Joshua 9:15 - Holy Bible: 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Joshua made peace with them, covenanting with them to let them live, and the assembly's leaders swore to them. American Standard Version (1901) And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them. Common English Bible Joshua made peace with them. He made a treaty with them to protect their lives. The leaders of the community made a solemn pledge to them. Catholic Public Domain Version And Joshua made peace with them, and entering into a pact, he promised that they would not be put to death. The leaders of the multitude also swore to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Josue made peace with them, and entering into a league promised that they should not be slain: the princes also of the multitude swore to them. |
(The Gibeonites were not Israelites. They were a group of Amorites. The Israelites had promised not to hurt them, but Saul tried to kill the Gibeonites. He did this because of his strong feelings for the people of Israel and Judah.) King David called the Gibeonites together and talked to them.
“You must not make any agreements with any of those people or their gods.
At this time Adoni Zedek was the king of Jerusalem. He 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. He also learned that the Gibeonites had made a peace agreement with Israel and that they lived very near Jerusalem.
“Come with me and help me attack Gibeon. Gibeon has made a peace agreement with Joshua and the Israelites.”
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.
Three days later the Israelites learned that these men lived very near their camp.