King James Version
Joshua 9:21 KJV
“And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.”
Gibeonites
Joshua 9 — Context
Joshua 9:20 — “This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them...”
Joshua 9:21 — “And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.”
Joshua 9:22 — “And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from ...”