2 Samuel 21:2
Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data
"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.)"
Word-by-Word Analysis
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
גִּבְעֹנִי
Gibʻônîy
a Gibonite, or inhabitant of Gibon
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
גִּבְעֹנִי
Gibʻônîy
a Gibonite, or inhabitant of Gibon
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
שְׁאֵרִית
shᵉʼêrîyth
a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
אֱמֹרִי
ʼĔmôrîy
an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
שָׁאוּל
Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
בָּקַשׁ
bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
יְהוּדָה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁבַע shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Study H7650 →בָּקַשׁ bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Study H1245 →קָרָא qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Study H7121 →Cross References
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.
And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.
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.
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
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