Joshua 9:20

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.

Cross-reference

Joshua 9:19 Parallel

In Joshua 9:19, the leaders give the same reason — they swore by the Lord and cannot touch them — directly parallel to verse 20's logic.

2 Samuel 21:1–6 Historical context

2 Samuel 21:1-6 shows the exact wrath warned of — a famine because Saul broke the Gibeonite oath.

Exodus 20:7 Parallel

In Exodus 20:7, taking the Lord's name in vain is prohibited — this command underlies Joshua's fear of wrath if they break their oath sworn by God's name.

Proverbs 20:25 warns against rash vows — the very danger illustrated by the Gibeonite deception here.

Ezekiel 17:16 Related theme

Ezekiel 17:16 emphasizes that breaking an oath brings judgment, paralleling how Israel here spares the Gibeonites to avoid wrath from violating their oath.

In Genesis 24:8, the servant is released from his oath if the woman refuses — contrasting with Joshua's situation where no release is possible even under deception.

In 2 Chronicles 16:3, Asa asks to break a league — contrasting with Joshua's refusal to break his oath, even when it was based on deception.