3However, when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,


In Context

1 Now when all the kings west of the Jordan heard about these things-those in the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the entire coast of the Great Sea as far as Lebanon (the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites)-

2 they came together to make war against Joshua and Israel.

3 However, when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

4 they resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded with worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.

5 The men put worn and patched sandals on their feet and wore old clothes. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy.

Joshua 9:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:3And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:3But they that dwelt in Gabaon, hearing all that Josue had done to Jericho and Hai:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:3But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:3And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:3But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:3And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:3But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:3And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua hath done to Jericho and to Ai,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:3And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,