Joshua 9:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A couple of days later, the Israelites found out that these people actually lived in the nearby towns of Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-Jearim. So the Israelites left the place where they had camped and arrived at the four towns two days later.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:19

Truth will last for ever; lies are soon found out.

Joshua 9:15

So Joshua made a peace treaty with the messengers and promised that Israel would not kill their people. Israel's leaders swore that Israel would keep this promise.

Joshua 9:22

Joshua told some of his soldiers, “I want to meet with the Gibeonite leaders. Bring them here.” When the Gibeonites came, Joshua said, “You live close to us. Why did you lie by claiming you lived far away?

Joshua 9:9

We are your servants, and we live far from here. We came because the LORD your God is so famous. We heard what the LORD did in Egypt