So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites but a remnant of the Amorites, and the Israelites had sworn an oath to them, though Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for Israel and Judah.)
In context
1There was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year, and David sought the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said, “It is because of Saul and his house of bloodshed, because he killed the Gibeonites.” 2So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites but a remnant of the Amorites, and the Israelites had sworn an oath to them, though Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for Israel and Judah.) 3David said to the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How can I make atonement, so that you will bless Yahweh’s inheritance?” 4The Gibeonites answered him, “We want no silver or gold from Saul or his house, and it is not our place to put anyone in Israel to death.” David said, “Whatever you say, I will do for you.”
