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href="/bsb/joshua/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />However, when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The inhabitants of Gibeon also heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But when the people of Gibeon [the Hivites] heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The people of Gibeon had also heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the people living in Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But the people of Gibeon, who were Hivites, heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua has done to Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua hath done to Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and to Ai.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But they that dwelt in Gabaon, hearing all that Josue had done to Jericho and Hai: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But those who were living in Gibeon, hearing all that Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, the inhabitants of Gibeon<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the inhabitants of Gebuun heard the thing that Yeshua did to Ai and to Yerikho<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the inhabitants of Gabaon heard of all that the Lord did to Jericho and Gai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/9-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2134" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/9.htm">The Deceit of the Gibeonites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yō·šə·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">But the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/1391.htm" title="1391: ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A Levitical city in Benjamin. From the same as Geba'; hilly; Gibon, a place in Palestine.">of Gibeon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">having heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">had done</a> <a href="/hebrew/3405.htm" title="3405: lî·rî·ḥōw (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Yrechow; or variation Yriychoh; perhaps from yareach; its month; or else from ruwach; fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine.">to Jericho</a> <a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="5857: wə·lā·‘āy (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city. Or uaya((Neh. 11:31); or eayath (Isaiah 10:28); for iy; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine.">and Ai,</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-10.htm">Deuteronomy 20:10-15</a></span><br />When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace. / If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you. / But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-32.htm">Exodus 23:32-33</a></span><br />You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. / They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a></span><br />When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1-2</a></span><br />During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.” / At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-2.htm">Judges 2:2-3</a></span><br />and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? / So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">2 Chronicles 8:7-8</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24-25</a></span><br />So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. / They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-36</a></span><br />They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. / They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-2</a></span><br />“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a></span><br />Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-8.htm">Luke 16:8</a></span><br />The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-18.htm">Romans 16:18-19</a></span><br />For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. / Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-6.htm">Ephesians 5:6</a></span><br />Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,</p><p class="hdg">Gibeon</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/9-17.htm">Joshua 9:17</a></b></br> And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities <i>were</i> Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-2.htm">Joshua 10:2</a></b></br> That they feared greatly, because Gibeon <i>was</i> a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it <i>was</i> greater than Ai, and all the men thereof <i>were</i> mighty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1,2</a></b></br> Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, <i>It is</i> for Saul, and for <i>his</i> bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites… </p><p class="hdg">Jericho</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/6-1.htm">Joshua 6:1-27</a></b></br> Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/8-1.htm">Joshua 8:1-35</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">Ai</a> <a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-44.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/joshua/6-25.htm">However</a> <a href="/joshua/8-26.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/joshua/8-2.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/joshua/9-2.htm">Joshua</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Ai</a> <a href="/joshua/9-9.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/joshua/11-13.htm">However</a> <a href="/joshua/9-11.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">The kings combine against Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/9-3.htm">The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/9-22.htm">They are condemned to perpetual bondage</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But the people of Gibeon</b><br>The Gibeonites were a group of Hivites, one of the Canaanite tribes inhabiting the land promised to Israel. Gibeon was a significant city, described as a great city, like one of the royal cities, and greater than Ai (<a href="/joshua/10-2.htm">Joshua 10:2</a>). Archaeological evidence suggests that Gibeon was a well-fortified city with a strategic location, which would have made it a valuable ally or a formidable enemy. The Gibeonites' decision to seek peace with Israel reflects their awareness of the Israelites' divine mandate to conquer Canaan.<p><b>having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai</b><br>The news of Israel's victories at Jericho and Ai spread quickly throughout Canaan, instilling fear among the inhabitants. Jericho's fall was miraculous, with its walls collapsing after the Israelites marched around them for seven days (Joshua 6). Ai, on the other hand, was initially a site of defeat due to Achan's sin but was later conquered through strategic military tactics (Joshua 7-8). The Gibeonites' response to these events indicates their recognition of the power of Israel's God, who was fighting for them. This acknowledgment of divine intervention is a recurring theme in the conquest narratives, emphasizing God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His promises to Israel.<p><b>what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai</b><br>Joshua, as the leader of Israel, was instrumental in executing God's commands for the conquest of Canaan. His actions at Jericho and Ai demonstrated both divine guidance and human obedience. The destruction of these cities served as a warning to other Canaanite nations about the fate awaiting those who opposed Israel. The Gibeonites' decision to seek a treaty with Israel can be seen as a pragmatic move to avoid destruction, contrasting with the resistance of other Canaanite kings. This phrase also highlights the role of Joshua as a type of Christ, leading his people to victory and securing their inheritance, much like Jesus leads believers to spiritual victory and eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeon.htm">Gibeon</a></b><br>A significant Canaanite city-state known for its strategic location and later integration into Israel. The Gibeonites were Hivites, a group of people living in the land of Canaan.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites after Moses, tasked with leading the people into the Promised Land and conquering it as God commanded.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a></b><br>The first city conquered by the Israelites in the Promised Land, known for its miraculous fall after the Israelites marched around its walls.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/ai.htm">Ai</a></b><br>The second city conquered by the Israelites, following an initial defeat due to Achan's sin, but later taken through strategic military tactics.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gibeonite_deception.htm">The Gibeonite Deception</a></b><br>The event where the Gibeonites, fearing for their lives, deceived Joshua and the Israelites into making a peace treaty with them by pretending to be from a distant land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a></b><br>Joshua's failure to seek God's counsel before making a treaty with the Gibeonites serves as a reminder of the importance of seeking divine guidance in decision-making.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_reputation.htm">The Power of Reputation</a></b><br>The Gibeonites acted out of fear because of the reputation of Israel's God and His mighty acts. Our lives should reflect God's power and holiness, impacting those around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a></b><br>The Gibeonites' deception led to a lasting servitude, illustrating that deceit, even when seemingly beneficial, can have long-term consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_keeping_promises.htm">The Importance of Keeping Promises</a></b><br>Despite being deceived, the Israelites honored their treaty with the Gibeonites, teaching us the value of integrity and faithfulness to our commitments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_human_affairs.htm">God's Sovereignty in Human Affairs</a></b><br>Despite human errors and deception, God's purposes prevailed, showing His ability to work through imperfect situations for His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_leaders_to_be_misled,_god.htm">Why would an omniscient God allow His leaders to be misled in such a strategic event (Joshua 9)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/define_apostolic_action..htm">What is Jericho's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_christians_join_labor_unions.htm">What is Gilgal's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_gibeonites.htm">What is the identity of the Gibeonites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>THE GIBEONITES MAKE PEACE WITH JOSHUA (<a href="/context/joshua/9-3.htm" title="And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,">Joshua 9:3-27</a>).<p>(3) <span class= "bld">The inhabitants of Gibeon.</span>--Hivites, as appears by <a href="/joshua/9-7.htm" title="And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Peradventure you dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?">Joshua 9:7</a>. Gibeon was one member of a tetrapolis, or community of four cities, as is seen in <a href="/joshua/9-17.htm" title="And the children of Israel journeyed, and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.">Joshua 9:17</a>. Their deception of Joshua and the Israelites on this occasion is a curious compensation for what was done by Simeon and Levi to the Hivites long before, when Jacob first came to Shechem from Padan-Aram (see Genesis 34). On that occasion, the inhabitants of a single city of the Hivites were put to the sword by Israel, by means of a stratagem; on this occasion, a stratagem saved four Hivite cities from destruction by Israel's sword.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The inhabitants of Gibeon.</span> That is, of a confederation of cities (see ver. 17), of which Gibeon was the head. Gibeon was a city of some importance (<a href="/joshua/10-2.htm">Joshua 10:2</a>). Though it was for size and importance "as one of the royal cities," we hear nothing of a king there. Hengstenberg, in his history, describes it (p. 227) as "eine freie Stadt," with daughter cities dependent on it. In fact, the Phoenician cities (see Introduction) seem to have had as great a variety of constitution as those of ancient Greece. Its inhabitants were Hivites (ver. 7, and <a href="/joshua/11-19.htm">Joshua 11:19</a>). Its name (compare Gibeah and <span class="hebrew">גִבְעָה</span> a hill) signifies hill city, like the termination <span class="accented">dunum</span> in Latin, as Lugdunum, or Lyons; <span class="accented">dune</span> in Anglo-Saxon, as <span class="accented">Ethandune.</span> Compare also Dunkirk. Robinson, in his 'Biblical Researches,' 2:135-9, identifies it with el-Jib, a village on an eminence in the midst of a fertile plain, where the remains of large buildings may still be seen. (So Vandevelde and Condor.) "Onely the Hivites are wiser than their fellowes, and will rather yeeld and live. Their intelligence was not diverse from the rest; all had equally heard of the miraculous conduct and successe of Israel; but their resolution was diverse. As Rahab saved her family in the midst of Jericho, so these foure cities preserved themselves in the midst of Canaan; and both of them by beleeving what God would do. The efficacie of God's marvellous works is not in the acts themselves, but in our apprehension" (Bp. Hall). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/9-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the people</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֹשְׁבֵ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Gibeon,</span><br /><span class="heb">גִבְע֜וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1391.htm">Strong's 1391: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gibeon -- a Levitical city in Benjamin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">having heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמְע֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had done</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Jericho</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽירִיח֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lî·rî·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3405.htm">Strong's 3405: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Ai,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָעָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·‘āy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5857.htm">Strong's 5857: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ai -- a Canaanite city</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/9-3.htm">Joshua 9:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/9-3.htm">Joshua 9:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/9-3.htm">Joshua 9:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/9-3.htm">Joshua 9:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/9-3.htm">Joshua 9:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/9-3.htm">Joshua 9:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/9-3.htm">Joshua 9:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/9-3.htm">Joshua 9:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/9-3.htm">Joshua 9:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/9-3.htm">Joshua 9:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/9-3.htm">OT History: Joshua 9:3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard (Josh. 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