Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
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.
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.
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 some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord. 15 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. 16 Now three days after, when they had made this agreement with them, they had word that these men were their neighbours, living near them.
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:2
Then the king sent for the Gibeonites; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but were the last of the Amorites, to whom the children of Israel had given an oath; but Saul, in his passion for the children of Israel and Judah, had made an attempt on their lives:)
Joshua 11:19
Not one town made peace with the children of Israel, but only the Hivites of Gibeon: they took them all in war.
Exodus 23:32
Make no agreement with them or with their gods.
Deuteronomy 20:10-11
When you come to a town, before attacking it, make an offer of peace.
Joshua 2:12-19
So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,
Joshua 6:22-25
Then Joshua said to the two men who had been sent to make a search through the land, Go into the house of the loose woman, and get her out, and all who are with her, as you gave her your oath.
Jeremiah 18:7-8
Whenever I say anything about uprooting a nation or a kingdom, and smashing it and sending destruction on it;