Joshua 9:1

The Gibeonites Deceive Israel

9:1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan ¹  – in the hill country, the lowlands, ²  and all along the Mediterranean coast ³  as far as ⁴  Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) –

Joshua 9:3

9:3 When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho ⁵  and Ai,

Joshua 9:9

9:9 They told him, “Your subjects ⁶  have come from a very distant land because of the reputation ⁷  of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt ⁸ 

Joshua 9:1

The Gibeonites Deceive Israel

9:1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan ⁹  – in the hill country, the lowlands, ¹⁰  and all along the Mediterranean coast ¹¹  as far as ¹²  Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) –

Joshua 2:1-2

Joshua Sends Spies into the Land

2:1 Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: ¹³  “Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” ¹⁴  They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there. ¹⁵  2:2 The king of Jericho received this report: “Note well! ¹⁶  Israelite men have come here tonight ¹⁷  to spy on the land.”

Joshua 7:9

7:9 When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will turn against us and destroy the very memory of us ¹⁸  from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?” ¹⁹ 

Matthew 4:24

4:24 So a report about him spread throughout Syria. People ²⁰  brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those who had seizures, ²¹  paralytics, and those possessed by demons, ²²  and he healed them.

Matthew 14:1

The Death of John the Baptist

14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch ²³  heard reports about Jesus,

[9:1]  ¹ tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”

[9:1]  ² tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”

[9:1]  ³ tn Heb “all the coast of the Great Sea.” The “Great Sea” was the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.

[9:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “in front of.”

[9:3]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[9:9]  ⁶ tn Or “servants.”

[9:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “name.”

[9:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “the report about him, all that he did in Egypt.”

[9:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”

[9:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”

[9:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “all the coast of the Great Sea.” The “Great Sea” was the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.

[9:1]  ¹² tn Heb “in front of.”

[2:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “Joshua, son of Nun, sent from Shittim two men, spies, secretly, saying.”

[2:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “go, see the land, and Jericho.”

[2:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “they went and entered the house of a woman, a prostitute, and her name was Rahab, and they slept there.”

[2:2]  ¹⁶ tn Or “look.”

[2:2]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “men have come here tonight from the sons of Israel.”

[7:9]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and cut off our name.”

[7:9]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “What will you do for your great name?”

[4:24]  ²⁰ tn Grk “And they”; “they” is probably an indefinite plural, referring to people in general rather than to the Syrians (cf. v. 25).

[4:24]  ²¹ tn Grk “those who were moonstruck,” possibly meaning “lunatic” (so NAB), although now the term is generally regarded as referring to some sort of seizure disorder such as epilepsy (L&N 23.169; BDAG 919 s.v. σεληνιάζομαι).

[4:24]  ²² tn The translation has adopted a different phrase order here than that in the Greek text. The Greek text reads, “People brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those possessed by demons, epileptics, and paralytics.” Even though it is obvious that four separate groups of people are in view here, following the Greek word order could lead to the misconception that certain people were possessed by epileptics and paralytics. The word order adopted in the translation avoids this problem.

[14:1]  ²³ sn A tetrarch, a ruler with rank and authority lower than a king, ruled only with the approval of the Roman authorities. This was roughly equivalent to being governor of a region. Several times in the NT, Herod, tetrarch of Galilee, is called a king (Matt 14:9, Mark 6:14-29), reflecting popular usage rather than an official title.