¹⁷ The bases for the posts were bronze; the hooks and bands of the posts were silver; and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. All the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.

¹⁷ You must completely destroy them – the Hethite, Amorite, Canaanite, Perizzite, Hivite, and Jebusite – as the Lord your God has commanded you,

Deception by Gibeon

9 When all the kings heard about Jericho and Ai, those who were west of the Jordan in the hill country,^(A) in the Judean foothills,^[a] and all along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea^(B) towards Lebanon – the Hethites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites – 

⁷ The men of Israel replied to the Hivites, ‘Perhaps you live among us. How can we make a treaty with you? ’^(A)