2 Samuel 21:2
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“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
What Does 2 Samuel 21:2 Mean?
2 Samuel 21:2 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 21, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 21:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Joshua 9:15“And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.”Joshua 9:3“And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,”Nehemiah 3:7“And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.”Acts 22:3“I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.”Genesis 15:16“But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”Deuteronomy 7:2“And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:”Deuteronomy 7:16“And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.”Joshua 5:1“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”1 Samuel 14:44“And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.”1 Samuel 15:8“And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.”1 Kings 2:43“Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?”1 Kings 15:19“There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.”2 Kings 10:16“And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.”2 Kings 10:31“But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.”1 Chronicles 1:14“The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,”2 Chronicles 16:3“There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.”2 Chronicles 36:13“And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.”Ezekiel 17:16“As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.”Luke 9:54“And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?”Romans 10:2“For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.”
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