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.

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.

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

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

The people of Gibeon weren’t a part of Israel. Instead, they were some of the Amorites who were still left alive. The Israelites had promised to spare them. But Saul had tried to put an end to them. That’s because he wanted to make Israel and Judah strong. So now King David sent for the people of Gibeon and spoke to them.

Only the Hivites who lived in Gibeon made a peace treaty with the Israelites. No other city made a treaty with them. So Israel captured all those cities in battle.

“ Now then, please give me your word. Promise me in the name of the Lord that you will be kind to my family. I’ve been kind to you. Promise methat you will spare the lives of my father and mother. Spare my brothers and sisters. Also spare everyone in their families. Promise that you won’t put any of us to death.”So the men made a promise to her.“ If you save our lives, we’ll save yours,” they said.“ Just don’t tell anyone what we’re doing. Then we’ll be kind and faithful to you when the Lord gives us the land.”The house Rahab lived in was part of the city wall. So she let the spies down by a rope through the window.She said to them,“ Go up into the hills. The men chasing you won’t be able to find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they return. Then you can go on your way.”The spies had said to her,“ You made us give our word. But we won’t keep our promiseunless you do what we say. When we enter the land, you must tie this bright red rope in the window. Tie it in the window you let us down through. Bring your father and mother into your house. Also bring in your brothers and everyone else in your family.None of you must go out into the street. If you do, anything that happens to you will be your own fault. We won’t be responsible. But if anyone hurts someone who is inside the house with you, it will be our fault. We will be responsible.

Then Joshua spoke to the two men who had gone in to check out the land. He said,“ Go into the prostitute’s house. Bring her out. Also bring out everyone with her. That’s what you promised her you would do.”So the young men who had checked out the land went into Rahab’s house. They brought her out along with her parents and brothers and sisters. They brought out everyone else there with her. They put them in a place outside the camp of Israel.Then they burned the whole city and everything in it. But they added the silver and gold to the treasures kept in the Lord’ s house. They also put there the things made out of bronze and iron.But Joshua spared the prostitute Rahab. He spared her family. He also spared everyone else in the house with her. He did it because she hid the spies he had sent to Jericho. Rahab lives among the Israelites to this day.

Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods.

Suppose I announce that something will happen to a nation or kingdom. Suppose I announce that it will be pulled up by the roots. And I announce that it will be torn down and destroyed.But suppose the nation I warned turns away from its sins. Then I will not do what I said I would. I will not bring trouble on it as I had planned.

Suppose you march up to attack a city. Before you attack it, offer to make peace with its people.Suppose they accept your offer and open their gates. Then force all the people in the city to be your slaves. They will have to work for you.