But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
Parallel translations
- KJV And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
- BSB But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
- NKJV But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
- NASB The inhabitants of Gibeon also heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
- NLT But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
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- Josh 10:2They were very afraid, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
- Josh 9:17The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
- 2 Sam 21:1–2There was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said, “It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
- Josh 8:1–35Yahweh said to Joshua, “Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed. Take all the warriors with you, and arise, go up to Ai. Behold, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, with his people, his city, and his land.
- Josh 6:1–27Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.
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