Joshua 9:3

Complete Jewish Bible

But when the inhabitants of Giv‘ah heard what Y'hoshua had done to Yericho 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.

Contemporary English Version
The people of Gibeon had also heard what Joshua had done to Jericho 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 But when the inhabitants of Giv‘ah heard what Y'hoshua had done to Yericho and ‘Ai, ⁴ they developed a clever deception: they made themselves look as if they had been on a long journey by putting old sacks on their donkeys and taking used wineskins that had burst and been mended back together. ⁵ They put old, patched sandals on their feet and dressed in worn-out clothes; and took as provisions nothing but dried-up bread that was crumbling to pieces. ⁶ Then they went to Y'hoshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Isra'el, "We have come from a country far away. Now, make a covenant with us." ⁷ The men of Isra'el said to the Hivi, "How do we know that you don't live here among us? If you do, we don't want to make a covenant with you." ⁸ But they answered Y'hoshua, "We are your servants." Y'hoshua asked, "Who are you, and where do you come from?" ⁹ They answered him, "Your servants have come from a very distant country because of the reputation of Adonai your God. We have heard reports about him — everything he did in Egypt, ¹⁰ and everything he did to the two kings of the Emori across the Yarden, Sichon king of Heshbon and ‘Og king of Bashan at ‘Ashtarot. ¹¹ So our leaders and all the people living in our country said to us, "Take provisions with you for the journey, go to meet them, and say to them, ‘We are your servants, and now make a covenant with us.' ¹² Here is the bread which we took for our provisions. It was still warm when we took it out of our homes the day we left to come to you. Now look at it! It's dry and turned to crumbs!

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 blessed Noach and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:3
Every moving thing that lives will be food for you; just as I gave you green plants before, so now I give you everything —

Genesis 9:5
I will certainly demand an accounting for the blood of your lives: I will demand it from every animal and from every human being. I will demand from every human being an accounting for the life of his fellow human being.

Genesis 9:12
God added, "Here is the sign of the covenant I am making between myself and you and every living creature with you, for all generations to come:

Genesis 9:14
Whenever I bring clouds over the earth, and the rainbow is seen in the cloud;

Genesis 9:15
I will remember my covenant which is between myself and you and every living creature of any kind; and the water will never again become a flood to destroy all living beings.

Genesis 9:21
He drank so much of the wine that he got drunk and lay uncovered in his tent.

Genesis 9:22
Ham, the father of Kena‘an, saw his father shamefully exposed, went out and told his two brothers.

Genesis 9:25
He said, "Cursed be Kena‘an; he will be a servant of servants to his brothers."

Genesis 9:26
Then he said, "Blessed be Adonai , the God of Shem; Kena‘an will be their servant.

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.