Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

Bible References

General references

Joshua 9:11
So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions with you for the journey; go and meet them and say, “We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.”’
Genesis 9:25
he said:

Canaan will be cursed.
He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.
Deuteronomy 20:11
If it accepts your offer of peace and opens its gates to you, all the people found in it will become forced laborers for you and serve you.
1 Kings 9:20
As for all the peoples who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not Israelites—
2 Kings 10:5
So the overseer of the palace, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you tell us. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever you think is right.”

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