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Joshua 9:15 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Joshua 9:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 9 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.”
Joshua 9:15 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 9:15
Israel's fateful decision: 'Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.' The phrase 'made peace' (asah shalom, עָשָׂה שָׁלוֹם) establishes formal treaty. The 'league' (berit, בְּרִית—covenant) invokes sacred oath. The commitment 'to let them live' specifically grants protection from the cherem (devoted destruction) that other Canaanite cities faced. Most significant: 'the princes of the congregation sware'—they took oath before the LORD (verse 18 clarifies). This oath-taking makes the treaty irrevocable despit...
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Cross-References for Joshua 9:15
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“and said to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel”
“then proclaim peace to it.”
“save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: they took all in battle.”
“Go into the prostitute's house, and bring out from there the woman and all that she has, as you swore to her.”
“please swear to me by Yahweh”
“and concerning a kingdom”
“nor with their gods.”