"Ifit agreesto makepeacewith you and opensto you, then allthe peoplewho are foundin it shall becomeyour forcedlaborand shall serveyou.
Now Hiramkingof Tyresenthis servantsto Solomon,whenhe heardthat they had anointedhim kingin placeof his father,for Hiramhadalwaysbeena friendof David.
He answered,"You shall not kill[them]. Would you killthose you have takencaptivewith your swordand with your bow?Setbreadand waterbeforethem, that they may eatand drinkand goto their master."
I am [for] peace,but whenI speak,They are for war.
"But his citizenshatedhim and senta delegationafterhim, saying,'We do not wantthis manto reignoverus.'
"Whenyou approacha cityto fightagainstit, you shall offerit termsof peace.
"However, ifit does not makepeacewith you, but makeswaragainstyou, then you shall besiegeit.
But they did not driveout the Canaaniteswho livedin Gezer,so the Canaaniteslivein the midstof Ephraimto thisday,and they becameforcedlaborers.
But Joshuamadethem that dayhewersof woodand drawersof waterfor the congregationand for the altarof the LORD,to thisday,in the placewhichHe would choose.
But they saidto Joshua,"We are your servants."Then Joshuasaidto them, "Whoare you and wheredo you comefrom?"
They saidto him, "Your servantshave comefrom a veryfarcountrybecause of the fameof the LORDyour God;for we have heardthe reportof Him and allthat He didin Egypt,
It cameabout whenIsraelbecamestrong,that they putthe Canaanitesto forcedlabor,but they did not drivethem out completely.
