Discovery BoxJoshua 8:13 
Context8:13 The army was in position – the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into 1 the middle of the valley.
Joshua 9:1
ContextThe Gibeonites Deceive Israel
9:1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan 2 – in the hill country, the lowlands, 3 and all along the Mediterranean coast 4 as far as 5 Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) –
Joshua 18:14
Context18:14 It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe 6 of Judah. This is the western border. 7
1 tn Some Hebrew
2 tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”
3 tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”
4 tn Heb “all the coast of the Great Sea.” The “Great Sea” was the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
5 tn Heb “in front of.”
6 tn Heb “sons,” here referring to the tribe.
7 tn Or “side.”
