The Washington herald., 1920-09-19


Written in the book of the law.
IS There was not a word Of all
that Moses commanded, which
Joshua read not before all the con-
gTegation of Israel. with the wo-
men. and the little ones. and the
strangers that were Conversant
among them.
CHAPTER ..
The kings combine against Israel The
Gibeontes by craft obtain league. l6
For which they are condemned to perpet-
ual bondage.
And it came to pass, when all the
kings which were on this side Jor-
dan, in the hills, and IN the valleys,
and in all the coasts Of the great
sea over against Lebanon. the Hit
tite, and the Amorite. the Canaanite,
the Perizzlte, the Hivite, and the
Jebusite, heard thereof:
That they gathered themselves
together TO fight with Joshua and
with Israel, with one accord.
And when the inhabitants Of
Gibcon heard what Joshua had done
unto Jericho and to Al,
They did work willy, and went
and made as If they had been am
hassadOrs, and took old sacks upon
their asses, and wine bottles, old,
and rent, and bound up;
} And old shoes and ClOuted upon
their feet. and old garments upon
them; and all the bread Of their
provision was dry and mouldy.
6 And they went to Joshua unto
the camp at GilgaI. 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.
And the men of Israel said unto
the Invites, Peradventure ye dwell
among us; and how shall we make
a leag que with you
And they said unto Joshua, We
are thy servants. And Joshua said
unto them, Who are ye? and from
whence come ye?
And they said unto him. From
very far country thy servants
are come, because of the name of
the Lord thy God; for We have heard
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 AshtaToIh.
Ii Wherefore our elders and all
the inhabitants of our country
spake to US. saying, Take victuals
with you To~ the journey, and go
to meet them, and say unto them,
We are your servants: therefore
now make We a league with US.
Il This or bread we took hot for
our provision out of our houses on
the day we came forth to go unto
hehn1d - iS dry and
it is mouldy:
10 And these bottles Of wine,
which we filled. were new; and be-
hold, they be rent: and these our
garments and our shoes are become
old by reason Of the very long
journey.
IA And the men took of their vic
tuals, and asked not counsel at the
mouth of the Lord.
Is And Joshua made peace with
them. and made a league with them.
to let them live: and the princes OF
the gregation sware unto them.
l6 And it came tc pass at the end
Of three days after they had made
a league with them, that they heard
that they were their neighbours,
and that they dweIt among them.
II And the children of Israel jour
neyed. and came unto their cities on
the third day. Now their cities were
Gibeon, and Chephirah. and Beeroth,
and irjathjearim.
is And the children of Israel
smOte them not, because the princes
of the congregation had sworn unto
them Ivy the Lord God of Israel. And
all the congregation murmured
against the princes.
10 Fut all the princes said unto
all the congregation, We have
sworn unto them BY the LoId God
of Itrael: now therefore we may not
touch them.
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