Joshua 9:3 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

When the people living in Gibeon heard about what Joshua had done to the cities of Jericho and Ai,

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The people of Gibeon heard the news about Joshua's military victories over two other cities and realized they needed to respond.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs during Israel's conquest of the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership. Jericho was the first major Canaanite city to fall to the Israelites through divine intervention, and Ai was the second conquest after an initial defeat. The Gibeonites, living in a strategic hill country location, recognized that Joshua's army was systematically conquering the land and posed a direct threat to their survival.

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Now when Adonizedec, the king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured the city of Ai and completely destroyed it—just as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were now living among them,

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