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Joshua 9:1-2
Evangelical Heritage Version
Joshua 9:1-2
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Deception by Gibeon
9 When all the kings who were west of the Jordan in the hill country,[a] in the Shephelah,[b] and along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea[c] as far as Lebanon (the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites) heard what had happened, 2 they gathered together with one purpose: to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
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- Joshua 9:1 Or highlands. The word traditionally translated hill country is the same Hebrew word that means mountain. But in many cases, as it does here, it refers to highland regions, not to a mountain peak. This translation retains the traditional rendering hill country for the highland regions of Israel.
- Joshua 9:1 The Shephelah is the region of foothills west of the central mountain range of Israel.
- Joshua 9:1 Hebrew Great Sea
Joshua 9:1-2
New International Version
Joshua 9:1-2
New International Version
The Gibeonite Deception
9 Now when all the kings west of the Jordan heard about these things—the kings in the hill country,(A) in the western foothills, and along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea(B) as far as Lebanon(C) (the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites,(D) Hivites(E) and Jebusites)(F)— 2 they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
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