Joshua 9:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Three days later the Israelites learned that these men lived very near their camp.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:19

Lies last only a moment, but the truth lasts forever.

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 what he has done and about everything he did in Egypt.

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 Israelites went to the place where they lived. On the third day the Israelites came to the cities of Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.

Joshua 9:22

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