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.


In Context

13 and these are the wine-bottles which we filled, new, and lo, they have rent; and these, our garments and our sandals, have become old, from the exceeding greatness of the way.'

14 And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked;

15 and Joshua maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.

16 And 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.

17 And the sons of Israel journey and come in unto their cities on the third day — and their cities are Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-Jearim —

18 and the sons of Israel have not smitten them, for sworn to them have the princes of the company by Jehovah God of Israel, and all the company murmur 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 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 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.