JOS 9:1 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὡς δὲ ἤκουσαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῶν Ἀμοῤῥαίων οἱ ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, οἱ ἐν τῇ ὀρεινῇ, καὶ οἱ ἐν τῇ πεδινῇ, καὶ οἱ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ παραλίᾳ τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς μεγάλης, καὶ οἱ πρὸς τῷ Ἀντιλιβάνῳ, καὶ οἱ Χετταῖοι, καὶ οἱ Χαναναῖοι, καὶ οἱ Φερεζαῖοι, καὶ οἱ Εὐαῖοι, καὶ οἱ Ἀμοῤῥαῖοι, καὶ οἱ Γεργεσαῖοι, καὶ οἱ Ἰεβουσαῖοι,
(Hōs de aʸkousan hoi basileis tōn Amoɽɽaiōn hoi en tōi peran tou Yordanou, hoi en taʸ oreinaʸ, kai hoi en taʸ pedinaʸ, kai hoi en pasaʸ taʸ paralia taʸs thalassaʸs taʸs megalaʸs, kai hoi pros tōi Antilibanōi, kai hoi Ⱪettaioi, kai hoi Ⱪananaioi, kai hoi Ferezaioi, kai hoi Euaioi, kai hoi Amoɽɽaioi, kai hoi Gergesaioi, kai hoi Iebousaioi, )

BrTr And when the kings of the Amorites on the other side of Jordan, who were in the mountain country, and in the plain, and in all the coast of the great sea, and those who were near Antilibanus, and the Chettites, and the Chananites, and the Pherezites, and the Evites, and the Amorites, and the Gergesites, and the Jebusites, heard of it,

ULT And it happened, when all of the kings heard who were on the other side of the Jordan, in the hill country and in the lowlands and in all of the coast of the Great Sea toward the front of Lebanon, the Hittite and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite,

UST All the kings on the west side of the Jordan River heard about what the Israelites had done at Ai. These kings lived in the hilly region, in the western foothills, and along all the coast of the Great Sea as far as Lebanon. They were the kings of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Once these kings heard about what Israel had done to Ai,

9:1 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea

9:1 That is, the Mediterranean Sea

OEB When this was heard by all the kings west of the Jordan, in the highlands and the lowlands and all along the coast of the Mediterranean as far as Lebanon, then Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,

WEBBE When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan – in the hill country, the lowlands, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) –

LSV And it comes to pass, when all the kings who [are] beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the low-country, and in every haven of the Great Sea, toward Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, hear—

FBV All the kings west of the Jordan heard what had happened. These included the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites who lived in the hill country, the lowlands, and along the coast as far as Lebanon.

T4T There were several kings who ruled in lands that are on the west side of the Jordan River. They were the kings of the Heth people-group, the Amor people-group, the Canaan people-group, the Periz people-group, the Hiv people-group, and the Jebus people-group. They lived in the hilly area, in the foothills further west, and on the plains along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. They heard about what happened at Ai.

LEB Now[fn] when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the Shephelah,[fn] and on all the coast of the great sea toward Lebanon[fn]—the Hittites,[fn] the Amorites,[fn] the Canaanites,[fn] the Perizzites,[fn] the Hivites,[fn] and the Jebusites[fn]—heard of this,

9:1 Or “And it happened”

9:1 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea

9:1 Literally “white mountain”

9:1 Hebrew “Hittite”

9:1 Hebrew “Amorite”

9:1 Hebrew “Canaanite”

9:1 Hebrew “Perizzite”

9:1 Hebrew “Hivite”

9:1 Hebrew “Jebusite”

BBE Now on hearing the news of these things, all the kings on the west side of Jordan, in the hill-country and the lowlands and by the Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,

Moff When this was heard by all the kings west of the Jordan, in the highlands and the lowlands and all along the coast of the Mediterranean as far as Lebanon, then Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,

JPS And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the Lowland, and on all the shore of the Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof,

ASV And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

DRA Now When these things were heard of, all the kings beyond the Jordan, that dwelt in the mountains and in the plains, in the places near the sea, and on the coasts of the great sea, they also that dwell by Libanus, the Hethite and the Amorrhite, the Chanaanite, the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite,

YLT And it cometh to pass, when all the kings who [are] beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the low-country, and in every haven of the great sea, over-against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, hear —

Drby And it came to pass when all the kings who were on this side the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and along all the coast of the great sea as far as opposite to Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard [of it],

RV And it came to pass when all the kings which were beyond Jordan, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
(And it came to pass when all the kings which were beyond Yordan, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; )

SLT And it will be when all the kings hear which are on the other side Jordan, in the mountain and in the plain, and in all the coast of the great sea, and in front of Lebanon, the Hittite and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite;

Wbstr And it came to pass, when all the kings who were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite heard these things ,

KJB-1769 And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
(And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Yordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; )

KJB-1611 ¶ And it came to passe when all the kings which were on this side Iordan in the hilles, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea, ouer against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hiuite, and the Iebusite heard thereof:
(¶ And it came to pass when all the kings which were on this side Yordan in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea, over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hiuite, and the Yebusite heard thereof:)

Bshps And when al ye kinges that dwell beyonde Iordane in the hylles and valleys, & along by all the coastes of the great sea, ouer against Libanon: Namely the Hethites, the Amorites, the Chanaanites, the Pherezites, the Heuites, and the Iebusites, hearde therof:
(And when all ye/you_all kings that dwell beyond Yordan in the hills and valleys, and along by all the coasts of the great sea, over against Libanon: Namely the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Yebusites, heard thereof:)

Gnva And when all the Kings that were beyonde Iorden, in the mountaines and in the valleis, and by all the coastes of the great Sea ouer against Lebanon (as the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hiuites, and the Iebusites) heard thereof,
(And when all the Kings that were beyond Yordan, in the mountains and in the valleys, and by all the coasts of the great Sea over against Lebanon (as the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Yebusites) heard thereof, )

Cvdl Now whan all the kynges that were beyonde Iordane vpon the mountaynes, and in the lowe countrees, & in all the hauens of the greate see, and besyde mount Libanus, herde this (namely, ye Hethites, Amorites, Cananites, Pheresites, Heuites and Iebusytes)
(Now when all the kings that were beyond Yordan upon the mountains, and in the low countries, and in all the havens of the great see, and beside mount Libanus, herd/heard this (namely, ye/you_all Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Yebusytes))

Wycl And whanne these thingis weren herd, alle the kyngis biyende Jordan, that lyueden in the hilly places, and in `the feeldi places, in the coostis of the see, and in the brynke of the greet see, and thei that dwellen bisidis Liban, Ethei, and Ammorrei, Cananei, and Feresey, Euey, and Jebusey,
(And when these things were herd, all the kings beyond Yordan, that lived in the hilly places, and in the feeldi places, in the coasts of the sea, and in the brynke of the great see, and they that dwell besides Liban, Ethei, and Ammorrei, Cananei, and Feresey, Hivites, and Yebusey,)

Luth Da nun das höreten alle Könige, die jenseit des Jordans waren auf den Gebirgen und in den Gründen und an allen Anfurten des großen Meers, auch die neben dem Berge Libanon waren, nämlich die Hethiter, Amoriter, Kanaaniter, Pheresiter, Heviter und Jebusiter,
(So now the heard all king(s), the beyond the Yordans were on/in/to the Gebirgen and in the found_(thing) and at/to all/everyone havens the large seas, also the next_to to_him mountains/hills Lebanon were, namely the Hethiter, Amoriter, Kanaaniter, Pheresiter, Heviter and Yebusiter,)

ClVg Quibus auditis, cuncti reges trans Jordanem, qui versabantur in montanis et campestribus, in maritimis ac littore magni maris, hi quoque qui habitabant juxta Libanum, Hethæus et Amorrhæus, Chananæus, Pherezæus, et Hevæus, et Jebusæus,[fn]
(To_whom you_hear, all kings across Yordan, who/which versabantur in/into/on montanis and plains, in/into/on of_the_seatimis and littore great of_the_sea, these too who/which they_lived next_to Libanum, Hethæus and Amorrhæus, Chananæus, Pherezæus, and Hevæus, and Yebusæus, )

9.1 Congregati, etc. ADAM., hom. 9 in Jos. Ex his quæ gesta sunt, etc., usque ad conteretur Satanas sub pedibus servorum ejus Rom. 16..

9.1 Congregati, etc. ADAM., man. 9 in/into/on Yos. From his which deeds are, etc., until to would_crushur Satan under feet of_servants his Rom. 16..

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:1–27 The Gibeonites deceived the Israelites

The Gibeonite people lived near Ai. When they heard that Joshua had defeated Ai, they were afraid that he would conquer and kill them too. So, they sent messengers who pretended they had come from a long distance away. They deceived the Israelites and made a treaty of friendship with them.

Later, the Israelites learned that the Gibeonites lied to them, and that they lived quite close to them. They could not kill them because of the treaty, so they made them be water carriers and woodcutters for the Israelites.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The people of Gibeon

The Gibeon people tricked the Israelites and made a treaty with them

Paragraph 9:1–2

This paragraph forms an introduction to the story of this chapter. It tells how a group of kings from the nearby towns decided to fight together against the Israelites. Their action contrasts with how the Gibeonites deceived the Israelites.

9:1a

Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—

¶ All the kings who ruled the cities west of the Jordan River heard about the Israelites.
¶ When all the kings west of the Jordan River heard that the Israelites lost a battle at Ai

Now when news of this reached: The words of this are not included in the Hebrew text. The Hebrew text says only, “When all the kings heard.” In some languages it may be clearer to add words about what the kings heard.

These kings heard something that made them decide to join forces and attack the Israelites. Probably they heard how Joshua and the Israelites were defeated in the first battle of Ai. Because they saw that it was possible for the Israelites to lose a battle, they decided to attack them.9:1 Howard, p. 218; Hess, p. 175.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

When the kings heard about the Israelites they gathered together

When the kings heard that the Israelites lost a battle against Ai, they gathered together

all the kings west of the Jordan: The phrase the kings west of the Jordan refers to the kings who ruled towns on the west side of the Jordan River. It may be clearer to add the implied information in this clause. For example:

the kings of the towns beyond the Jordan River

the kings of the towns west of the Jordan River

west of the Jordan: The phrase west of the Jordan refers to the region west of the Jordan River.

9:1b

those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon

They are the kings in the mountains and the lower slopes and on the Mediterranean seacoast northwards toward Lebanon,
(they are the kings in the mountain country, the foothills to the west, and on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea up north towards Lebanon,

those in the hill country: The term hill country refers to the central mountain range of Palestine.

the foothills: The term foothills refers to the western side of the central mountain range. It is a rocky plateau that is higher than the land near the Mediterranean Sea, but lower than the hill country.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

western foothills (NIV)

the lowland (RSV)

and all along the coast of the Great Sea: The phrase Great Sea refers to the Mediterranean Sea.

toward Lebanon: Lebanon was a small but powerful kingdom to the north of Palestine. The phrase toward Lebanon indicates that some of these kings were from the north, near the kingdom of Lebanon.

9:1c

(the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—

namely, the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
the kings who ruled the Heth people, the Amor people, the Canaan people, the Periz people, the Hiw people, and the Yabus people),

the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites: These six groups of people were mentioned in 3:10. You should translate them the same way you did there. These people are inhabitants of the land of Canaan. In Deuteronomy 20:16–18 Yahweh told the Israelites to destroy these nations with his help.

General Comment on 9:1

This is a long sentence with a long and complicated subject. It may be clearer to break it into two sentences. For example: