2Sa 21:2 | TNotes | STEP | 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.

bGen 10:16►

cNum 25:11►

d1 Kgs 19:10►

‏ 2 Samuel 21:2

21:2 ^a Though the Amorites were a specific people group (Gen 10:16 ^b), here it is a general term for the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Canaan.

• When properly directed, zeal is commendable (e.g., Num 25:11 ^c; 1 Kgs 19:10 ^d). Saul’s misdirected zeal, however, involved blatant disregard for Israel’s covenant with the Gibeonites.