2. they gathered together as one to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
3. But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
4. they acted craftily, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and old wineskins, torn and mended,
5. old and patched sandals on their feet, and old garments on themselves. All the bread of their provision was dry and crumbly.
6. They went to Joshua at the Gilgal settlement and said to him and the children of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Now make a pact with us.”
7. Then the children of Israel said to these Hivites, “Perhaps you live among us, so how could we make a pact with you?”
8. Yet they said to Joshua, “We are your slaves.”Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and where do you come from?”