Joshua 9:3

Contemporary English Version

The people of Gibeon had also heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

Hebrew Names Version
But when the inhabitants of Giv`on heard what Yehoshua had done to Yericho and to `Ai,

King James Version
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

Lexham English Bible
But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,

English Standard Version
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

New Century Version
When the people of Gibeon heard how Joshua had defeated Jericho and Ai,

New English Translation
When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,

Amplified Bible
But when the people of Gibeon [the Hivites] heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

New American Standard Bible
The inhabitants of Gibeon also heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

Geneva Bible (1587)
But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Ioshua had done vnto Iericho, and to Ai.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai.

Complete Jewish Bible
But when the inhabitants of Giv‘ah heard what Y'hoshua had done to Yericho and ‘Ai,

Darby Translation
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

Easy-to-Read Version
The people from the city of Gibeon heard about the way Joshua had defeated Jericho and Ai.

George Lamsa Translation
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

Good News Translation
But the people of Gibeon, who were Hivites, heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

Literal Translation
And the ones living in Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But whan the inhabiters of Gibeon herde, what Iosua had done with Iericho and Hai,

American Standard Version
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

Bible in Basic English
And the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the inhabitours of Gibeon heard what Iosuah had done vnto Iericho, and to Ai,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

King James Version (1611)
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Ioshua had done vnto Iericho, and to Ai,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the inhabitants of Gabaon heard of all that the Lord did to Jericho and Gai.

English Revised Version
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

Berean Standard Bible
But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei that dwelten in Gabaon, herden alle thingis whiche Josue hadde do to Jerico, and to Hay; and thei thouyten felli,

Young's Literal Translation
And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua hath done to Jericho and to Ai,

Update Bible Version
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

Webster's Bible Translation
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

World English Bible
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

New King James Version
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

New Living Translation
But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

New Life Bible
The people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai.

New Revised Standard
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, the inhabitants of Gibeon, heard that which Joshua had done unto Jericho and unto Ai;

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they that dwelt in Gabaon, hearing all that Josue had done to Jericho and Hai:

Revised Standard Version
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

THE MESSAGE
The people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai and cooked up a ruse. They posed as travelers: their donkeys loaded with patched sacks and mended wineskins, threadbare sandals on their feet, tattered clothes on their bodies, nothing but dry crusts and crumbs for food. They came to Joshua at Gilgal and spoke to the men of Israel, "We've come from a far-off country; make a covenant with us."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

Contextual Overview

³ The people of Gibeon had also heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai. ⁴ So they decided that some of their men should pretend to be messengers to Israel from a faraway country. The men put worn-out bags on their donkeys and found some old wineskins that had cracked and had been sewn back together. ⁵ Their sandals were old and patched, and their clothes were worn out. They even took along some dry and crumbly bread. ⁶ Then they went to the Israelite camp at Gilgal, where they said to Joshua and the men of Israel, "We have come from a country that is far from here. Please make a peace treaty with us." ⁷The Israelites replied, "But maybe you really live near us. We can't make a peace treaty with you if you live nearby." The Gibeonites said, "If you make a peace treaty with us, we will be your servants." "Who are you?" Joshua asked. "Where do you come from?" They answered: ⁹ We are your servants, and we live far from here. We came because the Lord your God is so famous. We heard what the Lord did in Egypt ¹⁰ and what he did to those two Amorite kings on the other side of the Jordan: King Og of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth, and King Sihon of Heshbon. ¹¹ Our leaders and everyone who lives in our country told us to meet with you and tell you that all of us are your servants. They said to ask you to make a peace treaty with our people. They told us to be sure and take along enough food for our journey. ¹² See this dry, crumbly bread of ours? It was hot out of the oven when we packed the food on the day we left our homes. ¹³ These cracked wineskins were new when we filled them, and our clothes and sandals are worn out because we have traveled so far.

Bible Verse Review
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Gibeon: Joshua 9:17, Joshua 10:2, 2 Samuel 21:1, 2 Samuel 21:2

Jericho: Joshua 6:1-27, Joshua 8:1-35

Reciprocal: Joshua 6:27 - his fame Joshua 11:19 - the Hivites Joshua 21:17 - Gibeon 2 Samuel 2:12 - Gibeon 1 Kings 3:4 - Gibeon 1 Chronicles 12:4 - Gibeonite Nehemiah 3:7 - the Gibeonite

Cross-References

Genesis 9:1
God said to Noah and his sons: I am giving you my blessing. Have a lot of children and grandchildren, so people will live everywhere on this earth.

Genesis 9:3
and I have given them to you for food. From now on, you may eat them, as well as the green plants that you have always eaten.

Genesis 9:5
I created humans to be like me, and I will punish any animal or person that takes a human life. If an animal kills someone, that animal must die. And if a person takes the life of another, that person must be put to death.

Genesis 9:12
The rainbow that I have put in the sky will be my sign to you and to every living creature on earth. It will remind you that I will keep this promise forever.

Genesis 9:14
When I send clouds over the earth, and a rainbow appears in the sky,

Genesis 9:15
I will remember my promise to you and to all other living creatures. Never again will I let floodwaters destroy all life.

Genesis 9:21
One day he got drunk and was lying naked in his tent.

Genesis 9:22
Ham entered the tent and saw him naked, then went back outside and told his brothers.

Genesis 9:25
he said, "I now put a curse on Canaan! He will be the lowest slave of his brothers.

Genesis 9:26
I ask the Lord my God to bless Shem and make Canaan his slave.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when the inhabitants of Gibeon,.... A large and royal city, a metropolitan one, which had three others belonging to it, and under it, mentioned Joshua 9:17; see Joshua 10:2; no mention is made of any king over them, perhaps they were governed by elders, Joshua 9:11. Though an Arabic writer h says, the king of Gibeon wrote to Joshua, and desired security, and sent him large gifts, whom having preserved in safety, Joshua placed on his throne: when these

heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai; had taken the one in a miraculous way, and the other by a stratagem, and had burnt them both, destroyed the inhabitants, plundered their substance, and slew both their kings, all which struck them with terror.

h Patricides, p. 30. apud Hottinger. Smegm. Oriental. l. 1. c. 8. p. 507.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Gibeon was the head of the four towns Joshua 9:17 occupied by the Hivites Joshua 11:19. The inhabitants were Amorites 2 Samuel 21:2; the name “Amorites” being used as a general name for the Canaanite population (Deuteronomy 1:44 note). The Hivites seem to have had a non-monarchical form of government (compare Joshua 9:3, Joshua 9:11), but their city was Joshua 10:2 in size and importance equal to those cities which the kings of the country made their capitals. Gibeon signifies “pertaining to a hill,” i. e. built on a hill (compare Gibeah and Geba, towns in the same neighborhood), and describes the site, which is on two of the rounded hills unique to this district. It is still known as El-Jib, and lies about five miles north of Jerusalem by the most direct route. It stands at the head of the pass of Beth-horon, through which lies the main route from Jerusalem and the lower Jordan valley to Joppa and the sea coast. Thus from its position, no less than from the number and valor of its people Joshua 10:2, it was one of the most important cities of southern Canaan. Gibeon fell within the lot of Benjamin Joshua 18:25, and was one of the cities assigned to the priests Joshua 21:17. In later times it was famous as the scene of various events (2 Samuel 2:12-17; 2 Samuel 20:4-13; 1 Kings 2:28-29, compare with 1 Chronicles 16:39). It was for a long time the spot where the tabernacle of Moses, together with the brass altar of burnt offering 1 Chronicles 21:29 and other portions of the sacred furniture, were placed. It was the scene of the magnificent ceremonial with which Solomon inaugurated his reign 1 Kings 3:0, but no doubt lost much of its importance after the tabernacle and its accompaniments were removed to the temple of Solomon.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 9:3. The inhabitants of Gibeon heard — These alone did not join the confederation. Gibeon is supposed to have been the capital of the Hivites. In the division of the land it fell to the lot of Benjamin, Joshua 18:25, and was afterwards given to the priests, Joshua 21:17. Joshua 10:2.