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Chapter 9
And
it
came
to
pass,
when
all
the
kings
which
were
on
this
side
Jordan,
in
the
hills,
and
in
the
valleys,
and
in
all
the
coasts
of
the
great
sea
over
against
Lebanon,
the
Hittite,
and
the
Amorite,
the
Canaanite,
the
Perizzite,
the
Hivite,
and
the
Jebusite,
heard
thereof;
2
That
they
gathered
themselves
together,
to
fight
with
Joshua
and
with
Israel,
with
one
accord.
3
And
when
the
inhabitants
of
Gibeon
heard
what
Joshua
had
done
unto
Jericho
and
to
Ai,
4
They
did
work
wilily,
and
went
and
made
as
if
they
had
been
ambassadors,
and
took
old
sacks
upon
their
asses,
and
wine
bottles,
old,
and
rent,
and
bound
up;
5
And
old
shoes
and
clouted
upon
their
feet,
and
old
garments
upon
them;
and
all
the
bread
of
their
provision
was
dry
and
mouldy.
6
And
they
went
to
Joshua
unto
the
camp
at
Gilgal,
and
said
unto
him,
and
to
the
men
of
Israel,
We
be
come
from
a
far
country:
now
therefore
make
ye
a
league
with
us.
7
And
the
men
of
Israel
said
unto
the
Hivites,
Peradventure
ye
dwell
among
us;
and
how
shall
we
make
a
league
with
you?
8
And
they
said
unto
Joshua,
We
are
thy
servants.
And
Joshua
said
unto
them,
Who
are
ye?
and
from
whence
come
ye?
9
And
they
said
unto
him,
From
a
very
far
country
thy
servants
are
come
because
of
the
name
of
the
Lord
thy
God:
for
we
have
heard
the
fame
of
him,
and
all
that
he
did
in
Egypt,
10
And
all
that
he
did
to
the
two
kings
of
the
Amorites,
that
were
beyond
Jordan,
to
Sihon
king
of
Heshbon,
and
to
Og
king
of
Bashan,
which
was
at
Ashtaroth.
11
Wherefore
our
elders
and
all
the
inhabitants
of
our
country
spake
to
us,
saying,
Take
victuals
with
you
for
the
journey,
and
go
to
meet
them,
and
say
unto
them,
We
are
your
servants:
therefore
now
make
ye
a
league
with
us.
12
This
our
bread
we
took
hot
for
our
provision
out
of
our
houses
on
the
day
we
came
forth
to
go
unto
you;
but
now,
behold,
it
is
dry,
and
it
is
mouldy:
13
And
these
bottles
of
wine,
which
we
filled,
were
new;
and,
behold,
they
be
rent:
and
these
our
garments
and
our
shoes
are
become
old
by
reason
of
the
very
long
journey.
14
And
the
men
took
of
their
victuals,
and
asked
not
counsel
at
the
mouth
of
the
Lord.
15
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.
16
And
it
came
to
pass
at
the
end
of
three
days
after
they
had
made
a
league
with
them,
that
they
heard
that
they
were
their
neighbours,
and
that
they
dwelt
among
them.
17
And
the
children
of
Israel
journeyed,
and
came
unto
their
cities
on
the
third
day.
Now
their
cities
were
Gibeon,
and
Chephirah,
and
Beeroth,
and
Kirjath-jearim.
18
And
the
children
of
Israel
smote
them
not,
because
the
princes
of
the
congregation
had
sworn
unto
them
by
the
Lord
God
of
Israel.
And
all
the
congregation
murmured
against
the
princes.
19
But
all
the
princes
said
unto
all
the
congregation,
We
have
sworn
unto
them
by
the
Lord
God
of
Israel:
now
therefore
we
may
not
touch
them.
20
This
we
will
do
to
them;
we
will
even
let
them
live,
lest
wrath
be
upon
us,
because
of
the
oath
which
we
sware
unto
them.
21
And
the
princes
said
unto
them,
Let
them
live;
but
let
them
be
hewers
of
wood
and
drawers
of
water
unto
all
the
congregation;
as
the
princes
had
promised
them.
22
And
Joshua
called
for
them,
and
he
spake
unto
them,
saying,
Wherefore
have
ye
beguiled
us,
saying,
We
are
very
far
from
you;
when
ye
dwell
among
us?
23
Now
therefore
ye
are
cursed,
and
there
shall
none
of
you
be
freed
from
being
bondmen,
and
hewers
of
wood
and
drawers
of
water
for
the
house
of
my
God.
24
And
they
answered
Joshua,
and
said,
Because
it
was
certainly
told
thy
servants,
how
that
the
Lord
thy
God
commanded
his
servant
Moses
to
give
you
all
the
land,
and
to
destroy
all
the
inhabitants
of
the
land
from
before
you,
therefore
we
were
sore
afraid
of
our
lives
because
of
you,
and
have
done
this
thing.
25
And
now,
behold,
we
are
in
thine
hand:
as
it
seemeth
good
and
right
unto
thee
to
do
unto
us,
do.
26
And
so
did
he
unto
them,
and
delivered
them
out
of
the
hand
of
the
children
of
Israel,
that
they
slew
them
not.
27
And
Joshua
made
them
that
day
hewers
of
wood
and
drawers
of
water
for
the
congregation,
and
for
the
altar
of
the
Lord,
even
unto
this
day,
in
the
place
which
he
should
choose.
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