¹⁷ The bases for the posts were bronze; the hooks and bands^[a] of the posts were silver; and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. All the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.

¹⁷ You must completely destroy them—the Hittite, Amorite, Canaanite, Perizzite, Hivite, and Jebusite—as the Lord your God has commanded you,

Deception by Gibeon

9 When all the kings heard about Jericho and Ai, those who were west of the Jordan in the hill country,^(A) in the Judean foothills,^[a] and all along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea^(B) toward Lebanon—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—

⁷ The men of Israel replied to the Hivites,^[a] “Perhaps you live among us. How can we make a treaty with you?”^(A)