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John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 9:19

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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But all the princes said to all the congregation, etc.] That is, all the princes that went to Gibeon addressed all the Israelites that were there: we have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel; by the Word of the Lord God, as the Targum; an oath is a solemn sacred thing, and not to be broken, and a good man will make conscience of it, and keep it, though he has sworn to his own hurt: and now therefore we may not touch them; neither take away their lives nor their substance.
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