And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
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Verse 1 is found in chapter 9 of Joshua. The cities of Canaan begin organizing against Israel, but the Gibeonites adopt a different strategy. They present themselves as travelers from a distant land and use old bread, worn wineskins, and deteriorated clothing to support their deception. Israel is deceived by appearances and does not consult the Lord before making the agreement. The episode introduces a narrative warning about the need to seek divine guidance even when a decision appears reasonable from a human perspective.
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Da nun das hörten alle Könige, die jenseit des Jordans waren auf den Gebirgen und in den Gründen und an allen Anfurten des großen Meers, auch die neben dem Berge Libanon waren, nämlich die Hethiter, Amoriter, Kanaaniter, Pheresiter, Heviter und Jebusiter,
Y aconteció que como oyeron estas cosas todos los reyes que estaban de esta parte del Jordán, así en las montañas como en los llanos, y en toda la costa de la gran mar delante del Líbano, los Hetheos, Amorrheos, Cananeos, Pherezeos, Heveos, y Jebuseos;
Cuando todos los reyes que estaban de este lado del Jordán, en la región montañosa, en las tierras bajas y por toda la costa del mar Grande, frente al Líbano —los hititas, los amorreos, los cananeos, los ferezeos, los heveos y los jebuseos— oyeron esto,
A la nouvelle de ces choses, tous les rois qui étaient en deçà du Jourdain, dans la montagne et dans la vallée, et sur toute la côte de la grande mer, jusque près du Liban, les Héthiens, les Amoréens, les Cananéens, les Phéréziens, les Héviens et les Jébusiens,
ORA, come tutti i re ch’erano di qua dal Giordano, nel monte, e nella pianura, e lungo tutto il lito del mar grande, fin dirimpetto al Libano, l’Hitteo, l’Amorreo, il Cananeo, il Ferizzeo, l’Hivveo, e il Gebuseo, ebbero intese queste cose,
E SUCEDEU que, ouvindo isto todos os reis, que estavam aquém do Jordão, nas montanhas, e nas campinas, em toda a costa do grande mar, em frente do Líbano, os heteus, e os amorreus, os cananeus, os perizeus, os heveus, e os jebuseus,
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