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2 Sam 21 V1V3V4V5V6V7V8V9V10V11V12V13V14V15V16V17V18V19V20V21V22

Parallel 2 SAM 21:2

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BI 2 Sam 21:2 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)(The Gibeonites were not native Israelis, but were a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelis had promised to protect them, but Sha’ul had attempted to eliminate them in his zeal for the people of Yisrael and Yehudah.) So the king summoned the Gibeonites and asked them,[ref]


21:2: Josh 9:3-15.

OET-LVAnd_he/it_called the_king to_the_Giⱱˊōnites and_he/it_said to_them and_the_Giⱱˊōnites not from_(the)_sons of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) they if/because (if) of_remnant_of the_ʼAmorī and_the_sons of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) they_had_sworn_an_oath to/for_them and_ Shāʼūl _he/it_sought to_wipe_out_them in/on/at/with_zeal_his for_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah).

UHBוַ⁠יִּקְרָ֥א הַ⁠מֶּ֛לֶךְ לַ⁠גִּבְעֹנִ֖ים וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵי⁠הֶ֑ם וְ⁠הַ⁠גִּבְעֹנִ֞ים לֹ֣א מִ⁠בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֚י אִם־מִ⁠יֶּ֣תֶר הָ⁠אֱמֹרִ֔י וּ⁠בְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נִשְׁבְּע֣וּ לָ⁠הֶ֔ם וַ⁠יְבַקֵּ֤שׁ שָׁאוּל֙ לְ⁠הַכֹּתָ֔⁠ם בְּ⁠קַנֹּאת֥⁠וֹ לִ⁠בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִ⁠יהוּדָֽה׃
   (va⁠yyiqrāʼ ha⁠mmelek la⁠ggiⱱˊonim va⁠yyoʼmer ʼₐlēy⁠hem və⁠ha⁠ggiⱱˊonim loʼ mi⁠bənēy yisrāʼēl hēmmāh kiy ʼim-mi⁠yyeter hā⁠ʼₑmoriy ū⁠ⱱənēy yisrāʼēl nishbəˊū lā⁠hem va⁠yəⱱaqqēsh shāʼūl lə⁠hakkotā⁠m bə⁠qannoʼt⁠ō li⁠ⱱənēy-yisrāʼēl vi⁠yhūdāh.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΚαὶ ἐκάλεσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Δαυὶδ τοὺς Γαβαωνίτας, καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς· καὶ οἱ Γαβαωνίται οὐχ υἱοὶ Ἰσραήλ εἰσιν, ὅτι ἀλλʼ ἢ ἐκ τοῦ ἐλλείμματος τοῦ Ἀμοῤῥαίου, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ὤμοσαν αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἐζήτησε Σαοὺλ πατάξαι αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ζηλῶσαι αὐτὸν τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ καὶ Ἰούδα.
   (Kai ekalesen ho basileus Dawid tous Gabaōnitas, kai eipe pros autous; kai hoi Gabaōnitai ouⱪ huioi Israaʸl eisin, hoti allʼ aʸ ek tou elleimmatos tou Amoɽɽaiou, kai hoi huioi Israaʸl ōmosan autois; kai ezaʸtaʸse Saʼoul pataxai autous en tōi zaʸlōsai auton tous huious Israaʸl kai Youda. )

BrTrAnd king David called the Gabaonites, and said to them;—(now the Gabaonites are not the children of Israel, but are of the remnant of the Amorite, and the children of Israel had sworn to them: but Saul sought to smite them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Juda.)

ULTAnd the king called to the Gibeonites, and he spoke to them. And the Gibeonites were not from the sons of Israel; they were rather from the remnant of the Amorites. But the sons of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul sought to strike them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah.

USTThe people of Gibeon were not native born Israelites. They were a small group of the Amor people group whom the Israelites had solemnly promised to protect when they invaded the land of Canaan. But Saul had tried to kill all of them because he was very eager to enable the people of Judah and Israel to be the only ones living in that land. So the king summoned the leaders of Gibeon

BSBAt this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them.( Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)

MSB (Same as above)


OEB(now the Gibeonites were not of the Israelites, but of the remnant of the Amorites; nevertheless the Israelites had sworn to them; and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal for the Israelites and the Judahites),

WEBBEThe 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);

WMBB (Same as above)

NETSo the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them. (Now the Gibeonites were not descendants of Israel; they were a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had made a promise to them, but Saul tried to kill them because of his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)

LSVAnd the king calls for the Gibeonites and says to them—as for 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 seeks to strike them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah—

FBVDavid summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them. The Gibeonites were not Israelites, but what was left of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn an oath to them,[fn] but in his nationalistic passion for the Israelites and Judah, Saul had tried to wipe them out.


21:2 See Joshua 3.

T4TThe people of Gibeon were not Israelis; they were a small group of the Amor people-group whom the Israelis had solemnly promised to protect. But Saul had tried to kill all of them because he was very zealous/wanted very much► to enable the people of Judah and Israel to be the only ones living in that land. So the king summoned the leaders of Gibeon

LEBNo LEB 2 SAM book available

BBEThen the king sent for the Gibeonites; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but were the last of the Amorites, to whom the children of Israel had given an oath; but Saul, in his passion for the children of Israel and Judah, had made an attempt on their lives:)

MoffNo Moff 2 SAM book available

JPSAnd 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 —

ASVAnd 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);

DRAThen the king, calling for the Gabaonites, said to them: (Now the Gabaonites were not of the children of Israel, but the remains of the Amorrhites: I and the children of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul sought to slay them out of zeal, as it were for the children of Israel and Juda:)

YLTAnd 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 —

DrbyAnd 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.)

RVAnd 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:)
   (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/promised unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Yudah:) )

SLTAnd the king will call for the Gibeonites, and say to them; (and the Gibeonites not of the sons of Israel, but they from the remainder of the Amorites; and the sons of Israel sware to them: and Saul will seek to strike them in his jealousy for the sons of Israel and Judah.)

WbstrAnd 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 slay them, in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

KJB-1769And 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.)
   (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/promised unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Yudah.) )

KJB-1611And the king called the Gibeonites, and said vnto them, (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites, and the children of Israel had sworne vnto them: and Saul sought to slay them, in his zeale to the children of Israel and Iudah)
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

BshpsNo Bshps 2 SAM book available

GnvaThen 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)
   (Then ye/you_all King called the Gibeonites and said unto them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but a remnant of the Amorites, unto whom ye/you_all children of Israel had sworn/promised: but Saul sought to slay them for his zeal toward the children of Israel and Yudah) )

CvdlNo Cvdl 2 SAM book available

WyclNo Wycl 2 SAM book available

LuthNo Luth 2 SAM book available

ClVgVocatis ergo Gabaonitis rex, dixit ad eos (porro Gabaonitæ non erant de filiis Israël, sed reliquiæ Amorrhæorum: filii quippe Israël juraverant eis, et voluit Saul percutere eos zelo, quasi pro filiis Israël et Juda),
   (Calltis therefore Gabaonitis king, he_said to them (porro Gabaonitæ not/no they_were from/about to_the_children Israel, but I_leftæ Amorrhæorum: children indeed/sure Israel yuraverant to_them, and voluit Saul strikere them zeal, as_if for to_the_children Israel and Yuda), )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT 2 SAM book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

21:2 Though the Amorites were a specific people group (Gen 10:16), here it is a general term for the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Canaan.
• When properly directed, zeal is commendable (e.g., Num 25:11; 1 Kgs 19:10). Saul’s misdirected zeal, however, involved blatant disregard for Israel’s covenant with the Gibeonites.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

(Occurrence 0) Now

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_called the=king to_the,Gibeonites and=he/it_said to,them and,the,Gibeonites not from=(the)_sons Yisrael they(emph) that/for/because/then/when if of,remnant_of the=ʼAmorī and=the_sons Yisrael sworn to/for=them and=he/it_sought Shāʼūl/(Saul) to,wipe_~_out,them in/on/at/with,zeal,his for,people_of Yisrael and=Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah) )

Here “Now” marks a break in the main story line. This gives background information about the Gibeonites.

BI 2 Sam 21:2 ©