2 they gathered together to launch a common attack against Joshua and Israel.
3 On hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, the inhabitants of Gibeon
4 formed their own scheme. They chose provisions for a journey, making use of old sacks for their donkeys, and old wineskins, torn and mended.
5 They wore old, patched sandals and shabby garments; and all the bread they took was dry and crumbly.
6 Thus they journeyed to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal, where they said to him and to the Israelites, “We have come from a far-off land; now, make a covenant with us.”
7 But the Israelites replied to the Hivites, “You may be living in land that is ours. How, then, can we make a covenant with you?”
8 But they answered Joshua, “We are your servants.” Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you? Where do you come from?”