Joshua 9:3 - Easy To Read Version3 The people from the city of Gibeon heard about the way Joshua had defeated Jericho and Ai. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17693 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition3 But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible3 In contrast, when the population of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version3 But those who were living in Gibeon, hearing all that Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version3 But they that dwelt in Gabaon, hearing all that Josue had done to Jericho and Hai: Féach an chaibidil |
In the fifth month of the fourth year {\cf2\super [218]} that Zedekiah was king of Judah, Hananiah the prophet spoke to me. Hananiah was the son of a man named Azzur. Hananiah was from the town of Gibeon. Hananiah was in the Lord’s temple when he spoke to me. The priests and all the people were there also. This is what Hananiah said:
At this time Adoni Zedek was the king of Jerusalem. This king heard that Joshua had defeated Ai and completely destroyed it. The king learned that Joshua had done the same thing to Jericho and its king. The king also learned that the people of Gibeon had made a peace agreement with Israel. And those people lived very near Jerusalem.
So those people decided to try to fool the people of Israel. This was their plan: They gathered together old wineskins [45] that were cracked and broken. They put these old wine skins on the backs of their animals. They put old pieces of cloth on their animals to look like they had traveled from far away.