Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
Holman Bible
So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.
International Standard Version
They made a treaty with them, guaranteeing their lives with a covenant, and the leaders of the congregation confirmed it with an oath to them.
A Conservative Version
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live, and the rulers 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.
Amplified
Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant (treaty) with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation [of Israel] swore an oath to them.
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.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joshua will make peace to them, and will cut out to them a covenant to preserve them alive: and the chiefs of the assembly sware to them.
King James 2000
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Joshua made peace with them, and {he made a covenant with them} to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore [an oath] to them.
Modern King James verseion
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a treaty with them, to let them live. And the rulers of the congregation swore to them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to save their lives: and the lords of the congregation sware unto them.
NET Bible
Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.
New Heart English Bible
Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The leaders of the congregation swore to them.
The Emphasized Bible
And Joshua made peace with them, and solemnised with them a covenant to let them live, - and the princes of the assembly, entered into an oath with them.
Webster
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation swore to 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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Alliances » Ratification of » By oaths
the Amorites » The gibeonites a tribe of, deceived israel into a league
Confidence » Betrayed » Instances of » Joshua, by the gibeonites
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Covenants » Designed for » Establishing peace
Craftiness » Instances of » Gibeonites, in deceiving joshua and the israelites into a treaty
Deception » Instances of » The gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat
Gibeonites » Israel » Made a league with
Joshua » Also called jehoshua, and jehoshuah, and oshea » Makes a treaty with the gibeonites
Kirjath-jearim » not killed » by Israelistes » put under » servitude
Oath » The israelites confirm the covenant with the hivites
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Joshua, &c
Interlinear
Shalowm
Karath
Chayah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 9:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Gibeonites Act With Cunning
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.
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:2
And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)
Joshua 11:19
There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
Exodus 23:32
Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.
Deuteronomy 20:10-11
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
Joshua 2:12-19
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:
Joshua 6:22-25
But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
Jeremiah 18:7-8
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;