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make a treaty with us.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/joshua/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> When they arrived at the camp of Israel at Gilgal, they told Joshua and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land to ask you to make a peace treaty with us.” <a href="/esv/joshua/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> And they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant country, so now make a covenant with us.” <a href="/bsb/joshua/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.” <a href="/kjv/joshua/9.htm">King James Bible</a> And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/9.htm">New King James Version</a> And they went to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us.” <a href="/nasb_/joshua/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And they went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country; now then, make a covenant with us.” <a href="/nasb/joshua/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> They went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, &#8220We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/joshua/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And they went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us.” <a href="/lsb/joshua/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And they went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country; so now, cut a covenant with us.” <a href="/amp/joshua/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country; so now, make a covenant (treaty) with us.” <a href="/csb/joshua/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Please make a treaty with us.” <a href="/hcsb/joshua/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, &#8220We have come from a distant land. Please make a treaty with us.&#8221 <a href="/asv/joshua/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make ye a covenant with us. <a href="/cev/joshua/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then they went to the Israelite camp at Gilgal, where they said to Joshua and the men of Israel, "We have come from a country that is far from here. Please make a peace treaty with us." <a href="/erv/joshua/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make ye a covenant with us. <a href="/gwt/joshua/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They came to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal. They told Joshua and the men of Israel, "We have come from a distant country. Make a treaty with us right now." <a href="/gnt/joshua/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then they went to the camp at Gilgal and said to Joshua and the Israelites, "We have come from a distant land. We want you to make a treaty with us." <a href="/isv/joshua/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then they approached Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and addressed him and the Israelis, "We've arrived from a distant country, so please make a treaty with us right now." <a href="/msb/joshua/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, ?We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.? <a href="/net/joshua/9.htm">NET Bible</a> They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, "We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us." <a href="/nheb/joshua/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a far country. Now therefore make a covenant with us." <a href="/wbt/joshua/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. <a href="/web/joshua/9.htm">World English Bible</a> They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country. Now therefore make a covenant with us.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they go to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, and say to him, and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far-off land, and now, make a covenant with us”; <a href="/ylt/joshua/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they go unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, and say unto him, and unto the men of Israel, 'From a land far off we have come, and now, make with us a covenant;' <a href="/slt/joshua/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will come to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and will say to him and to the men of Israel, From a land far off we came: and now cut out to us a covenant.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they went to Josue, who then abode in the camp at Galgal, and said to him, and to all Israel with him: We are come from a far country, desiring to make peace with you. And the children of Israel answered them, and said: <a href="/cpdv/joshua/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they traveled to Joshua, who at that time was staying in the camp at Gilgal. And they said to him, and to all of Israel with him, “We have come from a far away land, desiring to make peace with you.” And the sons of Israel responded to them, and said, <a href="/nabre/joshua/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus they journeyed to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal, where they said to him and to the Israelites, “We have come from a far-off land; now, make a covenant with us.” <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the Israelites, “We have come from a far country; so now make a treaty with us.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country; now therefore make a treaty with us. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they came to Yeshua to the encampment at Galgala and they said to him and to those of the house of Israel:”We are coming from a distant place; now give to us the right hand”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel: 'We are come from a far country; now therefore make ye a covenant with us.' <a href="/sep/joshua/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they came to Joshua into the camp of Israel to Galgala, and said to Joshua and Israel, We are come from a far land: now then make a covenant with us. <a href="/parallel/joshua/9-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2160" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/9.htm">The Deceit of the Gibeonites</a> …5They put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy. 6<a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·lə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">They went</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ham·ma·ḥă·neh (Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">the camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/1537.htm" title="1537: hag·gil·gāl (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Circle (of stones), the name of several places in Pal. The same as gilgal; Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine.">at Gilgal</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">“We have come</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm" title="7350: rə·ḥō·w·qāh (Adj-fs) -- Or rachoq; from rachaq; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially.">from a distant</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: kir·ṯū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">please make</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: ḇə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">a treaty</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">with us.”</a> 7But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-10.htm">Deuteronomy 20:10-11</a> 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. <a href="/exodus/23-32.htm">Exodus 23:32</a> You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a> 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. <a href="/2_samuel/21-2.htm">2 Samuel 21:2</a> 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.) <a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a> 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. <a href="/judges/2-2.htm">Judges 2:2</a> 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? <a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">2 Chronicles 8:7-8</a> 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. <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24-25</a> 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. <a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-36</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Isaiah 2:6</a> For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with influences from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners. <a href="/ezekiel/16-3.htm">Ezekiel 16:3</a> and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. <a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">Matthew 5:37</a> Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one. <a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a> Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. <a href="/luke/16-8.htm">Luke 16:8</a> 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. <a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a> You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make you a league with us.the camp<a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10</a> And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.<a href="/joshua/10-43.htm">Joshua 10:43</a> And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.We be<a href="/joshua/9-9.htm">Joshua 9:9</a> And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,<a href="/deuteronomy/20-11.htm">Deuteronomy 20:11-15</a> And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee… <a href="/1_kings/8-41.htm">1 Kings 8:41</a> Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;make ye.<a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12</a> That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/6-6.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/joshua/6-23.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Country</a> <a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-4.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/joshua/9-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/9-3.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/daniel/11-23.htm">League</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-12.htm">Tent-Circle</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-6.htm">Treaty</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/9-7.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/joshua/9-9.htm">Country</a> <a href="/joshua/9-7.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/joshua/9-9.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/joshua/9-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/9-8.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/9-11.htm">League</a> <a href="/joshua/10-15.htm">Tent-Circle</a> <a href="/joshua/9-7.htm">Treaty</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 9</div>1. <a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">The kings combine against Israel</a> 3. <a href="/joshua/9-3.htm">The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league</a> 22. <a href="/joshua/9-22.htm">They are condemned to perpetual bondage</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal Gilgal was the first encampment of the Israelites after crossing the Jordan River, serving as a base for their operations in Canaan. It was a place of significant spiritual renewal, where the Israelites celebrated the Passover and circumcised the new generation (<a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Joshua 5:2-12</a>). The location symbolizes a new beginning and commitment to God’s covenant. The Gibeonites' approach to Joshua at Gilgal highlights the strategic importance of this site as a center of Israelite leadership and decision-making.and said to him and the men of Israel The Gibeonites addressed both Joshua and the leaders of Israel, recognizing the collective authority in decision-making. This reflects the communal leadership structure of the Israelites, where decisions were often made in consultation with elders and leaders. It also underscores the importance of unity and collective responsibility in the Israelite community.“We have come from a distant land; The claim of coming from a distant land was a deception by the Gibeonites, intended to secure a peace treaty with Israel. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of forming alliances and treaties, often based on perceived distance and non-threat. The Gibeonites' ruse was a strategic move to protect themselves from the advancing Israelites, who were commanded by God to conquer the inhabitants of Canaan (<a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-18</a>).please make a treaty with us.” The request for a treaty was a plea for protection and peace. In the ancient world, treaties were formal agreements that established terms of peace and mutual obligations. The Gibeonites sought to align themselves with Israel, recognizing the power and favor of Israel's God. This request also foreshadows the later inclusion of Gentiles into the covenant community, pointing to the broader biblical theme of God's salvation extending beyond Israel (<a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>, <a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11-13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of Israel after Moses, tasked with leading the Israelites into the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_gibeonites.htm">The Gibeonites</a> A group of people from the region of Canaan who deceived the Israelites into making a peace treaty with them by pretending to be from a distant land. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God, led by Joshua, who were conquering the land of Canaan as God had commanded. 4. <a href="/topical/g/gilgal.htm">Gilgal</a> The Israelite camp and base of operations during the conquest of Canaan. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_deception.htm">The Deception</a> The event where the Gibeonites tricked the Israelites into making a treaty by pretending to be from a far-off land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_decision-making.htm">Discernment in Decision-Making</a> The Israelites failed to seek God's guidance before making a treaty. This teaches us the importance of seeking divine wisdom in our decisions. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a> The Gibeonites' deception led to a binding treaty. This reminds us that deceit can have long-lasting and serious consequences. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_grace.htm">God's Sovereignty and Grace</a> Despite the deception, God used the situation for His purposes. This illustrates that God can work through our mistakes to fulfill His plans. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> The Israelites were commanded not to make treaties with the inhabitants of the land. This highlights the importance of adhering to God's commands. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_accountability.htm">The Role of Community in Accountability</a> The leaders of Israel were responsible for the decision. This underscores the need for accountability within the community of believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 9</a> <a href="/q/what's_gilgal's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Gilgal's significance in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_gilgal_as_israel's_'disgrace'_site.htm">Joshua 5:9: Is there any historical or archaeological evidence that this site, Gilgal, was ever known or marked as the place where Israel’s “disgrace” was removed? </a> <a href="/q/why_didn't_joshua_seek_divine_guidance.htm">Why did Joshua fail to seek divine guidance (Joshua 9:14) before making a treaty?</a> <a href="/q/why_spare_gibeonites_despite_deut._20_16-17.htm">How does sparing the Gibeonites (Joshua 9:15) align with instructions to destroy all Canaanite inhabitants (Deuteronomy 20:16-17)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - To the camp at Gilgal. Many commentators, among whom we may number Vandevelde and the recent Palestine Exploration Expedition, suppose that the Gilgal mentioned here is another Gilgal, and certainly the supposition derives great force from the fact that there is a place the modern name of which is Jiljilia, situated near the oaks of Moreh, whose situation would be far more central, and would fall in better with the rest of the history (see notes on Joshua 8:30), than the original Gilgal. That such a second Gilgal is known to Jewish history would appear from <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Deuteronomy 11:30</a>, where its situation is clearly pointed out as that of the modern Jiljilia, near the oaks of Moreh, and near theArabah (champaign, Authorised Version), which runs in that direction. Jiljulieh, in the plain of Sharon, is supposed by Vandevelde and the Palestine explorers (see 'Quarterly Statement,' Jan., 1879) to be a third Gilgal, and Jerome, in his 'Onomasticon,' has identified it (see note on Joshua 12:23). The Gilgal in <a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">1 Samuel 13:4-12</a> seems to require a central position like that of Jiljilia, rather than a place near the fords of Jordan. As Ewald reminds us, the earlier Gilgal lay out of the road from Jericho to Bethel (see also <a href="/2_kings/2-1.htm">2 Kings 2:1-6</a>). The only argument against such a second Gilgal is the improbability of a removal of the camp without any mention of such removal by the historian (see Hengstenberg, 'Geschichte des Reiches Gottes,' p. 207), and the improbability of there having been a second Gilgal as the place of encampment of the Israelites. It is possible, however, that the second great place of encampment received the memorable name of the first, from the keen sense that the Israelitish encampment was the abode of a people from which the "reproach of Egypt" was forever rolled away. Another explanation is suggested by a comparison of <a href="/joshua/15-7.htm">Joshua 15:7</a> with <a href="/joshua/18-17.htm">Joshua 18:17</a> (see note on the former passage). The second Gilgal, if it really existed, was well suited for its purpose. "It was in the centre of the country, situated upon a steep hill, with a good table land at the top, and commanded a most extensive prospect of the large plain in the west, and also towards the north and east" (Keil) - precisely the place which an able general would be likely to select. Though "in a high position" (Vandevelde), it was "lower than Gibeon," and was "an hour west of Sinjil on the Jerusalem Shechem road." Its situation enabled Joshua to strike a decisive blow without delay (<a href="/joshua/10-7.htm">Joshua 10:7, 9</a>). It is clear that this suggestion entirely obviates the difficulty of the concluding verses of ch. 8. And as the name implies a circular form as well as motion, and early camps were usually circular, it may have been the ordinary name for an encampment among the Hebrews. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/9-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They went וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the camp הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה (ham·ma·ḥă·neh) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> An encampment, an army at Gilgal הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל (hag·gil·gāl) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in Palestine and said וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to him אֵלָ֜יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to and וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the men אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc “We have come בָּ֔אנוּ (bā·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go from a distant רְחוֹקָה֙ (rə·ḥō·w·qāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7350.htm">Strong's 7350: </a> Remote, of place, time, precious land; מֵאֶ֤רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land please make כִּרְתוּ־ (kir·ṯū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant a treaty with us.” בְרִֽית׃ (ḇə·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> A covenant <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">OT History: Joshua 9:6 They went to Joshua to the camp (Josh. 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