Commentary for Yevamot 156:18

מאי משמע א"ר אלעזר אתיא פני פני כתיב הכא ויבקש דוד את פני ה' וכתיב התם (במדבר כז, כא) ושאל לו במשפט האורים לפני ה'

for it is said, And the king called the Gibeonites,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., nethinim. Cf. supra n. 4. ');">⁴⁴</span> and said unto them-now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel etc.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' II Sam. XXI, 2, the last six words implying that they were excluded from the congregation. ');">⁴⁵</span> Why did he issue the decree against them? — Because it is written. And there was a famine in the days of David three years. year after year.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 1. ');">⁴⁶</span>

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