Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.

Bible References

The camp

Joshua 5:10
The children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.
Joshua 10:43
Joshua returned, and all Israel returned with him to the camp at Gilgal.

We be

Joshua 9:9
They said: From a very far country, your servants came because of the name of Jehovah your God, for we have heard about him and all he did in Egypt;
Deuteronomy 20:11
If they open the gates and surrender, they will all become your slaves and do forced labor for you.
1 Kings 8:41
When a foreigner who lives in a distant land hears of your fame and of the great things you have done for your people and comes to worship you and to pray at this Temple,
2 Kings 20:14
The prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked: Where did these men come from and what did they say to you? Hezekiah answered: They came from a very distant country, from Babylonia.