As Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the Israelites, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, an altar of unhewn stones, upon which no man has lifted up an iron tool; and they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord and sacrificed peace offerings.

Joshua made peace with them, covenanting with them to let them live, and the assembly’s leaders swore to them.

When Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it, doing to Jericho and its king as he had done to Ai and its king, and how the residents of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,

Come up to me and help me, and let us smite Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the Israelites.

All the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace; none moved his tongue against any of the Israelites.

Not a city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites, the people of Gibeon; all the others they took in battle.

If we have built us an altar to turn away from following the Lord, or if we did so to offer on it burnt offerings or cereal offerings or peace offerings, may the Lord Himself take vengeance.

But to be a witness between us and you and between the generations after us, that we will perform the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings and sacrifices and peace offerings; lest your children say to our children in time to come, You have no portion in the Lord.