“And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.”
They become sanctuary servants — Joshua appointed them that day to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the LORD, to this very day, in the place which he should choose. The final note—'to this very day'—extends the Gibeonites' service into the composition time of Joshua, affirming continuity of covenant obligation. Their servitude is 'in the place which he should choose' (אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר), likely referring to the tabernacle and its future temple site. The deception is overcome by covenantal integrity, and the Gibeonites are bound into Israel's worship.
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