Joshua 9:15

Easy To Read Version

Joshua agreed to make peace with them. He agreed to let them live. The leaders of Israel agreed with this promise of Joshua.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:2

The Gibeonites were not Israelites. They were a group of Amorites. The Israelites had promised them {that they would not hurt the Gibeonites}. [120] But Saul tried to kill the Gibeonites. He did this because of his strong feelings for the people of Israel and Judah.)

Exodus 23:32

“You must not make any agreements with any of those people or their gods.

Joshua 10:1

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.

Joshua 10:4

“Come with me and help me to attack Gibeon. Gibeon has made a peace agreement with Joshua and the people of Israel.”

Joshua 11:19

Only one city in all the land made a peace agreement with Israel. That was the Hivite city of Gibeon. All the other cities were defeated in war.

Joshua 9:16

Three days later, the people of Israel learned that those men lived very near their camp.