Joshua 9:18-20

New Life Version

¹⁸ But the people of Israel did not kill them because the leaders of the people had made a promise to them by the Lord the God of Israel. All the people complained against the leaders. ¹⁹ Then all the leaders said to all the people, “We have made a promise to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. Now we cannot touch them. ²⁰ This is what we will do to them. We will let them live, or anger would be upon us for the promise we swore to them.”