Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.

于是约书亚与他们讲和，与他们立约，容他们活着；会众的首领也向他们起誓。

于是约书亚与他们建立和好关系，与他们立约，让他们存活；会众的领袖也向他们起誓。

于是约书亚与他们建立和好关系，与他们立约，让他们存活；会众的领袖也向他们起誓。

约书亚与他们立了和平盟约，容他们存活，会众的首领也向他们起誓守约。

于是约书亚与他们议和，和他们立约，容他们存活；会众的首领也向他们起了誓。

於是約書亞與他們講和，與他們立約，容他們活着；會眾的首領也向他們起誓。

於是約書亞與他們建立和好關係，與他們立約，讓他們存活；會眾的領袖也向他們起誓。

於是約書亞與他們建立和好關係，與他們立約，讓他們存活；會眾的領袖也向他們起誓。

約書亞與他們立了和平盟約，容他們存活，會眾的首領也向他們起誓守約。

於是約書亞與他們議和，和他們立約，容他們存活；會眾的首領也向他們起了誓。

於是約書亞竟跟他們講和，與他們立約，容他們活着；會眾的首領也向他們起誓。

約書亞與之修好立約、容其生存、會中牧伯向之發誓、

約書亞與基遍人修好立約、以存其生。會長加以誓。

於是約書亞與之議和立約、以存其生、會眾牧伯亦與彼立誓、

Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.

Joshua made a peace treaty with the people who had come. He agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community gave their word that they agreed with the treaty.

And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.

Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them and guaranteed their safety, and the leaders of the community ratified their agreement with a binding oath.

So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.

And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The princes of the congregation swore to them.

So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them.( Now the Gibeonites were not descendants of Israel; they were a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had made a promise to them, but Saul tried to kill them because of his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)

No city made peace with the Israelites( except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,

So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the LORD’s name. Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. Give me a solemn pledgethat you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and rescue us from death.”The men said to her,“ If you die, may we die too! If you do not report what we’ve been up to, then, when the LORD hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance to you.”Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window.( Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.)She told them,“ Head to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don’t find you. Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you to return. Then you can be on your way.”The men said to her,“ We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:When we invade the land, tie this red rope in the window through which you let us down, and gather together in your house your father, mother, brothers, and all who live in your father’s house.Anyone who leaves your house will be responsible for his own death– we are innocent in that case! But if anyone with you in the house is harmed, we will be responsible.

Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land,“ Enter the prostitute’s house and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her.”So the young spies went and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and took them to a place outside the Israelite camp.But they burned the city and all that was in it, except for the silver, gold, and bronze and iron items they put in the treasury of the LORD’s house.Yet Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, her father’s family, and all who belonged to her. She lives in Israel to this very day because she hid the messengers Joshua sent to spy on Jericho.

“ You must make no covenant with them or with their gods.

There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom.But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong, I will cancel the destruction I intended to do to it.

When you approach a city to wage war against it, offer it terms of peace.If it accepts your terms and submits to you, all the people found in it will become your slaves.