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When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the lowland all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites, heard of this,
1
When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the lowland all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites, heard of this,
2
they gathered together with one accord to fight Joshua and Israel.
3
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
4
they on their part acted with cunning, and went and made ready provisions, and took worn-out sacks upon their asses, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended,
5
with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes; and all their provisions were dry and moldy.
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