9:1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan 4 – in the hill country, the lowlands, 5 and all along the Mediterranean coast 6 as far as 7 Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) –
1 tn Or “the foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”
2 tn The words “the land of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
3 tn Heb “said.”
5 tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”
6 tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”
7 tn Heb “all the coast of the Great Sea.” The “Great Sea” was the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
8 tn Heb “in front of.”
7 tn Heb “If you are a great people.”