Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
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 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;
That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
And
when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
But
when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles
, old ,
and rent ,
and bound up ;
they also
did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine -skins
, old and rent and bound up ,
And old shoes
and clouted
upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
and old and patched
shoes
upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was
become
mouldy.
And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be
come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league
with us.
And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are
come from a far country: now therefore make ye a covenant
with us.
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league
with you?
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant
with you?
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the
LORD
thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of Jehovah
thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which
was at Ashtaroth.
and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the
Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who
was at Ashtaroth.
Wherefore
our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals
with
you
for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore
now make ye a league
with us.
And
our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take provision
in
your
hand
for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: and
now make ye a covenant
with us.
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it
is mouldy:
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become
mouldy:
And these bottles
of
wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be
rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
and these wine -skins
, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are
rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
And the men took of their victuals
, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the
LORD
.
And the men took of their provision
, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah
.
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 Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant
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 neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.
And 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.
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 Kirjathjearim
.
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 Kiriath-jearim
.
And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD
God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
And 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.
But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD
God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah,
the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
This we will do to them ;
we
will
even
let them live ,
lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
This we will do to them ,
and
let them live ;
lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
And the princes said unto them, Let them live ;
but
let
them
be
hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation ;
as the princes had promised
them.
And the princes said unto them, Let them live :
so
they
became
hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation ,
as the princes had spoken
unto
them.
And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none
of you be
freed
from
being
bondmen, and
hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never
fail
to
be
of you bondmen, both
hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the
LORD
thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you ,
therefore we were sore afraid of
our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah
thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you ;
therefore we were sore afraid for
our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
And now, behold, we are in thine
hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
And now, behold, we are in thy
hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the
LORD
, even
unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah
, unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
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