Joshua 9:1-2

Context

The Gibeonites Deceive Israel

9:1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan¹ – in the hill country, the lowlands,² and all along the Mediterranean coast³ as far as⁴ Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) – 9:2 they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.⁵

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

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

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

[9:1] ⁴tn Heb “in front of.”

[9:2] ⁵tn Heb “they gathered together to fight against Joshua and Israel [with] one mouth.”