26 So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites. 27 On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
Joshua 9:26–27
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Joshua 9:20–22
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Joshua 9:14–16
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Joshua 9:2–4
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Joshua 24:24–26
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1 Maccabees 4:24–26
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