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And it
came
to pass, when
all
the kings
which
were
on this side
Jordan
,
in the hills
,
and in the valleys
,
and in
all
the coasts
of the great
sea
over
against
Lebanon
,
the Hittite
,
and the Amorite
,
the Canaanite
,
the Perizzite
,
the Hivite
,
and the Jebusite
,
heard
thereof
;
2
That they gathered
themselves together,
to fight
with Joshua
and with Israel
,
with one
accord
.
3
And when the inhabitants
of Gibeon
heard
what
Joshua
had done
unto Jericho
and to Ai
,
4
They did work
wilily
, and went
and made as if they had been ambassadors
,
and took
old
sacks
upon their asses
, and wine
bottles
,
old
,
and rent
,
and bound up
;
5
And old
shoes
and clouted
upon their feet
,
and old
garments
upon them;
and all
the bread of their provision
was dry
and
mouldy
.
6
And they
went
to Joshua
unto the camp
at Gilgal
,
and said
unto him, and to the men
of Israel
,
We be come
from a far
country
:
now
therefore make
ye a league
with us.
7
And the men
of Israel
said
unto the Hivites
,
Peradventure
ye dwell
among
us; and
how
shall we make
a league
with you?
8
And they
said
unto Joshua
,
We
are
thy servants
.
And Joshua
said
unto them,
Who
are
ye? and from whence
come
ye?
9
And they said
unto him, From a very
far
country
thy servants
are come
because of the name
of the LORD
thy God
:
for we have heard
the fame
of him,
and all
that he did
in Egypt
,
10
And all that he did
to the two
kings
of the Amorites
,
that
were
beyond
Jordan
,
to Sihon
king
of Heshbon
,
and to Og
king
of Bashan
,
which
was
at Ashtaroth
.
11
Wherefore our elders
and all
the inhabitants
of our country
spake
to us, saying,
Take
victuals
with you
for the journey
,
and go
to meet them, and say unto them, We
are
your servants:
therefore
now
make
ye a league
with us.
12
This
our bread
we took hot
for
our provision
out of our houses
on the day
we came forth
to go unto you; but
now
,
behold
, it is dry,
and it is mouldy
:
13
And these bottles
of wine,
which
we filled
,
were
new
; and, behold, they be rent:
and these
our garments
and our shoes
are become old
by reason of the very
long
journey
.
14
And the men
took
of their victuals
,
and asked
not
counsel
at the mouth
of the LORD
.
15
And Joshua
made
peace
with them, and
made
a league
with them, to let them live:
and the princes
of the congregation
sware
unto them.
16
And it
came
to pass at the end
of three
days
after
they had made
a league
with them, that they heard
that they
were
their neighbours
,
and
that
they dwelt
among
them.
17
And the children
of Israel
journeyed
,
and came
unto their cities
on the third
day
.
Now their cities
were
Gibeon
,
and Chephirah
,
and Beeroth
,
and Kirjathjearim
.
18
And the children
of Israel
smote
them not,
because
the princes
of the congregation
had sworn
unto them by the LORD
God
of Israel
.
And all the congregation
murmured
against
the princes
.
19
But
all
the princes
said
unto
all
the congregation
,
We have sworn
unto them by the LORD
God
of Israel
:
now therefore we may
not touch
them.
20
This we will do
to them; we will even let them live,
lest wrath
be upon us, because of the oath
which
we sware
unto them.
21
And the princes
said
unto them, Let them live;
but let them be hewers
of wood
and drawers
of water
unto all the congregation
;
as the princes
had promised
them.
22
And Joshua
called
for them, and he spake unto them, saying,
Wherefore have ye beguiled
us, saying,
We
are
very
far
from you; when ye dwell
among
us?
23
Now
therefore ye
are
cursed
,
and there shall none of you be freed
from being bondmen
,
and hewers
of wood
and drawers
of water
for the house
of my God
.
24
And they answered
Joshua
,
and said
,
Because
it was certainly
told
thy servants
,
how that the LORD
thy God
commanded
his servant
Moses
to give
you
all
the land
,
and to destroy
all
the inhabitants
of the land
from before you, therefore we were sore
afraid
of our lives
because of you, and have done
this
thing
.
25
And now, behold, we
are
in thine hand
:
as it seemeth
good
and right
unto thee to do
unto us, do.
26
And so did
he unto them, and delivered
them out of the hand
of the children
of Israel
,
that they slew
them not.
27
And Joshua
made
them that day
hewers
of wood
and drawers
of water
for the congregation
,
and for the altar
of the LORD
,
even un
to this
day
,
in the place
which
he should choose
.
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