1 All the kings west of the Jordan River heard about these things: the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. They lived in the mountains and on the western hills and along the whole Mediterranean Sea coast.
2 So all these kings gathered to fight Joshua and the Israelites.
3 When the people of Gibeon heard how Joshua had defeated Jericho and Ai,
4 they decided to trick the Israelites. They gathered old sacks and old leather wine bags that were cracked and mended, and they put them on the backs of their donkeys.
5 They put old sandals on their feet and wore old clothes, and they took some dry, moldy bread.
6 Then they went to Joshua in the camp near Gilgal.The men said to Joshua and the Israelites, “We have traveled from a faraway country. Make a peace agreement with us.”
7 The Israelites said to these Hivites, “Maybe you live near us. How can we make a peace agreement with you?”