Joshua 9:3-27 recounts the Gibeonite deception that led to their peace treaty, the sole exception mentioned here.

Joshua 9:7 shows the Israelite leaders' hesitation to make a covenant with the Gibeonites, the very peace treaty mentioned in 11:19.

Joshua 9:15 describes the actual peace covenant Joshua made with the Gibeonites, the only peace treaty referenced in 11:19.

Joshua 10:1 records Adoni‑zedek’s fear upon hearing that Gibeon had made peace with Israel—the very peace that makes Gibeon unique in 11:19.

Joshua 6:25 records another exception: Rahab and her family were spared, just as Gibeon was spared in 11:19.

Deuteronomy 20:11 provides the legal terms for a city that makes peace—forced labor—which Gibeon accepted, making them the exception in Joshua 11:19.

Deuteronomy 2:30 describes Sihon's hardened heart that prevented peace, contrasting with Gibeon's peaceful surrender mentioned here.