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


In Context

13 And these wineskins that we filled were new, but see how cracked they are. And our clothes and sandals are worn out by the very long journey."

14 The men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the Lord .

15 Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.

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

17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth and Kiriath Jearim.

18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath to them by the Lord , the God of Israel. The whole assembly grumbled against the leaders,

Joshua 9:16 in Other Translations

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 Darby Bible Translation 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 in their midst.

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.