Joshua 9:6-9 Joshua 9 - Entering the Promised Land

6 Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant country; make a treaty with us.”

7 The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “But perhaps you live near us. How then can we make a treaty with you?”

8 “We are your servants,” they said to Joshua.
But Joshua asked, “Who are you and where do you come from?”

9 They answered: “Your servants have come from a very distant country because of the fame of the Lord your God. For we have heard reports of him: all that he did in Egypt,

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Cross References for Joshua 9:6-9

Joshua 5:10 - On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jeri... Click to read the verse Joshua 5:10 Click to read the verse Joshua 5:10

Joshua 9:9 - They answered: “Your servants have come from a very distant country because of the fame of the ... Click to read the verse Joshua 9:9 Click to read the verse Joshua 9:9

Joshua 10:6 - The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. C... Click to read the verse Joshua 10:6 Click to read the verse Joshua 10:6

Joshua 10:43 - Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal. Click to read the verse Joshua 10:43 Click to read the verse Joshua 10:43

2 Kings 20:14 - Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked, “What did those men say, and where did... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 20:14 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 20:14

1 Kings 8:41 - “As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant lan... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 8:41 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 8:41

Deuteronomy 20:11-15 - If they accept and open their gates, all the people in it shall be subject to forced labor and ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 20:11-15 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 20:11-15

Joshua 9:22 - Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by saying, ‘We live a lon... Click to read the verse Joshua 9:22 Click to read the verse Joshua 9:22

Ezra 10:3 - Now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all these women and their children, in a... Click to read the verse Ezra 10:3 Click to read the verse Ezra 10:3

Isaiah 39:3 - Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked, “What did those men say, and where did... Click to read the verse Isaiah 39:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 39:3

Hebrews 9:20 - He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.” Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:20 Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:20