Joshua 9:26 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 9:26

24 So they answered Joshua and said, “Because your servants were clearly told that the Lord your God ^acommanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore ^bwe were very much afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

25 And now, here we are, ^ain your hands; do with us as it seems good and right to do to us.”

26 So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they did not kill them.

27 And that day Joshua made them ^awoodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, ^bin the place which He would choose, even to this day.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 9:26

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American Standard Version
And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

Amplified® Bible
So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the Israelites, so that they did not kill them.

Contemporary English Version
Joshua did not let the Israelites kill the Gibeonites,

Darby English Version
And he did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, and they did not slay them.

Good News Bible
So this is what Joshua did: he protected them and did not allow the people of Israel to kill them.

King James Version
And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

New American Standard Bible
Thus he did to them, and delivered them from the hands of the sons of Israel, and they did not kill them.

New International Version
So Joshua saved them from the Israelites, and they did not kill them.

New King James Version
So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they did not kill them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Thus he did to them, and delivered them from the hands of the sons of Israel, and they did not kill them.

Revised Standard Version
So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the people of Israel; and they did not kill them.

Young's Literal Translation
And he doth to them so, and delivereth them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they have not slain them;

New English Translation
Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them¹

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