Joshua 9:27 (WEB)
That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for the LORD’s altar to this day, in the place which he should choose.
Fathers and councils · 3
Jerome
“The Gibeonites met the children of Israel, and although other nations were slaughtered, they were keptfor hewers of wood and drawers of water.And of such value were they in God’s eyes, that the family of Saul was destroyed for the wrong done to them.” — editor's note: Josh. ix. 27.
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John Chrysostom
“And yet not in themselves did this come to pass, but in their descendants; and Noah’s saying again about Canaan, came to pass in the Gibeonites, Canaan’s descendants.” — editor's note: Gen. ix. 25; Josh. ix. 27; 2 Chron. viii. 7–9.
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Ambrose of Milan
“The judgment was mild indeed, but it was a lasting one, for in their duties there abides the punishment of their ancient cunning, handed down to this day in their hereditary service.” — editor's note: Josh. ix. 27.
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Cross-references · 2
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.10.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.10.