16And 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 neighbours, and that they dwelt in their midst.


In Context

13 And these flasks of wine which we filled new, behold, they are rent; and these our garments and our sandals are become old by reason of the very long journey.

14 And the men took of their victuals, but they did not inquire at the mouth of Jehovah.

15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them.

16 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 neighbours, and that they dwelt in their midst.

17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came to their cities on the third day; and their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.

18 And the children of Israel did not smite them, because the princes of the assembly had sworn unto them by Jehovah the God of Israel. Then all the assembly murmured against the princes.

Joshua 9:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:16Three days after they made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were neighbors, living near them.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:16And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:16Now three days after the league was made, they heard that they dwelt nigh, and they should be among them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:16And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:16And 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 neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16And 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 neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16It happened 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 lived among them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16And it cometh to pass, at the end of three days after that they have made with them a covenant, that they hear that they are their neighbours — that in their midst they are dwelling.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:16And 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 neighbors, and that they dwelled among them.