Joshua 9:22 meaning and explanation
Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?
Joshua 9:22, Berean Standard Bible
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Joshua is speaking to the Gibeonites, the Hivite people of Gibeon, after Israel discovered the treaty they had won by deception. In verses 3 to 15 they posed as travelers from a distant land, showing moldy bread and cracked wineskins, and Joshua made peace with them without seeking the LORD's counsel.
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