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Joshua 9:3
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When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
But when the inhabitants of Giv`on heard what Yehoshua had done to Yericho and to `Ai,
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
When the people of Gibeon heard how Joshua had defeated Jericho and Ai,
When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,
But when the people of Gibeon [the Hivites] heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
The inhabitants of Gibeon also heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Ioshua had done vnto Iericho, and to Ai.
Now the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai.
The people of Gibeon had also heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai.
But when the inhabitants of Giv‘ah heard what Y'hoshua had done to Yericho and ‘Ai,
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
The people from the city of Gibeon heard about the way Joshua had defeated Jericho and Ai.
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
But the people of Gibeon, who were Hivites, heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
And the ones living in Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai.
But whan the inhabiters of Gibeon herde, what Iosua had done with Iericho and Hai,
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
And the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
And the inhabitours of Gibeon heard what Iosuah had done vnto Iericho, and to Ai,
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Ioshua had done vnto Iericho, and to Ai,
And the inhabitants of Gabaon heard of all that the Lord did to Jericho and Gai.
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
And thei that dwelten in Gabaon, herden alle thingis whiche Josue hadde do to Jerico, and to Hay; and thei thouyten felli,
And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua hath done to Jericho and to Ai,
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
The people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai.
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
Now, the inhabitants of Gibeon, heard that which Joshua had done unto Jericho and unto Ai;
But they that dwelt in Gabaon, hearing all that Josue had done to Jericho and Hai:
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
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
God blessed Noah and his sons: He said, "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill the Earth! Every living creature—birds, animals, fish—will fall under your spell and be afraid of you. You're responsible for them. All living creatures are yours for food; just as I gave you the plants, now I give you everything else. Except for meat with its lifeblood still in it—don't eat that.
"But your own lifeblood I will avenge; I will avenge it against both animals and other humans.
God continued, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and everything living around you and everyone living after you. I'm putting my rainbow in the clouds, a sign of the covenant between me and the Earth. From now on, when I form a cloud over the Earth and the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll remember my covenant between me and you and everything living, that never again will floodwaters destroy all life. When the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll see it and remember the eternal covenant between God and everything living, every last living creature on Earth."
It's permissible to slaughter your nonsacrificial animals like gazelle and deer in your towns and eat all you want from them with the blessing of God , your God. Both the ritually clean and unclean may eat.
God's kingdom isn't a matter of what you put in your stomach, for goodness' sake. It's what God does with your life as he sets it right, puts it together, and completes it with joy. Your task is to single-mindedly serve Christ. Do that and you'll kill two birds with one stone: pleasing the God above you and proving your worth to the people around you.
Looking at it one way, you could say, "Anything goes. Because of God's immense generosity and grace, we don't have to dissect and scrutinize every action to see if it will pass muster." But the point is not to just get by. We want to live well, but our foremost efforts should be to help others live well.
So eat your meals heartily, not worrying about what others say about you—you're eating to God's glory, after all, not to please them. As a matter of fact, do everything that way, heartily and freely to God's glory. At the same time, don't be callous in your exercise of freedom, thoughtlessly stepping on the toes of those who aren't as free as you are. I try my best to be considerate of everyone's feelings in all these matters; I hope you will be, too.
So don't put up with anyone pressuring you in details of diet, worship services, or holy days. All those things are mere shadows cast before what was to come; the substance is Christ.
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.
