This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the (k) oath which we sware unto them.
(k) This does not establish rash oaths, but shows God's mercy toward his, who would not punish them for their sin.
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Joshua 9:20
20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.