And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, ain the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of bthe great sea over against Lebanon, cthe Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; 2 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one †accord. 3 And when the inhabitants of dGibeon eheard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, 4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; 5 And old shoes and fclouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and fmouldy. 6 And they went to Joshua gunto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. 7 And the men of Israel said unto the hHivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and ihow shall we make a league with you? 8 And they said unto Joshua, jWe are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? 9 And they said unto him, kFrom a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have lheard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, 10 And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at mAshtaroth. 11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals †with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us. 12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy: 13 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey. 14 And ||the men took of their victuals, and nasked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord. 15 And Joshua omade peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.