15 So Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, that he would suffer them to live: also the Princes of the Congregation swore unto them.

16 ¶ But at the end of three days, after they had made a league with them, they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.

17 And the children of Israel took their [a]journey, and came unto their cities the third day, and their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth and Kirjath Jearim.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 9:17 From Gilgal.

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

16 Three days after they made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were neighbors, living near(C) them. 17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth(D) and Kiriath Jearim.(E)

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