King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. And it came to pass,[H1961] when all[H3605] the kings[H4428] which[H834] were on this side[H5676] Jordan,[H3383] in the hills,[H2022] and in the valleys,[H8219] and in all[H3605] the coasts[H2348] of the great[H1419] sea[H3220] over[H413] against[H4136] Lebanon,[H3844] the Hittite,[H2850] and the Amorite,[H567] the Canaanite,[H3669] the Perizzite,[H6522] the Hivite,[H2340] and the Jebusite,[H2983] heard[H8085] thereof;

2. That they gathered themselves[H6908] together,[H3162] to fight[H3898] with[H5973] Joshua[H3091] and with[H5973] Israel,[H3478] with one[H259] accord.[H6310]

3. And when the inhabitants[H3427] of Gibeon[H1391] heard[H8085] [H853] what[H834] Joshua[H3091] had done[H6213] unto Jericho[H3405] and to Ai,[H5857]

4. They[H1992] did work[H6213] wilily,[H6195] and went[H1980] and made as if they had been ambassadors,[H6737] and took[H3947] old[H1087] sacks[H8242] upon their asses,[H2543] and wine[H3196] bottles,[H4997] old,[H1087] and rent,[H1234] and bound up;[H6887]

5. And old[H1087] shoes[H5275] and clouted[H2921] upon their feet,[H7272] and old[H1087] garments[H8008] upon[H5921] them; and all[H3605] the bread[H3899] of their provision[H6718] was dry[H3001] and moldy.[H5350]

6. And they went[H1980] to[H413] Joshua[H3091] unto[H413] the camp[H4264] at Gilgal,[H1537] and said[H559] unto[H413] him, and to[H413] the men[H376] of Israel,[H3478] We be come[H935] from a far country:[H4480] [H776] [H7350] now[H6258] therefore make[H3772] ye a league[H1285] with us.

7. And the men[H376] of Israel[H3478] said[H559] unto[H413] the Hivites,[H2340] Peradventure[H194] ye[H859] dwell[H3427] among[H7130] us; and how[H349] shall we make[H3772] a league[H1285] with you?

8. And they said[H559] unto[H413] Joshua,[H3091] We[H587] are thy servants.[H5650] And Joshua[H3091] said[H559] unto[H413] them, Who[H4310] are ye?[H859] and from whence[H4480] [H370] come[H935] ye?

9. And they said[H559] unto[H413] him, From a very far country[H4480] [H776] [H3966] [H7350] thy servants[H5650] are come[H935] because of the name[H8034] of the LORD[H3068] thy God:[H430] for[H3588] we have heard[H8085] the fame[H8089] of him, and all[H3605] that[H834] he did[H6213] in Egypt,[H4714]

10. And all[H3605] that[H834] he did[H6213] to the two[H8147] kings[H4428] of the Amorites,[H567] that[H834] were beyond[H5676] Jordan,[H3383] to Sihon[H5511] king[H4428] of Heshbon,[H2809] and to Og[H5747] king[H4428] of Bashan,[H1316] which[H834] was at Ashtaroth.[H6252]

11. Wherefore our elders[H2205] and all[H3605] the inhabitants[H3427] of our country[H776] spoke[H559] to[H413] us, saying,[H559] Take[H3947] victuals[H6720] with you[H3027] for the journey,[H1870] and go[H1980] to meet[H7125] them, and say[H559] unto[H413] them, We[H587] are your servants:[H5650] therefore now[H6258] make[H3772] ye a league[H1285] with us.

12. This[H2088] our bread[H3899] we took hot[H2525] for our provision[H6679] out of our houses[H4480] [H1004] on the day[H3117] we came forth[H3318] to go[H1980] unto[H413] you; but now,[H6258] behold,[H2009] it is dry,[H3001] and it is[H1961] moldy: [H5350]

13. And these[H428] bottles[H4997] of wine,[H3196] which[H834] we filled,[H4390] were new;[H2319] and, behold,[H2009] they be rent:[H1234] and these[H428] our garments[H8008] and our shoes[H5275] are become old[H1086] by reason of the very[H3966] long[H4480] [H7230] journey.[H1870]

14. And the men[H376] took[H3947] of their victuals,[H4480] [H6718] and asked[H7592] not[H3808] counsel at the mouth[H6310] of the LORD.[H3068]

15. And Joshua[H3091] made[H6213] peace[H7965] with them, and made[H6213] a league[H1285] with them, to let them live:[H2421] and the princes[H5387] of the congregation[H5712] swore[H7650] unto them.

16. And it came to pass[H1961] at the end[H4480] [H7097] of three[H7969] days[H3117] after[H310] [H834] they had made[H3772] a league[H1285] with them, that they heard[H8085] that[H3588] they[H1992] were their[H413] neighbors,[H7138] and that they[H1992] dwelt[H3427] among[H7130] them.

17. And the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] journeyed,[H5265] and came[H935] unto[H413] their cities[H5892] on the third[H7992] day.[H3117] Now their cities[H5892] were Gibeon,[H1391] and Chephirah,[H3716] and Beeroth,[H881] and Kirjath-jearim.[H7157]

18. And the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] smote[H5221] them not,[H3808] because[H3588] the princes[H5387] of the congregation[H5712] had sworn[H7650] unto them by the LORD[H3068] God[H430] of Israel.[H3478] And all[H3605] the congregation[H5712] murmured[H3885] against[H5921] the princes.[H5387]

19. But all[H3605] the princes[H5387] said[H559] unto[H413] all[H3605] the congregation,[H5712] We[H587] have sworn[H7650] unto them by the LORD[H3068] God[H430] of Israel:[H3478] now[H6258] therefore we may[H3201] not[H3808] touch[H5060] them.

20. This[H2063] we will do[H6213] to them; we will even let them live,[H2421] [H853] lest[H3808] wrath[H7110] be[H1961] upon[H5921] us, because of[H5921] the oath[H7621] which[H834] we swore[H7650] unto them.

21. And the princes[H5387] said[H559] unto[H413] them, Let them live;[H2421] but let them be[H1961] hewers[H2404] of wood[H6086] and drawers[H7579] of water[H4325] unto all[H3605] the congregation;[H5712] as[H834] the princes[H5387] had promised[H1696] them.

22. And Joshua[H3091] called[H7121] for them, and he spoke[H1696] unto[H413] them, saying,[H559] Wherefore[H4100] have ye beguiled[H7411] us, saying,[H559] We[H587] are very[H3966] far[H7350] from[H4480] you; when ye[H859] dwell[H3427] among[H7130] us?

23. Now[H6258] therefore ye[H859] are cursed,[H779] and there shall none[H3808] of[H4480] you be freed[H3772] from being bondmen,[H5650] and hewers[H2404] of wood[H6086] and drawers[H7579] of water[H4325] for the house[H1004] of my God.[H430]

24. And they answered[H6030] [H853] Joshua,[H3091] and said,[H559] Because[H3588] it was certainly told[H5046] [H5046] thy servants,[H5650] [H853] how that[H834] the LORD[H3068] thy God[H430] commanded[H6680] his servant[H5650] [H853] Moses[H4872] to give[H5414] you all[H3605] the land,[H776] and to destroy[H8045] [H853] all[H3605] the inhabitants[H3427] of the land[H776] from before[H4480] [H6440] you, therefore we were sore[H3966] afraid[H3372] of our lives[H5315] because of[H4480] [H6440] you, and have done[H6213] [H853] this[H2088] thing.[H1697]

25. And now,[H6258] behold,[H2009] we are in thine hand:[H3027] as it seemeth good[H2896] and right[H3477] unto thee[H5869] to do[H6213] unto us, do.[H6213]

26. And so[H3651] did[H6213] he unto them, and delivered[H5337] them out of the hand[H4480] [H3027] of the children[H1121] of Israel,[H3478] that they slew[H2026] them not.[H3808]

27. And Joshua[H3091] made[H5414] them that[H1931] day[H3117] hewers[H2404] of wood[H6086] and drawers[H7579] of water[H4325] for the congregation,[H5712] and for the altar[H4196] of the LORD,[H3068] even unto[H5704] this[H2088] day,[H3117] in[H413] the place[H4725] which[H834] he should choose.[H977]