7-8. The Israelites replied, “But perhaps you really live near us. We can't make a peace treaty with you if you live nearby.”The Gibeonites said, “If you make a peace treaty with us, we will be your servants.”“Who are you?” Joshua asked. “Where do you come from?”They answered:
9. We are your servants, and we live far from here. We came because the Lord your God is so famous. We heard what the Lord did in Egypt
10. and what he did to those two Amorite kings on the other side of the Jordan: King Og of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth, and King Sihon of Heshbon.
11. Our leaders and everyone who lives in our country told us to meet with you and tell you that all of us are your servants. They said to ask you to make a peace treaty with our people. They told us to be sure and take along enough food for our journey.
12. See this dry, crumbly bread of ours? It was hot out of the oven when we packed the food on the day we left our homes.
13. These cracked wineskins were new when we filled them, and our clothes and sandals are worn out because we have travelled so far.
14. The Israelites tried some of the food, but they did not ask the Lord if he wanted them to make a treaty.