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Joshua 9:16
Joshua 9:16 is verse 16 of Joshua chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them.
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Joshua 9:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.
15 And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
16 Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.
17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.