Joshua 9:20 meaning and explanation
This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
Joshua 9:20, Berean Standard Bible
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The Israelite leaders are speaking after discovering that the Gibeonites, who had posed as travelers from far away, actually live nearby. Having sworn an oath by the LORD before God, the leaders now refuse to kill them.
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