Joshua 9:6 - Easy To Read Version

⁶ Then the men went to the camp of the people of Israel. This camp was near Gilgal.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ And they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, We have come from a far country; so now, make a covenant with us.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make ye a covenant with us.

Common English Bible

⁶ They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal. They said to him and to Israel, “We have come from a distant country. So now, make a treaty with us.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And they traveled to Joshua, who at that time was staying in the camp at Gilgal. And they said to him, and to all of Israel with him, "We have come from a far away land, desiring to make peace with you." And the sons of Israel responded to them, and said,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And they went to Josue, who then abode in the camp at Galgal, and said to him, and to all Israel with him: We are come from a far country, desiring to make peace with you. And the children of Israel answered them, and said:

Joshua 9:6 Cross References

2 Kings 20:14

Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah and asked him, “What did these men say? Where did they come from?”

Joshua 10:43

Then Joshua and all the people of Israel returned to their camp at Gilgal.

Joshua 10:6

The people in the city of Gibeon sent a message to Joshua at his camp at Gilgal. The message said: “We are your servants! Don’t leave us alone. Come and help us! Hurry! Save us! All the Amorite kings from the hill country have brought their armies together to fight against us.”

Joshua 5:10

The people of Israel celebrated Passover while they were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho. This was on the evening of the 14th day of the month.

Joshua 9:5

The men put old shoes on their feet. The men wore old clothes. The men found some old bread that was dry and moldy. So the men looked like they had traveled from a faraway place.

Joshua 9:9

The men answered, “We are your servants. We have come from a faraway country. We came because we heard of the great power of the Lord your God. We heard about the things he did. We heard about everything he did in Egypt.