06:008:028 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day. 06:008:029 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day. 06:008:030 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal, 06:008:031 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings. 06:008:032 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. 06:008:033 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. 06:008:034 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 06:008:035 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them. 06:009:001 And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; 06:009:002 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. 06:009:003 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, 06:009:004 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; 06:009:005 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. 06:009:006 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. 06:009:007 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? 06:009:008 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?