Joshua 9:11 meaning and explanation
So the elders and inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go to meet them and say to them: We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.’
Joshua 9:11, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of the Gibeonites, spoken to Joshua at Gilgal. Having heard what Israel's God did in Egypt and to Sihon and Og, they pretend to come from far away so Israel will make a treaty instead of destroying them.
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