2 Samuel 21:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.)”
2 Samuel 21:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 21:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 21:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king called the Gibeonites and said to 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 to them; and Saul sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);”
2 Samuel 21:2 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 21:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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); ”
2 Samuel 21:2 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 21:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king calleth for the Gibeonites, and saith unto them--as to the Gibeonites, they <FI>are<Fi> 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--”
2 Samuel 21:2 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 21:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king called the Gibeonites, and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remainder of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn to them; and Saul sought to smite them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah.) ”
2 Samuel 21:2 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 21:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then ye King called the Gibeonites and said vnto them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but a remnant of the Amorites, vnto whom ye children of Israel had sworne: but Saul sought to slay them for his zeale toward the children of Israel and Iudah)”
2 Samuel 21:2 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 21:2 in Context — 2 Samuel 21
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 children of Israel and Judah.)
3 Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord?
4 And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.
What Does 2 Samuel 21:2 Mean?
2 Samuel 21:2 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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