Add parallel Print Page Options

These envoys went to Gilgal to meet with Joshua and the men of Israel.

Gibeonite Envoys (to Joshua and the men of Israel): We have traveled from a far country and beg you to make a treaty of peace with us.

Israelites: How can we make a treaty with you? How do we know you aren’t from around here?

The words from the Lord in Deuteronomy are very clear: Do not make a covenant or show favor with anyone in the land. This instruction, of course, is broken many times by Israel (Deuteronomy 7:2).

Gibeonite Envoys (to Joshua): We are your servants.

Joshua: Who are you? Where do you come from?

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends