Joshua 9:3

New American Standard Bible (1995)

When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to 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.

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."

Contextual Overview

³ When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,⁴ they also acted craftily and set out as envoys, and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins worn-out and torn and mended, ⁵ and worn-out and patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and had become crumbled. ⁶ They went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us." ⁷ The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you are living within our land; how then shall we make a covenant with you?" ⁸ But they said to Joshua, "We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?" ⁹ They said to him, "Your servants have come from a very far country because of the fame of the LORD your God; for we have heard the report of Him and all that He did in Egypt, ¹⁰ and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan who was at Ashtaroth. ¹¹ "So our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, 'Take provisions in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them and say to them, "We are your servants; now then, make a covenant with us."' ¹² "This our bread was warm when we took it for our provisions out of our houses on the day that we left to come to you; but now behold, it is dry and has become crumbled.

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

Genesis 9:3
"Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.

Genesis 9:5
"Surely I will require your lifeblood; from every beast I will require it. And from every man, from every man's brother I will require the life of man.

Genesis 9:12
God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all successive generations;

Genesis 9:14
"It shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud,

Genesis 9:15
and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.

Genesis 9:21
He drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.

Genesis 9:22
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.

Genesis 9:25
So he said, "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers."

Genesis 9:26
He also said, "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem; And let Canaan be his 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.