Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
So this is what we'll do to them: we'll let them live, so that wrath won't come upon us because of the oath that we swore to them."
New American Standard Bible
This we will do to them, even let them live, so that wrath will not be upon us for the oath which we swore to them.”
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
This 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.”
A Conservative Version
This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.
American Standard Version
This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
Amplified
This [is what] we will do to them: we will let them live, so that the wrath [of God] does not come upon us for [violating] the oath which we have sworn to them.”
Bible in Basic English
This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.
Darby Translation
This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.
Julia Smith Translation
This we will do to them, and preserve them alive; and anger shall not be upon us for the oath that we sware to them.
King James 2000
This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath come upon us, because of the oath which we swore to them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
This we will do to them: [we will] let them live so that wrath will not be on us because of the oath we swore to them."
Modern King James verseion
This we will do to them. We will even let them live, lest wrath be on us because of the oath which we swore to them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But this we will do to them and let them live: and so shall no wrath be upon us because of the oath which we sware unto them."
NET Bible
We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them."
New Heart English Bible
This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them."
The Emphasized Bible
This, will we do unto them, even let them live, - lest there come on us wrath, because of the oath which we have sworn unto them.
Webster
This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swore to them.
World English Bible
This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them."
Youngs Literal Translation
this we do to them, and have kept them alive, and wrath is not upon us, because of the oath which we have sworn to them.'
Themes
Alliances » Ratification of » By oaths
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Gibeonites » Israel » Appointed, hewers of wood, &c
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 » The jews » Generally respected the obligation of
Servant » Bond » Voluntary servitude of
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Gibeon's Deception Discovered
19 Then all of the leaders spoke to the entire congregation, "We have sworn to them in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, and we cannot touch them. 20 So this is what we'll do to them: we'll let them live, so that wrath won't come upon us because of the oath that we swore to them." 21 The leaders told them, "Let them live." So they became wood cutters and water carriers for the entire congregation, which is what the leaders had decided concerning them.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 21:1-6
One time there was a famine during David's reign that went on for three straight years. David sought the LORD, who said, "Saul and his household are guilty because he executed the Gibeonites."
2 Chronicles 36:13
Zedekiah rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear allegiance in the name of God. Instead, he stiffened his resolve, and hardened his heart, and would not return to the LORD God of Israel.
Proverbs 20:25
It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.
Ezekiel 17:12-21
"Tell my rebellious house, "Don't you know what these things mean? Look! The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, captured her king and princes, and took them with him to Babylon.
Zechariah 5:3-4
He responded to me, "This is the curse that is going out over the surface of the whole earth, because, according to this side of the scroll, all thieves will be ejected, and according to the other side of the scroll, all liars will be ejected."
Malachi 3:5
"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
Romans 1:31
foolish, faithless, heartless, and ruthless.
1 Timothy 1:10
for those involved in sexual immorality, for homosexuals, for kidnappers, for liars, for false witnesses, and for whatever else goes against the healthy teaching