Joshua 9:16

9:16 Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby. ¹ 

Joshua 9:22

9:22 ² Joshua summoned the Gibeonites ³  and said to them, “Why did you trick ⁴  us by saying, ‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby? ⁵ 

Joshua 22:33

22:33 The Israelites were satisfied with their report and gave thanks to God. ⁶  They said nothing more about launching an attack to destroy the land in which the Reubenites and Gadites lived. ⁷ 

Joshua 24:15

24:15 If you have no desire ⁸  to worship ⁹  the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, ¹⁰  whether it be the gods whom your ancestors ¹¹  worshiped ¹²  beyond the Euphrates, ¹³  or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family ¹⁴  will worship ¹⁵  the Lord!”

¹ tn Heb “At the end of three days, after they made the treaty with them, they heard that they were neighbors to them and in their midst they were living.”

² sn Verses 22-27 appear to elaborate on v. 21b.

³ tn Heb “them.”

⁴ tn Or “deceive.”

⁵ tn Heb “live in our midst?”

³ tn Heb “and the word was good in the eyes of the sons of Israel and the sons of Israel blessed God.”

⁴ tn Heb “and they did not speak about going up against them for battle to destroy the land in which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were living.”

⁴ tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”

⁵ tn Or “to serve.”

⁶ tn Or “will serve.”

⁷ tn Heb “your fathers.”

⁸ tn Or “served.”

⁹ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

¹⁰ tn Heb “house.”

¹¹ tn Or “will serve.”