²⁴ They answered: It was told us thy servants, that the Lord thy God had promised his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants thereof. Therefore we feared exceedingly and provided for our lives. compelled by the dread we had of you and we took this counsel.

²⁵ And now we are in thy hand: deal with us as it seemeth good and right unto thee.

²⁶ So Josue did as he had said, and delivered them from the hand of the children of Israel, that they should not be slain.