Yosua 9:18

9:18 The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel. ¹  The whole community criticized ²  the leaders,

Yosua 9:1

The Gibeonites Deceive Israel

9:1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan ³  – in the hill country, the lowlands, ⁴  and all along the Mediterranean coast ⁵  as far as ⁶  Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) –

1 Samuel 18:3

18:3 Jonathan made a covenant with David, for he loved him as much as he did his own life. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “by the Lord God of Israel.”

² tn Or “grumbled against.”

³ tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”

⁴ tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”

⁵ tn Heb “all the coast of the Great Sea.” The “Great Sea” was the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.

⁶ tn Heb “in front of.”

⁷ tn Heb “like his [own] soul.”