Treaty

How Nave’s arranged it

• Between nations
• Israelites and GibeonitesJoshua 9:3–15
• Judah and Syria1 Kings 15:19
• Ceding of the territory by1 Kings 9:10–141 Kings 20:34
• Sacredness of with 2:8-21Joshua 9:16–21
• Reciprocity1 Kings 5:1–12
• With idolatrous nations forbiddenExodus 34:12Exodus 34:15

The passages, in Bible order (8)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 8 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Exodus 34:12

   Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 34:122 voices

   “Moses bowed . . . and worshipped--In the East, people bow the head to royalty, and are silent when it passes by, while in the West, they take off their hats and shout.

   “The precepts contained in these verses are, for the most part, identical in substance with some of those which follow the Ten Commandments and are recorded in “the Book of the covenant” (Exo. 20–23; see Exo 24:7). Exo 34:13 Cut down their groves - This is the first reference to what is commonly known as grove-worship. The original word for “grove” in this connection אשׁרה 'ăshêrāh is different from that so rendered in Gen 21:

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2. Exodus 34:15

   Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 34:151 voice

   “Moses bowed . . . and worshipped--In the East, people bow the head to royalty, and are silent when it passes by, while in the West, they take off their hats and shout.

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3. Joshua 9:3–15

   But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

   ›Commentary on Joshua 9:3–152 voices

   “To make such an attempt, was very odious to their neighbors, because it was, in a manner, to make a schism among them, to open a door to the Israelites, and weaken the strength of their allies.

   “Gibeon was the head of the four towns Jos 9:17 occupied by the Hivites Jos 11:19. The inhabitants were Amorites 2Sa 21:2; the name “Amorites” being used as a general name for the Canaanite population (Deu 1:44 note). The Hivites seem to have had a non-monarchical form of government (compare Jos 9:3, Jos 9:11), but their city was Jos 10:2 in size and importance equal to those cities which the kings of the country made their capitals.

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4. Joshua 9:16–21

   Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 9:16–211 voice

   “At the end of three days - Gibeon is reputed to be only about eight leagues distant from Gilgal, and on this account the fraud might be easily discovered in the time mentioned above.

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5. 1 Kings 5:1–12

   Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 5:1–121 voice

   “Hiram, king of Tyre - Menander of Ephesus, who wrote a history of Tyre in Greek, founded upon native Tyrian documents, about 300 B.C., mentioned this Hiram as the son of Abibaal king of Tyre, and said that he ascended the throne when he was nineteen; that he reigned thirty-four years, and, dying at the age of fifty-three, was succeeded by his son Baleazar. Menander spoke at some length of the dealings of Hiram with Solomon. Sent his servants - This appears to have been an embassy of congratulation.

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6. 1 Kings 9:10–14

   Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 9:10–141 voice

   “At the end of twenty years - He employed seven years and a half in building the temple, and twelve years and a half in building the king’s house; see 1Ki 7:1; 2Ch 8:1.

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7. 1 Kings 15:19

   “Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 15:192 voices

   “Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the . . . house of the Lord--Asa's religious character is now seen to decline. He trusted not in the Lord (2Ch 16:7).

   “There is a league between me and thee - Or, Let there be a league between me and thee; as there was between my father and thy father. There was no reason why Asa should have emptied his treasures at this time to procure the aid of the Syrian king; as it does not appear that there was any danger which himself could not have turned aside. He probably wished to destroy the kingdom of Israel; and to effect this purpose, even robbed the house of the Lord.

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8. 1 Kings 20:34

   Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 20:342 voices

   “ALTHOUGH the manners and customs of warfare were exceedingly rough and cruel in those primitive ages, yet it appears that the kings of Israel gained a name for being merciful. I do not find recorded in Scripture any particularly merciful acts of theirs and I should conclude that the kings of other countries must have been very ferocious, if the kings of Israel were at all merciful.

   “Their voluntary attitude and language of submission flattered the pride of Ahab, who, little concerned about the dishonor done to the God of Israel by the Syrian king, and thinking of nothing but victory, paraded his clemency, called the vanquished king "his brother," invited him to sit in the royal chariot, and dismissed him with a covenant of peace.

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