Joshua 9:16

Easy To Read Version

Three days later, the people of Israel learned that those men lived very near their camp.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:19

If a person tells a lie, then those words are wasted quickly. But the truth will live forever.

Joshua 9:15

Joshua agreed to make peace with them. He agreed to let them live. The leaders of Israel agreed with this promise of Joshua.

Joshua 9:17

So the people of Israel went to the place where those men lived. On the third day the people of Israel came to the cities of Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.

Joshua 9:22

Joshua called the Gibeonite people. He said, “Why did you lie to us? Your land was near our camp. But you told us you were from a faraway country.

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.