And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, the seat of the governor of the province Beyond the River.

其次是基遍人米拉提，米伦人雅顿与基遍人，并属河西总督所管的米斯巴人修造。

在他们旁边修造的是基遍人米拉提、米伦人雅顿、基遍人，和河西总督所管的米斯巴人。

在他们旁边修造的是基遍人米拉提、米伦人雅顿、基遍人，和河西总督所管的米斯巴人。

再下一段由基遍人米拉提、米伦人雅顿和其他基遍人，以及河西省省长管辖的米斯巴人修筑。

接着的一段由基遍人米拉提、米仑人雅顿、基遍人和河西那边省长所管辖的米斯巴人修筑。

其次是基遍人米拉提，米倫人雅頓與基遍人，並屬河西總督所管的米斯巴人修造。

在他們旁邊修造的是基遍人米拉提、米倫人雅頓、基遍人，和河西總督所管的米斯巴人。

在他們旁邊修造的是基遍人米拉提、米倫人雅頓、基遍人，和河西總督所管的米斯巴人。

再下一段由基遍人米拉提、米倫人雅頓和其他基遍人，以及河西省省長管轄的米斯巴人修築。

接著的一段由基遍人米拉提、米崙人雅頓、基遍人和河西那邊省長所管轄的米斯巴人修築。

其次是基遍人米拉提、米崙人雅頓、基遍人和米斯巴人、修造的：米斯巴是大河以西那邊的巡撫所管的。

其次、基遍人米拉提、米倫人雅頓、與基遍人、及河西方伯所屬之米斯巴人修葺、

其次基遍人米拉底、米崙人雅墩、與河西方伯所轄之基遍、密士巴人修葺。

其次、基遍人米拉提、米倫人雅頓、與河西方伯所轄之基遍人、米斯巴人修葺、

Next to them, repairs were made by men from Gibeon and Mizpah— Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth— places under the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.

Next to them, some men from Gibeon and Mizpah made repairs. They included Melatiah from Gibeon and Jadon from Meronoth. Those places were under the authority of the governor of the land west of the Euphrates River.

Next to them were Melatiah from Gibeon, Jadon from Meronoth, people from Gibeon, and people from Mizpah, the headquarters of the governor of the province west of the Euphrates River.

Next to them the repairs were done by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River.

Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, also made repairs for the official seat of the governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River.

And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor of the region beyond the River.

And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, that appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the River.

Next to them the repairs were done by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River.

And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.

Adjacent to them worked Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men of Gibeon and Mizpah. These towns were under the jurisdiction of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.

Next to them, Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor beyond the River.

So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites. Although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.

But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,they on their part acted with cunning and went and made ready provisions and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended,with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes. And all their provisions were dry and crumbly.And they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel,“ We have come from a distant country, so now make a covenant with us.”But the men of Israel said to the Hivites,“ Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a covenant with you?”They said to Joshua,“ We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them,“ Who are you? And where do you come from?”They said to him,“ From a very distant country your servants have come, because of the name of the Lord your God. For we have heard a report of him, and all that he did in Egypt,and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon the king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.So our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us,‘ Take provisions in your hand for the journey and go to meet them and say to them,“ We are your servants. Come now, make a covenant with us.”’Here is our bread. It was still warm when we took it from our houses as our food for the journey on the day we set out to come to you, but now, behold, it is dry and crumbly.These wineskins were new when we filled them, and behold, they have burst. And these garments and sandals of ours are worn out from the very long journey.”So the men took some of their provisions, but did not ask counsel from the Lord.And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore to them.At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and that they lived among them.And the people of Israel set out and reached their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.But the people of Israel did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. Then all the congregation murmured against the leaders.But all the leaders said to all the congregation,“ We have sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them.This we will do to them: let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them.”And the leaders said to them,“ Let them live.” So they became cutters of wood and drawers of water for all the congregation, just as the leaders had said of them.Joshua summoned them, and he said to them,“ Why did you deceive us, saying,‘ We are very far from you,’ when you dwell among us?Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall never be anything but servants, cutters of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.”They answered Joshua,“ Because it was told to your servants for a certainty that the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you— so we feared greatly for our lives because of you and did this thing.And now, behold, we are in your hand. Whatever seems good and right in your sight to do to us, do it.”So he did this to them and delivered them out of the hand of the people of Israel, and they did not kill them.But Joshua made them that day cutters of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, to this day, in the place that he should choose.

Next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the buttress.

And I said to the king,“ If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah,and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress of the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall occupy.” And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me.

Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.