Discovery BoxJoshua 9:1 
Context9:1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan 1 – in the hill country, the lowlands, 2 and all along the Mediterranean coast 3 as far as 4 Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) –
Joshua 9:3
Context9:3 When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho 5 and Ai,
Joshua 9:9
Context9:9 They told him, “Your subjects 6 have come from a very distant land because of the reputation 7 of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt 8
1 tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”
2 tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”
3 tn Heb “all the coast of the Great Sea.” The “Great Sea” was the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.
4 tn Heb “in front of.”
5 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
6 tn Or “servants.”
7 tn Heb “name.”
8 tn Heb “the report about him, all that he did in Egypt.”
