So on behalf of Gibeon and three nearby cities ​ — Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath - jearim — ​ they sent to Joshua at Gilgal a delegation disguised as though from a distant land.
यहोशवाने त्यांच्यासोबत एक करार केला आणि त्यांचे संरक्षण करण्याची हमी दिली.