Joshua 9:18-20

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁸ But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath^(A) to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. Then the whole community grumbled against the leaders.

¹⁹ All the leaders answered them, “We have sworn an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them. ²⁰ This is how we will treat them: we will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”