Joshua 9:3

When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

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

In Context

2these joined together under one command, to wage war against Joshua and Israel.

4they acted with a cunning plan. They went as messengers. They took worn-out sacks and put them on their donkeys. They also took old wineskins that were worn, torn, and had been repaired. + 9:4 Instead of They went as messengers, some versions have, They got provisions ready .

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Cross References

Joshua 6:1Now all the entrances to Jericho were closed because of the army of Israel. No one went out and no one came in.

Joshua 8:1Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not fear; do not be discouraged. Take with you all the people of war. Go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.

Joshua 8:26Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he had reached out while holding his spear, until he had completely destroyed all the people of Ai.

Joshua 10:1Now when Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured Ai and had completely destroyed it (just as he had done to Jericho and its king), he also heard how the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living among them.

Joshua 10:28In this way, Joshua captured Makkedah on that day and killed everyone there with the sword, including its king. He completely destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivor in it. He did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Joshua 18:25There were also the cities of Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

Matthew Henry on Joshua 9:2-3

The Application of the Gibeonites. ( b. c. 1450.) 1 And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; 2 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. Hitherto the Canaanites had acted defensively; the Israelites were the aggressors upon Jericho and… Read the whole commentary →

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