Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
As the princes
Bible References
Let them
Joshua 9:23
Therefore you [are] cursed; some of you will always be slaves as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God."
Deuteronomy 29:11
your little children, your women and your aliens who [are] in the midst of your camp, from the choppers of your wood to the drawers of your water,
2 Chronicles 2:17
Then Solomon counted all the resident alien men who [were] in the land of Israel after the census that David his father had taken of them. And there were found one hundred and fifty-three thousand.
As the princes
Joshua 9:15
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.