2 Samuel 21:2

And king David called the Gabaonites, and said to them;—(now the Gabaonites are not the children of Israel, but are of the remnant of the Amorite, and the children of Israel had sworn to them: but Saul sought to smite them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Juda.)

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.)

In Context

1And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, There is + 21:1 Gr. iniquity.guilt upon Saul and his house because of his + 21:1 Lit. the death of his bloods.bloody murder, whereby he slew the Gabaonites.

3And David said to the Gabaonites, What shall I do to you? and wherewithal shall I make atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:16And thou shalt eat all the spoils of the nations which the Lord thy God gives thee; thine eye shall not spare them, and thou shalt not serve their gods; for this is an offence to thee.

Joshua 9:15And Joshua made peace with them, and they made a covenant with them to preserve them; and the princes of the congregation sware to them.

1 Samuel 15:8And he took Agag the king of Amalec alive, and he slew all the people and + 15:8 This is strangely given as the rendering of החריס 'he destroyed.'Hierim with the edge of the sword.

2 Kings 10:31But Ju took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: he departed not from following the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 21:2-10

A Famine in Israel; The Gibeonites Avenged. ( b. c. 1021.) 1 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the Lord . And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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