Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Joshua saved them from the Israelites, and they did not kill them. New Living Translation So Joshua did not allow the people of Israel to kill them. English Standard Version So he did this to them and delivered them out of the hand of the people of Israel, and they did not kill them. Berean Standard Bible So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites. King James Bible And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. 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. New American Standard Bible This he did to them, and saved them from the hands of the sons of Israel, and they did not kill them. NASB 1995 Thus he did to them, and delivered them from the hands of the sons of Israel, and they did not kill them. NASB 1977 Thus he did to them, and delivered them from the hands of the sons of Israel, and they did not kill them. Legacy Standard Bible Thus he did to them and delivered them from the hands of the sons of Israel, and they did not kill them. Amplified Bible So that is what he did to them; he rescued them from the hands of the Israelites and they did not kill them. Christian Standard Bible This is what Joshua did to them: he rescued them from the Israelites, and they did not kill them. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is what Joshua did to them: he delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill them. 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. Contemporary English Version Joshua did not let the Israelites kill the Gibeonites, English Revised Version And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Joshua rescued them and did not let the people of Israel kill them. Good News Translation So this is what Joshua did: he protected them and did not allow the people of Israel to kill them. International Standard Version So this is what Joshua did for them: he saved them from the Israelis, and they did not kill them. Majority Standard Bible So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites. NET Bible Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them New Heart English Bible He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they did not kill them. Webster's Bible Translation And so did he to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. World English Bible He did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they didn’t kill them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he does to them so, and delivers them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they have not slain 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; Smith's Literal Translation And he will do so to them, and he will deliver them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they slew them not. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo Josue did as he had said, and delivered them from the hand of the children of Israel, that they should not be slain. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Joshua did just as he had said, and he freed them from the hand of the sons of Israel, so that they would not be killed. New American Bible Joshua did what he had decided: while he saved them from being killed by the Israelites, New Revised Standard Version This is what he did for them: he saved them from the Israelites; and they did not kill them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd so Joshua did unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the Israelites, and they did not slay them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he did to them in this way, and he delivered them from the hand of Israel and they did not kill them OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. Brenton Septuagint Translation Land they did so to them; and Joshua rescued them in that day out of the hands of the children of Israel, and they did not slay them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Deceit of the Gibeonites…25Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.” 26So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites. 27On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.… Cross References Deuteronomy 20:10-11 When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace. / If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you. Exodus 23:32-33 You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. / They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.” 2 Samuel 21:1-2 During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.” / At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.) 1 Kings 9:20-21 As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. 2 Chronicles 8:7-8 As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. Nehemiah 9:2 Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. Psalm 15:4 who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath, Psalm 24:4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully. Isaiah 33:15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— Jeremiah 18:7-10 At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. / But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring. / And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom, ... Ezekiel 17:13-19 He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, / so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant. / But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’ ... Matthew 5:37 Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one. Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Luke 16:10 Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. Treasury of Scripture And so did he to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. Jump to Previous Children Death Delivered Delivereth Hand Hands Israel Israelites Joshua Kept Kill Safe Saved Slain Slay SlewJump to Next Children Death Delivered Delivereth Hand Hands Israel Israelites Joshua Kept Kill Safe Saved Slain Slay SlewJoshua 9 1. The kings combine against Israel3. The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league 22. They are condemned to perpetual bondage So Joshua did this This phrase indicates Joshua's obedience and decisive action. The Hebrew root for "did" is עָשָׂה (asah), which means to accomplish or to act. Joshua's leadership is characterized by his commitment to fulfilling his promises and acting in accordance with God's will. This reflects the importance of integrity and faithfulness in leadership, as Joshua honors the covenant made with the Gibeonites despite the deception involved. and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites and they did not kill them Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Soכֵּ֑ן (kên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus Joshua did this וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make and delivered וַיַּצֵּ֥ל (way·yaṣ·ṣêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver them אוֹתָ֛ם (’ō·w·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case from the hands מִיַּ֥ד (mî·yaḏ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of the Israelites, בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and they did not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no kill [the Gibeonites]. הֲרָגֽוּם׃ (hă·rā·ḡūm) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent Links Joshua 9:26 NIVJoshua 9:26 NLT Joshua 9:26 ESV Joshua 9:26 NASB Joshua 9:26 KJV Joshua 9:26 BibleApps.com Joshua 9:26 Biblia Paralela Joshua 9:26 Chinese Bible Joshua 9:26 French Bible Joshua 9:26 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 9:26 He did so to them and delivered (Josh. 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