Joshua 9:15–16
15 And Joshua made peace with them, and ⌊he made a covenant with them⌋s to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
16 And it happened that at the end of three days, after they made a covenant with them, they heard that ⌊they were their neighbors⌋t and living among them.
Joshua 9:15–16 — The New International Version (NIV)
15 Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.
16 Three days after they made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were neighbors, living near them.
Joshua 9:15–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)
15 And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.
16 At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and that they lived among them.
Joshua 9:15–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
16 And 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.
Joshua 9:15–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
15 Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them and guaranteed their safety, and the leaders of the community ratified their agreement with a binding oath.
16 Three days after making the treaty, they learned that these people actually lived nearby!
Joshua 9:15–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
15 So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.
16 And it happened at the end of three days, after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors who dwelt near them.
Joshua 9:15–16 — New Century Version (NCV)
15 So Joshua agreed to make peace with the Gibeonites and to let them live. And the leaders of the Israelites swore an oath to keep the agreement.
16 Three days after they had made the agreement, the Israelites learned that the Gibeonites lived nearby.
Joshua 9:15–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
16 And 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.
Joshua 9:15–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them. 16 And 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.
Joshua 9:15–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
15 So Joshua made peace with them by making a treaty which allowed them to live. The leaders of the congregation swore to it with an oath.
16 But three days after the treaty was made, the Israelites heard that these people were their neighbors and lived with them.
Joshua 9:15–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
15 So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.
16 Three days after making the treaty with them, they heard that the Gibeonites were their neighbors, living among them.
Joshua 9:15–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
15 And Joshua made peace with them, guaranteeing their lives by a treaty; and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
16 But when three days had passed after they had made a treaty with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and were living among them.
Joshua 9:15–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
15 Joshua made a peace treaty with the men who had come. He agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community took an oath to show that they agreed with the treaty.
16 The people of Israel made a peace treaty with the people of Gibeon. But three days later they heard that the people of Gibeon lived close to them.
Joshua 9:15–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
15 Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
16 It came about at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were neighbors and that they were living within their land.