Joshua 9:14-23

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

¹⁵And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

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

¹⁷So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities — Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

¹⁸But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.

¹⁹All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.

²⁰This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”

²¹They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.

²²Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?

²³Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

— Joshua 9:14-23

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Cross References for Joshua 9:14-23

• Proverbs 3:5-6
• Numbers 27:21
• 1 Chronicles 10:13-14
• Joshua 9:27
• 1 Samuel 30:7-8
• Judges 20:28
• Isaiah 30:1-2
• 2 Samuel 21:2
• Judges 1:1
• 1 Samuel 23:9-12

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