At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they lived amongst them.
Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.
Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.
The children of Israel travelled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when you live amongst us?
They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,