Joshua 9:17
What does Joshua 9:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 9:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the children of Israel went forward on their journey, and on the third day came to their towns. Now their towns were Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the sons of Israel journey and come in unto their cities on the third day--and their cities <FI>are<Fi> Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-Jearim--
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the children of Israel removed the camp, and came into their cities on the third day, the names of which are, Gabaon, and Caphira, and Beroth, and Cariathiarim.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the children of Israel journeyed, and came to their cities on the third day; and their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.
Context
v.16And 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.
v.17This passage
v.18And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 2:25
The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
- Joshua 10:2
that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
- Joshua 18:25
Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
- Joshua 15:60
Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
- 1 Samuel 7:1
And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.
- Nehemiah 7:29
The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
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