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 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 unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);

Da berief der König die Gibeoniter und redete zu ihnen. (Die Gibeoniter waren aber nicht von den Kindern Israel, sondern von dem Reste der Amoriter; und die Kinder Israel hatten ihnen geschworen; Saul aber suchte sie zu erschlagen, da er für die Kinder Israel und Juda eiferte.)

Entonces el rey llamó á los Gabaonitas, y hablóles. (Los Gabaonitas no eran de los hijos de Israel, sino del residuo de los Amorrheos, á los cuales los hijos de Israel habían hecho juramento: mas Saúl había procurado matarlos con motivo de celo por los hijos de Israel y de Judá.)

Então o rei chamou aos gibeonitas, e falou-lhes. (Os gibeonitas não eram dos filhos de Israel, mas sim do resto dos amorreus, aos quais os filhos de Israel fizeram juramento; mas Saul havia procurado matá-los com motivo de zelo pelos filhos de Israel e de Judá).

Os gibeonitas não pertenciam ao povo de Israel, eles eram remanescentes dos amorreus. O povo de Israel jurou não matá-los, mas, mesmo assim, Saul, em seu zelo pelo povo de Israel e Judá, tentou matar todos.