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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.)
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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);
World English Bible (WEB)
And the king{H4428} called{H7121}{(H8799)} the Gibeonites{H1393}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them;(now the Gibeonites{H1393} were not of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, but of the remnant{H3499} of the Amorites{H567}; and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} had sworn{H7650}{(H8738)} unto them: and Saul{H7586} sought{H1245}{(H8762)} to slay{H5221}{(H8687)} them in his zeal{H7065}{(H8763)} to the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} and Judah{H3063}.)
Strong's King James
And 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—
Young's Literal Translation
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