Bible Verse

Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the Israelites, “We have come from a distant country; make a treaty with us.”

Joshua 9:6

The Israelites said to the Hivites, “But perhaps you live near us, so how can we make a treaty with you?”

Joshua 9:7

“We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. But Joshua asked, “Who are you and where do you come from?”

Joshua 9:8

And our elders and all those living in our country said to us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go and meet them and say to them, “We are your servants; make a treaty with us.”`