Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 9:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 9:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 9:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Book of Joshua, the people of Israel traveled and reached the cities where the people called Gibeon lived by the third day. These cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

Joshua 9:17: And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities [were] Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

Contradiction with Exodus 23:32

This verse contradicts Joshua 9:17 by instructing the Israelites not to make any covenant with the inhabitants of the land, which conflicts with the Gibeonites' deception and covenant made in Joshua 9.

Exodus 23:32: Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:2

This verse commands the Israelites to destroy the nations in the land completely and make no covenants, directly contradicting the actions described in Joshua 9:17 where a covenant is made.

Deuteronomy 7:2: And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

Contradiction with Exodus 34:12

This verse warns against making treaties with the inhabitants of the land to avoid becoming ensnared, contrasting the alliance formed in Joshua 9:17.

Exodus 34:12: Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:
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