Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7121 [e] וַיִּקְרָ֥א way-yiq-rā So called Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 4428 [e] הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ ham-me-leḵ the king Art | N-ms 1393 [e] לַגִּבְעֹנִ֖ים lag-giḇ-‘ō-nîm the Gibeonites Prep-l, Art | N-proper-mp 559 [e] וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way-yō-mer and spoke Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 413 [e] אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם ’ă-lê-hem; to them Prep | 3mp 1393 [e] וְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞ים wə-hag-giḇ-‘ō-nîm and the Gibeonites Conj-w, Art | N-proper-mp 3808 [e] לֹ֣א lō not Adv-NegPrt 1121 [e] מִבְּנֵ֧י mib-bə-nê of the sons Prep-m | N-mpc 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל yiś-rā-’êl of Israel N-proper-ms 1992 [e] הֵ֗מָּה hêm-māh, were Pro-3mp 3588 [e] כִּ֚י kî for Conj 518 [e] אִם־ ’im- but Conj 3499 [e] מִיֶּ֣תֶר mî-ye-ṯer of the remnant Prep-m | N-msc 567 [e] הָאֱמֹרִ֔י hā-’ĕ-mō-rî, of the Amorites Art | N-proper-ms 1121 [e] וּבְנֵ֤י ū-ḇə-nê and the sons Conj-w | N-mpc 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ yiś-rā-’êl of Israel N-proper-ms 7650 [e] נִשְׁבְּע֣וּ niš-bə-‘ū had sworn protection V-Nifal-Perf-3cp 1992 [e] לָהֶ֔ם lā-hem, to them Prep-l | Pro-3mp 1245 [e] וַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁ way-ḇaq-qêš but had sought Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms 7586 [e] שָׁאוּל֙ šā-’ūl Saul N-proper-ms 5221 [e] לְהַכֹּתָ֔ם lə-hak-kō-ṯām, to kill them Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf | 3mp 7065 [e] בְּקַנֹּאת֥וֹ bə-qan-nō-ṯōw in his zeal Prep-b | V-Piel-Inf | 3ms 1121 [e] לִבְנֵֽי־ liḇ-nê- for the sons Prep-l | N-mpc 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yiś-rā-’êl of Israel N-proper-ms 3063 [e] וִיהוּדָֽה׃ wî-hū-ḏāh. and Judah Conj-w | N-proper-ms

New American Standard Bible
So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites, and the sons of Israel made a covenant with them, but Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah).

King James Bible
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.)

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Gibeonites were not Israelites but rather a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but Saul had tried to kill them in his zeal for the Israelites and Judah. So David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them.

now the

Joshua 9:3-21 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to …

the Amorites The Gibeonites were Hivites, not Amorites, as appears from

Joshua 6:19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are …

Genesis 15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come here again: for the …

in his zeal

Deuteronomy 7:16 And you shall consume all the people which the LORD your God shall …

1 Samuel 14:44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for you shall surely die, Jonathan.

1 Samuel 15:8,9 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed …

2 Kings 10:16,31 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they …

Luke 9:54,55 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, …

John 16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yes, the time comes, that …

Romans 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according …

Galatians 4:17 They zealously affect you, but not well; yes, they would exclude …

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