约书亚记 9:15

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

於是約書亞與他們議和，和他們立約，容他們存活；會眾的首領也向他們起了誓。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
於 是 约 书 亚 与 他 们 讲 和 ， 与 他 们 立 约 ， 容 他 们 活 着 ； 会 众 的 首 领 也 向 他 们 起 誓 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ So Joshua agreed to make peace with the Gibeonites and to let them live. And the leaders of the Israelites swore an oath to keep the agreement. ¹⁶ Three days after they had made the agreement, the Israelites learned that the Gibeonites lived nearby. ¹⁷ So the Israelites went to where they lived and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim. ¹⁸ But the Israelites did not attack those cities, because they had made a promise to them before the Lord , the God of Israel. All the Israelites grumbled against the leaders. ¹⁹ But the leaders answered, "We have given our promise before the Lord , the God of Israel, so we cannot attack them now. ²⁰ This is what we must do. We must let them live. Otherwise, God's anger will be against us for breaking the oath we swore to them. ²¹ So let them live, but they will cut wood and carry water for our people." So the leaders kept their promise to them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

made peace: Joshua 2:12-19, Joshua 6:22-25, Joshua 11:19, Deuteronomy 20:10, Deuteronomy 20:11, 2 Samuel 21:2, Jeremiah 18:7, Jeremiah 18:8

and the: 2 Samuel 21:2

Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:4 - to do evil Joshua 9:21 - as the princes Joshua 10:1 - how the Joshua 10:4 - we may Joshua 10:6 - from thy 1 Samuel 30:15 - Swear 2 Chronicles 36:13 - who had Esther 9:27 - and upon their seed Hebrews 6:16 - an oath

Cross-References

Genesis 9:8
Then God said to Noah and his sons,

Genesis 9:10
and with every living thing that is with you—the birds, the tame and the wild animals, and with everything that came out of the boat with you—with every living thing on earth.

Exodus 28:12
Then put the two stones on the two straps of the holy vest as reminders of the twelve sons of Israel. Aaron is to wear their names on his shoulders in the presence of the Lord as reminders of the sons of Israel.

Deuteronomy 7:9
So know that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God. He will keep his agreement of love for a thousand lifetimes for people who love him and obey his commands.

1 Kings 8:23
and said: " Lord , God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below. You keep your agreement of love with your servants who truly follow you.

Nehemiah 9:32
"And so, our God, you are the great and mighty and wonderful God. You keep your agreement of love. Do not let all our trouble seem unimportant to you. This trouble has come to us, to our kings and our leaders, to our priests and prophets, to our ancestors and all your people from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

Psalms 106:45
He remembered his agreement with them, and he felt sorry for them because of his great love.

Jeremiah 14:21
For your sake, do not hate us. Do not take away the honor from your glorious throne. Remember your agreement with us, and do not break it.

Ezekiel 16:60
But I will remember my agreement I made with you when you were young, and I will make an agreement that will continue forever with you.

Luke 1:72
He said he would give mercy to our ancestors and that he would remember his holy promise.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joshua made peace with them,.... Upon the report the princes made of having examined what they had said, and which they found to be true, particularly concerning their victuals:

and made a league with them, to let them live; and not destroy them as he did the Canaanites, and was ordered to do; they being supposed not to belong to them by the representation of things they had made:

and the princes of the congregation sware unto them; that they would keep the league and covenant they had made with them inviolable; they ratified it by an oath, which was a sacred solemn thing.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 9:15. Joshua made peace with them — Joshua agreed to receive them into a friendly connection with the Israelites, and to respect their lives and properties; and the elders of Israel bound themselves to the observance of it, and confirmed it with an oath. As the same words are used here as in Joshua 9:6, we may suppose that the covenant was made in the ordinary way, a sacrifice being offered on the occasion, and its blood poured out before the Lord. Genesis 15:10, &c.