Verse 2

And the king{H4428} called{H7121}{(H8799)} the Gibeonites{H1393}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} 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}{(H8738)} unto them: and Saul{H7586} sought{H1245}{(H8762)} to slay{H5221}{(H8687)} them in his zeal{H7065}{(H8763)} to the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} and Judah{H3063}.)

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 15:16 : 16 But in the fourth{H7243} generation{H1755} they shall come hither{H2008} again{H7725}{(H8799)}: for the iniquity{H5771} of the Amorites{H567} is not yet{H2008} full{H8003}.
  • Deut 7:16 : 16 And thou shalt consume{H398}{(H8804)} all the people{H5971} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall deliver{H5414}{(H8802)} thee; thine eye{H5869} shall have no pity{H2347}{(H8799)} upon them: neither shalt thou serve{H5647}{(H8799)} their gods{H430}; for that will be a snare{H4170} unto thee.
  • Josh 9:3-9 : 3 And when the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Gibeon{H1391} heard{H8085}{(H8804)} what Joshua{H3091} had done{H6213}{(H8804)} unto Jericho{H3405} and to Ai{H5857}, 4 They did work{H6213}{(H8799)} wilily{H6195}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} and made as if they had been ambassadors{H6737}{(H8691)}, and took{H3947}{(H8799)} old{H1087} sacks{H8242} upon their asses{H2543}, and wine{H3196} bottles{H4997}, old{H1087}, and rent{H1234}{(H8794)}, and bound up{H6887}{(H8794)}; 5 And old{H1087} shoes{H5275} and clouted{H2921}{(H8794)} upon their feet{H7272}, and old{H1087} garments{H8008} upon them; and all the bread{H3899} of their provision{H6718} was dry{H3001}{(H8804)} and mouldy{H5350}. 6 And they went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Joshua{H3091} unto the camp{H4264} at Gilgal{H1537}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, and to the men{H376} of Israel{H3478}, We be come{H935}{(H8804)} from a far{H7350} country{H776}: now therefore make{H3772}{(H8798)} ye a league{H1285} with us. 7 And the men{H376} of Israel{H3478} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the Hivites{H2340}, Peradventure{H194} ye dwell{H3427}{(H8802)} among{H7130} us; and how shall we make{H3772}{(H8799)} a league{H1285} with you? 8 And they said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Joshua{H3091}, We are thy servants{H5650}. And Joshua{H3091} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Who are ye? and from whence{H370} come{H935}{(H8799)} ye? 9 And they said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, From a very{H3966} far{H7350} country{H776} thy servants{H5650} are come{H935}{(H8804)} because of the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}: for we have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} the fame{H8089} of him, and all that he did{H6213}{(H8804)} in Egypt{H4714}, 10 And all that he did{H6213}{(H8804)} to the two{H8147} kings{H4428} of the Amorites{H567}, that were beyond{H5676} Jordan{H3383}, to Sihon{H5511} king{H4428} of Heshbon{H2809}, and to Og{H5747} king{H4428} of Bashan{H1316}, which was at Ashtaroth{H6252}. 11 Wherefore our elders{H2205} and all the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of our country{H776} spake{H559}{(H8799)} to us, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Take{H3947}{(H8798)} victuals{H6720} with you{H3027} for the journey{H1870}, and go{H3212}{(H8798)} to meet{H7125}{(H8800)} them, and say{H559}{(H8804)} unto them, We are your servants{H5650}: therefore now make{H3772}{(H8798)} ye a league{H1285} with us. 12 This our bread{H3899} we took hot{H2525} for our provision{H6679}{(H8694)} out of our houses{H1004} on the day{H3117} we came forth{H3318}{(H8800)} to go{H3212}{(H8800)} unto you; but now, behold, it is dry{H3001}{(H8804)}, and it is mouldy{H5350}: 13 And these bottles{H4997} of wine{H3196}, which we filled{H4390}{(H8765)}, were new{H2319}; and, behold, they be rent{H1234}{(H8694)}: and these our garments{H8008} and our shoes{H5275} are become old{H1086}{(H8804)} by reason of the very{H3966} long{H7230} journey{H1870}. 14 And the men{H582} took{H3947}{(H8799)} of their victuals{H6718}, and asked{H7592}{(H8804)} not counsel at the mouth{H6310} of the LORD{H3068}. 15 And Joshua{H3091} made{H6213}{(H8799)} peace{H7965} with them, and made{H3772}{(H8799)} a league{H1285} with them, to let them live{H2421}{(H8763)}: and the princes{H5387} of the congregation{H5712} sware{H7650}{(H8735)} unto them. 16 And it came to pass at the end{H7097} of three{H7969} days{H3117} after{H310} they had made{H3772}{(H8804)} a league{H1285} with them, that they heard{H8085}{(H8799)} that they were their neighbours{H7138}, and that they dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)} among{H7130} them. 17 And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} journeyed{H5265}{(H8799)}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} unto their cities{H5892} on the third{H7992} day{H3117}. Now their cities{H5892} were Gibeon{H1391}, and Chephirah{H3716}, and Beeroth{H881}, and Kirjathjearim{H7157}. 18 And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} smote{H5221}{(H8689)} them not, because the princes{H5387} of the congregation{H5712} had sworn{H7650}{(H8738)} unto them by the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}. And all the congregation{H5712} murmured{H3885}{(H8735)} against the princes{H5387}. 19 But all the princes{H5387} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto all the congregation{H5712}, We have sworn{H7650}{(H8738)} unto them by the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}: now therefore we may{H3201}{(H8799)} not touch{H5060}{(H8800)} them. 20 This we will do{H6213}{(H8799)} to them; we will even let them live{H2421}{(H8687)}, lest wrath{H7110} be upon us, because of the oath{H7621} which we sware{H7650}{(H8738)} unto them. 21 And the princes{H5387} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Let them live{H2421}{(H8799)}; but let them be hewers{H2404}{(H8802)} of wood{H6086} and drawers{H7579}{(H8802)} of water{H4325} unto all the congregation{H5712}; as the princes{H5387} had promised{H1696}{(H8765)} them.
  • 1 Sam 14:44 : 44 And Saul{H7586} answered{H559}{(H8799)}, God{H430} do so{H6213}{(H8799)} and more also{H3254}{(H8686)}: for thou shalt surely{H4191}{(H8800)} die{H4191}{(H8799)}, Jonathan{H3129}.
  • 1 Sam 15:8-9 : 8 And he took{H8610}{(H8799)} Agag{H90} the king{H4428} of the Amalekites{H6002} alive{H2416}, and utterly destroyed{H2763}{(H8689)} all the people{H5971} with the edge{H6310} of the sword{H2719}. 9 But Saul{H7586} and the people{H5971} spared{H2550}{(H8799)} 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}{(H8804)} not utterly destroy{H2763}{(H8687)} them: but every thing{H4399} that was vile{H5240} and refuse{H4549}{(H8738)}, that they destroyed utterly{H2763}{(H8689)}.
  • 2 Kgs 10:16 : 16 And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Come{H3212}{(H8798)} with me, and see{H7200}{(H8798)} my zeal{H7068} for the LORD{H3068}. So they made him ride{H7392}{(H8686)} in his chariot{H7393}.
  • 2 Kgs 10:31 : 31 But Jehu{H3058} took no heed{H8104}{(H8804)} to walk{H3212}{(H8800)} in the law{H8451} of the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478} with all his heart{H3824}: for he departed{H5493}{(H8804)} not from the sins{H2403} of Jeroboam{H3379}, which made Israel{H3478} to sin{H2398}{(H8689)}.
  • Luke 9:54-55 : 54 And{G1161} when his{G846} disciples{G3101} James{G2385} and{G2532} John{G2491} saw{G1492}{(G5631)} this, they said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Lord{G2962}, wilt thou{G2309}{(G5719)} that we command{G2036}{(G5632)} fire{G4442} to come down{G2597}{(G5629)} from{G575} heaven{G3772}, and{G2532} consume{G355}{(G5658)} them{G846}, even{G2532} as{G5613} Elias{G2243} did{G4160}{(G5656)}? 55 But{G1161} he turned{G4762}{(G5651)}, and rebuked{G2008}{(G5656)} them{G846}, and{G2532} said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Ye know{G1492}{(G5758)} not{G3756} what manner{G3634} of spirit{G4151} ye{G5210} are of{G2075}{(G5748)}.
  • John 16:2 : 2 They shall put{G4160}{(G5692)} you{G5209} out of the synagogues{G656}: yea{G235}, the time{G5610} cometh{G2064}{(G5736)}, that{G2443} whosoever{G3956} killeth{G615}{(G5660)} you{G5209} will think{G1380}{(G5661)} that he doeth{G4374}{(G5721)} God{G2316} service{G2999}.
  • Rom 10:2 : 2 For{G1063} I bear{G3140} them{G846} record{G3140}{(G5719)} that{G3754} they have{G2192}{(G5719)} a zeal{G2205} of God{G2316}, but{G235} not{G3756} according{G2596} to knowledge{G1922}.
  • Gal 4:17 : 17 They zealously affect{G2206}{(G5719)} you{G5209}, but not{G3756} well{G2573}; yea{G235}, they would{G2309}{(G5719)} exclude{G1576}{(G5658)} you{G5209}, that{G2443} ye might affect{G2206}{(G5725)} them{G846}.