Joshua 9:16-18

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁶ But three days after they had made the treaty with them, the Israelites heard that they were their neighbors, that is, that they were living among them. ¹⁷ So the people of Israel set out and came to the Gibeonites’ cities on the third day. Their cities were Gibeon, Kephirah, Be’eroth,^[a] and Kiriath Jearim. ¹⁸ But the people of Israel did not attack them because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. So the whole community grumbled against the leaders.