Joshua 9:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.”
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“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 · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 9:15 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 23:32You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.
- Deuteronomy 20:10When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.
- Joshua 2:12Now 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
- Joshua 6:22Meanwhile, 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 11:19No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.
- 2 Samuel 21:2At 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, Saul had sought to kill them.)
- Jeremiah 18:7At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).