Joshua 9:3

Green's Literal Translation

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

Parallel Translations

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

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

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

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

Revised Standard Version
But 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,

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

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

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

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."

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,

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,

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

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

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

Amplified Bible
But when the people of Gibeon [the Hivites] 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,

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

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,

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:

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 American Standard Bible
The inhabitants of Gibeon also 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,

Christian Standard Bible®
When the inhabitants of Gibeon 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,

Contextual Overview

³ And the ones living in Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai. ⁴ And they acted slyly, and they went and acted like envoys, and took old sacks for their asses, and old wineskins, even torn and bound up; ⁵ and old and patched sandals on their feet; and old garments on them. And all their provision of bread was dry; it was crumbs. ⁶ And they went to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal. And they said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a distant land. And now cut a covenant with us. ⁷ And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Perhaps you are living in our midst, and how shall we cut a covenant with you? ⁸ And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are you? And from where do you come? ⁹ And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very distant land, because of the name of Jehovah your God, for we have heard of His fame, and all that He has done in Egypt. ¹⁰ Also what He has done to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan, to Sihon the king of Heshbon, and to Og the king of Bashan who was in Ashtaroth. ¹¹ And our elders and all the people of our land spoke to us, saying, Take provisions in your hand for the way, and go to meet them. And you shall say to them, We are your servants; and now, cut a covenant with us. ¹² We provided ourselves with this hot bread out of our houses on the day we came out to go to you. And now, behold, it is dry and it is crumbs.

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

Genesis 9:1
And God blessed Noah and his sons. And He said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

Genesis 9:3
Every creeping thing which is alive shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green plant.

Genesis 9:5
And surely the blood of your lives I will demand. At the hand of every animal I will demand it, and at the hand of man. I will demand the life of man at the hand of every man's brother.

Genesis 9:12
And God said, This is the sign of the covenant which I am about to make between Me and you, and every living soul which is with you, for everlasting generations:

Genesis 9:14
And it will be when I gather the clouds on the earth, then the bow shall be seen in the clouds.

Genesis 9:15
And I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you, and every living soul in all flesh. And the waters shall not again become a flood to destroy all flesh.

Genesis 9:21
And he drank from the wine, and was drunk. And he uncovered himself inside his tent.

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

Genesis 9:25
And he said, Cursed be Canaan. He shall be a slave of slaves to his brothers.

Genesis 9:26
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem; and may Canaan be 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.