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Deception by Gibeon
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|Josué 9:1| When all the kings heard about Jericho and Ai, those who were west of the Jordan in the hill country, a in the Judean foothills, 1 and all along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea b toward Lebanon — the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites —
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|Josué 9:2| they formed a unified alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.
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|Josué 9:3| When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, c
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|Josué 9:4| they acted deceptively. They gathered provisions 2 and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys and old wineskins, cracked and mended.
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|Josué 9:5| They wore old, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies. Their entire provision of bread was dry and crumbly.
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|Josué 9:6| They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Please make a treaty with us.” d
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|Josué 9:7| The men of Israel replied to the Hivites, 3 “Perhaps you live among us. How can we make a treaty with you?” e
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|Josué 9:8| They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where do you come from?”
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|Josué 9:9| They replied to him, “Your servants have come from a far away land because of the reputation of the LORD your God. For we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt,
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|Josué 9:10| and all that He did to the two Amorite kings beyond the Jordan — Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, who was in Ashtaroth.
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