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.

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.

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.

So the king summoned the Gibeonites. They were not part of Israel but were all that was left of the nation of the Amorites. The people of Israel had sworn not to kill them, but Saul, in his zeal for Israel and Judah, had tried to wipe them out.

No one in this region made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites of Gibeon. All the others were defeated.

“ Now swear to me by the Lord that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee thatwhen Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families.”“ We offer our own lives as a guarantee for your safety,” the men agreed.“ If you don’t betray us, we will keep our promise and be kind to you when the Lord gives us the land.”Then, since Rahab’s house was built into the town wall, she let them down by a rope through the window.“ Escape to the hill country,” she told them.“ Hide there for three days from the men searching for you. Then, when they have returned, you can go on your way.”Before they left, the men told her,“ We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions.When we come into the land, you must leave this scarlet rope hanging from the window through which you let us down. And all your family members— your father, mother, brothers, and all your relatives— must be here inside the house.If they go out into the street and are killed, it will not be our fault. But if anyone lays a hand on people inside this house, we will accept the responsibility for their death.

Meanwhile, Joshua said to the two spies,“ Keep your promise. Go to the prostitute’s house and bring her out, along with all her family.”The men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all the other relatives who were with her. They moved her whole family to a safe place near the camp of Israel.Then the Israelites burned the town and everything in it. Only the things made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron were kept for the treasury of the Lord’s house.So Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her relatives who were with her in the house, because she had hidden the spies Joshua sent to Jericho. And she lives among the Israelites to this day.

“ Make no treaties with them or their gods.

If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed,but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned.

“ As you approach a town to attack it, you must first offer its people terms for peace.If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor.