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Joshua 9:15–17

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15Then Joshua made a treaty of peacea with them to let them live,b and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.

16Three days after they made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were neighbors, living nearc them. 17So the Israelites set out and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beerothd and Kiriath Jearim.e

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  1. aSee ver 3, 7; Jos 10:1, 4; 11:19; 2 Sa 21:2; 24:1
  2. bver 21; Jdg 1:21; Ps 106:34
  3. cver 22
  4. dJos 18:25; 2 Sa 4:2; 23:37
  5. eJos 15:9, 60; 18:14, 15; Jdg 18:12; 1 Sa 6:21; 7:2; Ps 132:6; Jer 26:20

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

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. And the people of Israel set out and reached their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

Three days after making the treaty with them, they heard that the Gibeonites were their neighbors, living among them. So the Israelites set out and reached the Gibeonite cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

Three days after making the treaty, they learned that these people actually lived nearby! The Israelites set out at once to investigate and reached their towns in three days. The names of these towns were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Joshua made peace with them, and he made a covenant with them to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

And it happened that at the end of three days, after they made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and living among them. And the Israelites set out and went to their cities on the third day (their cities were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim).

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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. And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.