2Sa 21:2 | NET2full | STEP | So 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 .)

‏ 2 Samuel 21:2

2 So 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 ^{▼▼tn Heb “swore an oath to.”} them, but Saul tried to kill them because of his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)