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Joshua 9:14-16
New Catholic Bible
Joshua 9:14-16
New Catholic Bible
14 The Israelites partook of some of their provisions, but they did not ask the counsel of the Lord.[a] 15 Joshua made peace with them; he made a covenant with them, permitting them to live. The leaders of the assembly also swore an oath to them.
16 Punishment of the Gibeonites. Three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were actually neighbors, and that they were living in their land.
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- Joshua 9:14 By not seeking God’s guidance in dealing with the Canaanites, the Israelites would be bound by vows that should not have been made and stuck with an alliance that did not benefit them.
