Joshua 9:21 - Easy To Read Version21 So let them live. But they will be our servants. They will cut wood for us and carry water for all of our people.” So the leaders did not break their promise of peace to those people. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176921 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. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition21 And the leaders said to them, Let them live [and be our slaves]. So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the assembly, just as the leaders had said of them. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible21 The leaders went on to say to them, “Let them live.” So they became woodcutters and water haulers for the whole community, exactly as the leaders had intended for them. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version21 But though they live, let them serve the entire multitude by cutting wood and carrying water." And while they were discussing these things, Ver Capítulo |
At this time Adoni Zedek was the king of Jerusalem. This king heard that Joshua had defeated Ai and completely destroyed it. The king learned that Joshua had done the same thing to Jericho and its king. The king also learned that the people of Gibeon had made a peace agreement with Israel. And those people lived very near Jerusalem.