Joshua 9:15 “And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the…”

Joshua 9:15

And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

So Ioshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, that he would suffer them to liue: also the Princes of the Congregation sware vnto them.

Darby Translation

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them.

Young's Literal Translation

and Joshua maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.

Bible in Basic English

So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them.

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Cross references

“made peace”

2 Samuel 21:2 Joshua 11:19 Joshua 6:22–25 Joshua 2:12–19 Deuteronomy 20:10 Deuteronomy 20:11

2 Samuel 21:2 · BSB

At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Sa…

Joshua 11:19 · BSB

No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.

Joshua 6:22–25 · BSB

Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.”

Joshua 2:12–19 · BSB

Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

Deuteronomy 20:10 · BSB

When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.

Deuteronomy 20:11 · BSB

If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.

Also

Exodus 23:32

Exodus 23:32 · BSB

You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.

16Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.

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