2 Samuel 21:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

² So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites; although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had tried to wipe them out in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.)

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² So the king called the Gibeonites–now the Gibeonites were not Israelites but of the remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn to spare them, but Saul in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah had sought to slay the Gibeonites–

American Standard Version (1901)

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 for the children of Israel and Judah);

Common English Bible

² So the king called for the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites weren’t Israelites but were survivors of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn a solemn pledge to spare them, but Saul tried to eliminate them in his enthusiasm for the people of Israel and Judah.)

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Therefore, the king, calling for the Gibeonites, spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel, but were the remnant of the Amorites. And the sons of Israel had sworn an oath to them, but Saul wished to strike them in zeal, as if on behalf of the sons of Israel and Judah.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Then the king, calling for the Gabaonites, said to them: (Now the Gabaonites were not of the children of Israel, but the remains of the Amorrhites: and the children of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul sought to slay them out of zeal, as it were for the children of Israel and Juda:)

2 Samuel 21:2 Références croisées

Genesis 15:16

And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

2 Samuel 24:1

Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go, count the people of Israel and Judah.”

2 Kings 10:16

He said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he had him ride in his chariot.

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu was not careful to follow the law of the Lord the God of Israel with all his heart; he did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam that he caused Israel to commit.

1 Chronicles 1:14

and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

John 16:2

They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill you will think that by doing so they are offering worship to God.

Romans 10:2

For I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but it is not based on knowledge.

Galatians 4:17

They make much of you but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you may make much of them.

Deuteronomy 7:16

You shall devour all the peoples that the Lord your God is giving over to you, showing them no pity; you shall not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.

1 Samuel 14:44

Saul said, “God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan!”