Joshua 9:26 meaning and explanation

So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites.

Joshua 9:26, Berean Standard Bible

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Joshua has just confronted the Gibeonites for deceiving Israel into a treaty, and the people are angry. As Israel's leader, Joshua acts on the oath the elders swore before the LORD, rescuing the Gibeonites from the congregation's impulse to kill them.

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