2 Samuel 21:2
And the king calleth for the Gibeonites, and saith unto them — as to the Gibeonites, they are not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorite, and the sons of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul seeketh to smite them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah —This verse in the real world
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- גִּבְעֹנִיGibʻônîya Gibonite, or inhabitant of Gibon
- קָנָאqânâʼto be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
- אֱמֹרִיʼĔmôrîyan Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- יֶתֶרyetherproperly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a
- שָׁבַעshâbaʻto seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- בָּקַשׁbâqashto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to striv
- שָׁאוּלShâʼûwlShaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- נָכָהnâkâhto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jos 9:3–21, 1Sa 14:44, 1Sa 15:8–9, Rom 10:2, 2Ki 10:16, Luk 9:54–55, Gen 15:16, Deu 7:16