Jos 9:1 | NET2full | STEP | When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan —in the hill country , the foothills , and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon (including the Hittites , Amorites , Canaanites , Perizzites , Hivites , and Jebusites )

‏ Joshua 9:1

The Gibeonites Deceive Israel

1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan ^{▼▼tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”} —in the hill country, the foothills, ^{▼▼tn The foothills (שְׁפֵלָה, shephelah) are the transition region between the hill country and the coastal plains.} and all along the Mediterranean coast ^{▼▼tn Heb “all the coast of the Great Sea.” The “Great Sea” was the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.} as far as ^{▼▼tn Heb “in front of.”} Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—