KJV ORIGINAL
And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Joshua summoned them and spoke to them, saying, 'Why did you deceive us by telling us you lived far away from us, when you actually live right here among us?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Joshua is confronting the Gibeonites for lying about where they lived in order to trick Israel into making a peace treaty with them.
📚 Historical Context
The Gibeonites were one of the Canaanite peoples that Israel was commanded to destroy when conquering the Promised Land. Knowing this, they disguised themselves as travelers from a distant land and deceived Joshua into making a peace treaty with them. When Joshua discovered they were actually neighbors living nearby, he called them to account for their deception.
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