Kings II 21:2

2 And King David called the Gabaonites, and said to them; —(now the Gabaonites are not the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorite, and the children of Israel had sworn to them: but Saul sought to smite them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Juda.)

Kings II 21:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 21:2

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord
Was guilty of idolatry:

after the abomination of the Heathen, whom the Lord cast out
before the children of Israel:
the old Canaanites; he committed idolatry in imitation of them, and as the Phoenicians now did before the children of Israel: the old Canaanites; he committed idolatry in imitation of them, and as the Phoenicians now did.

Kings II 21:2 In-Context

1 And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, guilt upon Saul and his house because of his bloody murder, whereby he slew the Gabaonites.

2 And King David called the Gabaonites, and said to them; —(now the Gabaonites are not the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorite, and the children of Israel had sworn to them: but Saul sought to smite them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Juda.)

3 And David said to the Gabaonites, What shall I do to you? and wherewithal shall I make atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord?

4 And the Gabaonites said to him, We have no silver or gold with Saul and with his house; and there is no man for us to put to death in Israel.

5 And he said, What say ye? speak, and I will do it for you. And they said to the king, The man who would have made an end of us, and persecuted us, who plotted against us to destroy us, let us utterly destroy him, so that he shall have no standing in all the coasts of Israel.