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Joshua 9

The Deception by Gibeon

¹ When all the kings who were west of the Jordan in the hill country, ^[1] in the Shephelah, ^[2] and along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea ^[3] as far as Lebanon (the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites) heard what had happened, ² they gathered together with one purpose: to wage war against Joshua and Israel.

³ However, when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai, ⁴ they responded by coming up with a clever scheme: They gathered their provisions as if they were going on a trip. ^[4] They loaded worn-out sacks on their donkeys and wineskins that were worn-out, split, and mended. ⁵ They put worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and they put on worn-out clothing. All the bread in their provisions was dried out. It had begun to crumble. ⁶ Then they came to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and told him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a land far away. So now, make a treaty with us.”

⁷ The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live among us. How can we make a treaty with you?”

⁸ They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.”

So Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and where do you come from?”

⁹ They said to h