14 So the men of Israel took some of their provisions, and did not seek counsel from Adonai’s mouth.
15 So Joshua made peace with them and cut a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore to them.
16 But it came about at the end of three days after they had cut a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors, and were living among them.
17 So Bnei-Yisrael journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
18 But Bnei-Yisrael did not strike them, because the leaders of the community had sworn to them by Adonai, God of Israel. Then the entire community murmured against the leaders,
19 but all the leaders answered the entire community, “We have sworn to them by Adonai, God of Israel, so now we cannot touch them.
20 This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.”