our elders{H2205} and all the inhabitants{H3427} of our country{H776} spake{H559} to us, saying,{H559} Take{H3947} provision{H6720} in your{H3027} hand for the journey,{H1870} and go{H3212} to meet{H7125} them, and say{H559} unto them, We are your servants:{H5650} and now make{H3772} ye a covenant{H1285} with us. 12 This our bread{H3899} we took hot{H2525} for our provision{H6679} out of our houses{H1004} on the day{H3117} we came forth{H3318} to go{H3212} unto you; but now, behold, it is dry,{H3001} and is become mouldy:{H5350} 13 and these wine -{H3196} skins,{H4997} which we filled,{H4390} were new;{H2319} and, behold, they are rent:{H1234} and these our garments{H8008} and our shoes{H5275} are become old{H1086} by reason of the very{H3966} long{H7230} journey.{H1870} 14 And the men{H582} took{H3947} of their provision,{H6718} and asked{H7592} not counsel at the mouth{H6310} of Jehovah.{H3068} 15 And Joshua{H3091} made{H6213} peace{H7965} with them, and made{H3772} a covenant{H1285} with them, to let them live:{H2421} and the princes{H5387} of the congregation{H5712} sware{H7650} unto them. 16 And it came to pass at the end{H7097} of three{H7969} days{H3117} after{H310} they had made{H3772} a covenant{H1285} with them, that they heard{H8085} that they were their neighbors,{H7138} and that they dwelt{H3427} among{H7130} them. 17 And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} journeyed,{H5265} and came{H935} unto their cities{H5892} on the third{H7992} day.{H3117} Now their cities{H5892} were Gibeon,{H1391} and Chephirah,{H3716} and Beeroth,{H881} and Kiriath-jearim.{H7157} 18 And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} smote{H5221} them not, because the princes{H5387} of the congregation{H5712} had sworn{H7650} unto them by Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel.{H3478} And all the congregation{H5712} murmured{H3885} against the princes.{H5387} 19 But all the princes{H5387} said{H559} unto all the congregation,{H5712} We have sworn{H7650} unto them by Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel:{H3478} now therefore we may{H3201} not touch{H5060} them. 20 This we will do{H6213} to them, and let them live;{H2421} lest wrath{H7110} be upon us, because of the oath{H7621} which we sware{H7650} unto them. 21 And the princes{H5387} said{H559} unto them, Let them live:{H2421} so they became hewers{H2404} of wood{H6086} and drawers{H7579} of water{H4325} unto all the congregation,{H5712} as the princes{H5387} had spoken{H1696} unto them.
  • 1 Sam 14:44 : 44 And Saul{H7586} said,{H559} God{H430} do so{H6213} and more also;{H3254} for thou shalt surely{H4191} die,{H4191} Jonathan.{H3129}
  • 1 Sam 15:8-9 : 8 And he took{H8610} Agag{H90} the king{H4428} of the Amalekites{H6002} alive,{H2416} and utterly destroyed{H2763} all the people{H5971} with the edge{H6310} of the sword.{H2719} 9 But Saul{H7586} and the people{H5971} spared{H2550} Agag,{H90} and the best{H4315} of the sheep,{H6629} and of the oxen,{H1241} and of the fatlings,{H4932} and the lambs,{H3733} and all that was good,{H2896} and would{H14} not utterly destroy{H2763} them: but everything{H4399} that was vile{H5240} and refuse,{H4549} that they destroyed utterly.{H2763}
  • 2 Kgs 10:16 : 16 And he said,{H559} Come{H3212} with me, and see{H7200} my zeal{H7068} for Jehovah.{H3068} So they made him ride{H7392} in his chariot.{H7393}
  • 2 Kgs 10:31 : 31 But Jehu{H3058} took no heed{H8104} to walk{H3212} in the law{H8451} of Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} with all his heart:{H3824} he departed{H5493} not from the sins{H2403} of Jeroboam,{H3379} wherewith he made Israel{H3478} to sin.{H2398}
  • Luke 9:54-55 : 54 And{G1161} when{G1492} his{G846} disciples{G3101} James{G2385} and{G2532} John{G2491} saw{G1492} [this], they said,{G2036} Lord,{G2962} wilt thou{G2309} that we bid{G2036} fire{G4442} to come down{G2597} from{G575} heaven,{G3772} and{G2532} consume{G355} them?{G846} 55 But{G1161} he turned,{G4762} and{G2532} rebuked{G2008} them.{G846}
  • John 16:2 : 2 They shall put{G4160} you{G5209} out of the synagogues:{G656} yea,{G235} the hour{G5610} cometh,{G2064} that{G2443} whosoever{G3956} killeth{G615} you{G5209} shall think{G1380} that he offereth{G4374} service{G2999} unto God.{G2316}
  • Rom 10:2 : 2 For{G1063} I bear{G3140} them{G846} witness{G3140} that{G3754} they have{G2192} a zeal{G2205} for God,{G2316} but{G235} not{G3756} according to{G2596} knowledge.{G1922}
  • Gal 4:17 : 17 They zealously seek{G2206} you{G5209} in no{G3756} good{G2573} way; nay,{G235} they desire{G2309} to shut you{G5209} out,{G1576} that{G2443} ye may seek{G2206} them.{G846}