Joshua 9:1

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ 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];

Complete Jewish Bible:

When all the kings on the west side of the Yarden in the hills, in the Sh'felah and all along the shore of the Great Sea that fronts the L'vanon - the Hitti, Emori, Kena'ani, P'rizi, Hivi and Y'vusi - heard what had happened,

Berean Standard Bible:

Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—

American Standard Version:

And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And it came to pass, when all the kings{H4428} which were on this side{H5676} Jordan{H3383}, in the hills{H2022}, and in the valleys{H8219}, and in all the coasts{H2348} of the great{H1419} sea{H3220} over against{H4136} Lebanon{H3844}, the Hittite{H2850}, and the Amorite{H567}, the Canaanite{H3669}, the Perizzite{H6522}, the Hivite{H2340}, and the Jebusite{H2983}, heard{H8085} thereof;

Cross-References (KJV):

Numbers 34:6

  • And [as for] the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.

Exodus 3:17

  • And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

Exodus 23:23

  • For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.

Joshua 3:10

  • And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God [is] among you, and [that] he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.

Joshua 10:2

  • That they feared greatly, because Gibeon [was] a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it [was] greater than Ai, and all the men thereof [were] mighty.

Joshua 10:5

  • Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.

Joshua 10:28

  • ¶ And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that [were] therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.

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Commentary for Joshua 9:1

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H4428
    There are 1922 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֶלֶךְ
    Transliteration: melek
    Pronunciation: meh'-lek
    Description: from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
  2. Strong's Number: H5676
    There are 84 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֵבֶר
    Transliteration: ʻêber
    Pronunciation: ay'-ber
    Description: from עָבַר; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east); [idiom] against, beyond, by, [idiom] from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.
  3. Strong's Number: H3383
    There are 164 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יַרְדֵּן
    Transliteration: Yardên
    Pronunciation: yar-dane'
    Description: from יָרַד; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine; Jordan.
  4. Strong's Number: H2022
    There are 485 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הַר
    Transliteration: har
    Pronunciation: har
    Description: a shortened form of הָרָר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.
  5. Strong's Number: H8219
    There are 19 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁפֵלָה
    Transliteration: shᵉphêlâh
    Pronunciation: shef-ay-law'
    Description: from שָׁפֵל; Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine; low country, (low) plain, vale(-ley).
  6. Strong's Number: H2348
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חוֹף
    Transliteration: chôwph
    Pronunciation: khofe
    Description: from an unused root meaning to cover; a cove (as a sheltered bay); coast (of the sea), haven, shore, (sea-) side.
  7. Strong's Number: H1419
    There are 499 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גָּדוֹל
    Transliteration: gâdôwl
    Pronunciation: gaw-dole'
    Description: or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
  8. Strong's Number: H3220
    There are 339 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָם
    Transliteration: yâm
    Pronunciation: yawm
    Description: from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south; sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
  9. Strong's Number: H4136
    There are 34 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מוּל
    Transliteration: mûwl
    Pronunciation: mool
    Description: or מוֹל; (Deuteronomy 1:1), or מוֹאל; (Nehemiah 12:38), or מֻל; (Numbers 22:5), from מוּל; properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite; (over) against, before, (fore-) front, from, (God-) ward, toward, with.
  10. Strong's Number: H3844
    There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לְבָנוֹן
    Transliteration: Lᵉbânôwn
    Pronunciation: leb-aw-nohn'
    Description: from לְבַב; (the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine; Lebanon.
  11. Strong's Number: H2850
    There are 47 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חִתִּי
    Transliteration: Chittîy
    Pronunciation: khit-tee'
    Description: patronymically from חֵת; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth; Hittite, Hittities.
  12. Strong's Number: H567
    There are 715 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱמֹרִי
    Transliteration: ʼĔmôrîy
    Pronunciation: em-o-ree'
    Description: probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from אָמַר in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes; Amorite.
  13. Strong's Number: H3669
    There are 71 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כְּנַעַנִי
    Transliteration: Kᵉnaʻanîy
    Pronunciation: ken-ah-an-ee'
    Description: patrial from כְּנַעַן; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans); Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.
  14. Strong's Number: H6522
    There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פְּרִזִּי
    Transliteration: Pᵉrizzîy
    Pronunciation: per-iz-zee'
    Description: for פְּרָזִי; inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes; Perizzite.
  15. Strong's Number: H2340
    There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חִוִּי
    Transliteration: Chivvîy
    Pronunciation: khiv-vee'
    Description: perhaps from חַוָּה; a villager; a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine; Hivite.
  16. Strong's Number: H2983
    There are 39 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְבוּסִי
    Transliteration: Yᵉbûwçîy
    Pronunciation: yeb-oo-see'
    Description: xlit Yebûwçîy corrected to Yᵉbûwçîy; patrial from יְבוּס; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus; Jebusite(-s).
  17. Strong's Number: H8085
    There are 1072 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַע
    Transliteration: shâmaʻ
    Pronunciation: shaw-mah'
    Description: a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.