2 Samuel 21:2

Good News Translation

The people of Gibeon were not Israelites; they were a small group of Amorites whom the Israelites had promised to protect, but Saul had tried to destroy them because of his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)

Cross References

Genesis 15:16

It will be four generations before your descendants come back here, because I will not drive out the Amorites until they become so wicked that they must be punished.”

2 Samuel 24:1

On another occasion the Lord was angry with Israel, and he made David bring trouble on them. The Lord said to him, “Go and count the people of Israel and Judah.”

2 Kings 10:16

saying, “Come with me and see for yourself how devoted I am to the Lord.” And they rode on together to Samaria.

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu did not obey with all his heart the Law of the Lord, the God of Israel; instead, he followed the example of Jeroboam, who led Israel into sin.

1 Chronicles 1:14

Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, Girgashites,

John 16:2

You will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time will come when those who kill you will think that by doing this they are serving God.

Romans 10:2

I can assure you that they are deeply devoted to God; but their devotion is not based on true knowledge.

Galatians 4:17

Those other people show a deep interest in you, but their intentions are not good. All they want is to separate you from me, so that you will have the same interest in them as they have in you.

Deuteronomy 7:16

Destroy every nation that the Lord your God places in your power, and do not show them any mercy. Do not worship their gods, for that would be fatal.

1 Samuel 14:44

Saul said to him, “May God strike me dead if you are not put to death!”