Once Abner son of Ner and the troops of Saul’s son Ish-bosheth went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Joshua 9:3 - Tree of Life Version But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, American Standard Version (1901) But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, Common English Bible In contrast, when the population of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, Catholic Public Domain Version But those who were living in Gibeon, hearing all that Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they that dwelt in Gabaon, hearing all that Josue had done to Jericho and Hai: |
Once Abner son of Ner and the troops of Saul’s son Ish-bosheth went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
and Solomon and the whole assembly with him went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the Tent of Meeting of God was there, which Moses the servant of Adonai had made in the wilderness.
Now it was the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah son of Azzur the prophet from Gibeon spoke to me in the House of Adonai, in the presence of the kohanim and of all the people, saying,
Now it came to pass that Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it—just as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king—and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and remained among them.
So he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a large city, as one of the royal cities—in fact, larger than Ai—and all its men were mighty.
On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword, putting it and every single soul in it under a ban of destruction, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Adonai also gave it with its king into the hand of Israel. So he struck it and every single soul in it with the edge of the sword, leaving no survivors in it. So he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
There was not a city that made peace with Bnei-Yisrael except the Hivites who inhabited Gibeon. All the rest they took in battle.
Then from the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pastures, Geba with its pastures,
So Bnei-Yisrael journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
Then Joshua summoned them and he spoke to them saying: “Why have you deceived us saying: ‘We are very far from you,’ when you are living among us?
they acted craftily. They went and traveled as ambassadors, took worn-out sacks for their donkeys and worn-out wine skins, cracked and patched up,