King James Version
What Does Joshua 9:16 Mean?
“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 neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.”
Context
14
And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. the men: or, they received the men by reason of their victuals
15
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.
16
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 neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.
17
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.
18
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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(16) **Their neighbours, and they that dwelt among them.**—Literally, *and that they *(the Gibeonites) *were dwellers in the midst of him *(Israel). (So Joshua 9:7.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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