15. Joshua made peace with them. He made a treaty with them to protect their lives. The leaders of the community made a solemn pledge to them.
16. Three days after the Israelites made a treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were actually their neighbors and were living among them.
17. So on the third day the Israelites marched out and came to their cities: Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.