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 you; when ye dwell among us?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Joshua called for them,.... The Gibeonites, who came as ambassadors for their people, who were detained at Gilgal…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Were the Israelites bound to respect an oath thus procured by fraud? Were they right in doing so? Dr. Sanderson…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 9:22-27
The matter is here settled between Joshua and the Gibeonites, and an explanation of the league agreed upon. We may…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Joshua 9:3-27
The Embassy of the Gibeonites
3. of Gibeon This city was the head of the four towns occupied by the Hivites, the other…
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