Joshua 9:20

Good News Translation

We must let them live because of our promise; if we don't, God will punish us.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:13

Zedekiah rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had forced him to swear in God's name that he would be loyal. He stubbornly refused to repent and return to the Lord, the God of Israel.

Proverbs 20:25

Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.

Malachi 3:5

The Lord Almighty says, “I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners—against all who do not respect me.

Romans 1:31

they have no conscience; they do not keep their promises, and they show no kindness or pity for others.

1 Timothy 1:10

for the immoral, for sexual perverts, for kidnappers, for those who lie and give false testimony or who do anything else contrary to sound doctrine.

Joshua 9:19

but they answered, “We have made our solemn promise to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel. Now we cannot harm them.

Joshua 9:21

Let them live, but they will have to cut wood and carry water for us.” This was what the leaders suggested.