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4 they also acted craftily and set out as envoys, and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins worn-out and torn and mended,
5 and worn-out and patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and had become crumbled.
6 They went to Joshua to the 1camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us."
7 The men of Israel said to the 2Hivites, "Perhaps you are living within our land; 3how then shall we make a covenant with you?"
8 But they said to Joshua, "4We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
9 They said to him, "Your servants have come from 5a very far country because of the fame of the LORD your God; for 6we have heard the report of Him and all that He did in Egypt,
10 and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan who was at Ashtaroth.
11 "So our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, 'Take provisions in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them and say to them, "7We are your servants; now then, make a covenant with us."'
12 "This our bread was warm when we took it for our provisions out of our houses on the day that we left to come to you; but now behold, it is dry and has become crumbled.
13 "These wineskins which we filled were new, and behold, they are torn; and these our clothes and our sandals are worn out because of the very long journey."
14 So the men of Israel took some of their provisions, and 8did not ask for the counsel of the LORD.
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Joshua 9:4-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 9

This chapter gives an account of the combination of the several kings of Canaan against Israel, Jos 9:1,2; and of the craftiness of the Gibeonites, pretending they were ambassadors from a far country, and desired to enter into a league with Israel, which they obtained, Jos 9:3-15; but when it was discovered who they were, it occasioned a murmuring among the people, Jos 9:16-18; which the princes quelled by proposing to make them hewers of wood, and drawers of water, Jos 9:19-21; in order to which Joshua summoned them before him, and chided them for beguiling them; and after they had made their excuse, he ordered them to the service the princes proposed, and so peace in the congregation of Israel was preserved, Jos 9:21-27.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 8

  • 1. Joshua 5:10
  • 2. Joshua 9:1; Joshua 11:19
  • 3. Exodus 23:32; Deuteronomy 7:2
  • 4. Deuteronomy 20:11; 2 Kings 10:5
  • 5. Joshua 9:16, 17
  • 6. Joshua 2:9; Joshua 9:24
  • 7. Joshua 9:8
  • 8. Numbers 27:21

Footnotes 5

  • [a] Lit "went and traveled as envoys"
  • [b] Lit "tied up"
  • [c] Lit "among us"
  • [d] Or "name"
  • [e] Lit "mouth"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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