Joshua 9:7. And the men of Israel said to the Hivite, Perhaps you will stay among us, so how will we cut a covenant with you? 8. And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are you? And from where have you come? 9. And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of the LORD* your God, for we have heard of His fame and all that He did in Egypt, 10. and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorite, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtarot. 11. Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us saying, Take provisions with you for the journey and go to meet them and say to them, We are your servants, therefore now cut a covenant with us. 12. This is our bread we took for our provision, hot out of our houses on the day we came out to go to you, but now, look, it is dry and it is moldy, 13. and these wineskins, which we filled, were new and, look, they are torn and these our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey. 14. And the men took of their provisions, but did not ask counsel at the mouth of the LORD*. 15. And Joshua made peace with them and cut a covenant with them, to let them live, and the princes of the congregation swore to them.