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
And now you are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being slaves and woodcutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Deuteronomy 29:11
your little ones, your wives, and your stranger that is in your camp, from the cutter of your wood to the drawer of your water;
2 Chronicles 2:17
And Solomon numbered all the aliens in the land of Israel, according to the numbering with which David his father had numbered them. And they were found to be a hundred and fifty-three thousand and six hundred.
As the princes
Joshua 9:15
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.