At 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.)
But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume t
He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.
saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn a
You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship th
They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a
Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be z