Joshua 9:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Three days after making the treaty with them, they heard that the Gibeonites were their neighbours, living among them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then three days after they had made a covenant with [the strangers, the Israelites] heard that they were their neighbors and that they dwelt among them. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them. Common English Bible Three days after the Israelites made a treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were actually their neighbors and were living among them. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, three days after the pact was formed, they heard that they lived in the vicinity, and that they would soon be among them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now three days after the league was made, they heard that they dwelt nigh, and they should be among them. |
So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.
So the Israelites set out and reached the Gibeonite cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them, ‘Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?
They replied to him, ‘Your servants have come from a faraway land because of the reputation of the Lord your God. For we have heard of his fame, and all that he did in Egypt,