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 

[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.”