What does "Gibeonites" mean in the Bible?
Gibeonites, the people of Gibeon, and perhaps also of the three cities associated with Gibeon, (Joshua 9:17)—Hivites; and who, on the discover of the stratagem by which they had obtained the protection of the Israelites, were condemned to be perpetual bondmen, hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the house of God and altar of Jehovah. Gibeonites appears in 5 verses of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Gibeonites?
the people of Gibeon, and perhaps also of the three cities associated with Gibeon, (Joshua 9:17)—Hivites; and who, on the discover of the stratagem by which they had obtained the protection of the Israelites, were condemned to be perpetual bondmen, hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the house of God and altar of Jehovah. (Joshua 9:23,27) Saul appears to have broken this covenant, and in a fit of enthusiasm or patriotism to have killed some and devised a general massacre of the rest. (2 Samuel 21:1,2,5) This was expiated many years after by giving up seven men of Saul’s descendants to the Gibeonites, who hung them or crucified them “before Jehovah”—as a kind of sacrifice— in Gibeah, Saul’s own town. ch. (2 Samuel 21:4,6,9)
Definition text: Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Gibeonites?
Where does Gibeonites appear in the Bible?
Gibeonites is referenced in 5 verses. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 2 Samuel 21:1
- 2 Samuel 21:2
- 2 Samuel 21:3
- 2 Samuel 21:4
- 2 Samuel 21:9
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Gibeonites.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Gibeonites?
Gibeonites appears in 5 verses, all of them in 2 Samuel.
Which books of the Bible mention Gibeonites?
Just one: 2 Samuel.
Where can I read every verse about Gibeonites?
This page lists 5 of them. Protos carries all 5, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
