Joshua 9:24 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

They answered Joshua, "Because it was told to your servants for a certainty that the LORD your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; so we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and did this thing.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

It was mere fear that drove the Gibeonites to act as they did. They sought union with God’s people, not for its own sake, but to save their lives. …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And they answered Joshua, and said, because it was certainly
told your servants
Or "i…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The Gibeonites do not justify their lie, but plead that they did it to save their lives. And the fear was not merely of the power of man—from which…

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