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.

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.

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.

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.

The people of Gibeon weren’t a part of Israel. Instead, they were some of the Amorites who were still left alive. The Israelites had promised to spare them. But Saul had tried to put an end to them. That’s because he wanted to make Israel and Judah strong. So now King David sent for the people of Gibeon and spoke to them.

The people of Gibeon heard about what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai.So they decided to trick the Israelites. They packed supplies as if they were going on a long trip. They loaded their donkeys with old sacks and old wineskins. The wineskins were cracked but had been mended.They put worn- out sandals on their feet. The sandals had been patched. They also wore old clothes. All the bread they took along was dry and moldy.They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal. They spoke to him and the Israelites. They said,“ We’ve come from a country that’s far away. Make a peace treaty with us.”The Israelites said to the Hivites,“ But suppose you live close to us. If you do, we can’t make a peace treaty with you.”“ We’ll serve you,” they said to Joshua. But Joshua asked,“ Who are you? Where do you come from?”They answered,“ We’ve come from a country that’s very far away. We’ve come because the Lord your God is famous. We’ve heard reports about him. We’ve heard about everything he did in Egypt.We’ve heard about everything he did to Sihon and Og. They were the two kings of the Amorites. They ruled east of the Jordan River. Sihon was the king of Heshbon. Og was the king of Bashan. He ruled in Ashtaroth.Our elders and all the people living in our country spoke to us. They said,‘ Take supplies for your trip. Go and meet the Israelites. Say to them,“ We’ll serve you. Make a peace treaty with us.” ’Look at our bread. It was warm when we packed it. We packed it at home the day we left to come and see you. But look at how dry and moldy it is now.When we filled these wineskins, they were new. But look at how cracked they are now. And our clothes and sandals are worn out because we’ve traveled so far.”The Israelites looked over the supplies those people had brought. But they didn’t ask the Lord what they should do.Joshua made a peace treaty with the people who had come. He agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community gave their word that they agreed with the treaty.So the Israelites made a peace treaty with the people of Gibeon. But three days later they heard that the people of Gibeon lived close to them.So the Israelites started out to go to the cities of those people. On the third day they came to Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth and Kiriath Jearim.But they didn’t attack those cities. That’s because the leaders of the community had given their word and made a peace treaty with them. They had given their word in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. The whole community told the leaders they weren’t happy with them.But all the leaders answered,“ We’ve made a peace treaty with them. We’ve given our word in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. So we can’t touch them now.But here is what we’ll do to them. We’ll let them live. Then the Lord won’t be angry with us because we didn’t keep our promise.”They continued,“ Let them live. But make them cut wood and carry water to serve the whole community.” So the leaders kept their promise to them.Joshua sent for the people of Gibeon. He said to them,“ Why did you trick us? You said,‘ We live far away from you.’ But in fact you live close to us.So now you are under a curse. You will always serve us. You will always cut wood and carry water for the house of my God.”They answered Joshua,“ We were clearly told what the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to do. He commanded him to give you the whole land. He also ordered him to wipe out all its people to make room for you. So we were afraid you would kill us. That’s why we tricked you.We are now under your control. Do to us what you think is good and right.”So Joshua saved the people of Gibeon. He didn’t let the Israelites kill them.That day he made them cut wood and carry water. They had to serve the community of Israel. They also had to do work connected with the altar of the Lord. The altar would be at the place the Lord would choose. And they still serve the Israelites to this day.

Next to Binnui, Ezer repaired another part of the wall. He was the son of Jeshua. Ezer ruled over Mizpah. He repaired the part across from the place that went up to the storeroom where the weapons were kept. He repaired the wall up to the angle of the wall.

I also said to him,“ If it pleases you, may I take some letters with me? I want to give them to the governors of the land west of the Euphrates River. Then they’ll help me travel safely through their territory until I arrive in Judah.May I also have a letter to Asaph? He takes care of the royal park. I want him to give me some logs so I can make beams out of them. I want to use them for the gates of the fort that is by the temple. Some of the logs will also be used in the city wall. And I’ll need some for the house I’m going to live in.” God was kind to me and helped me. So the king gave me what I asked for.

Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah to Ramah. They carried away the stones and wood Baasha had been using. Asa used them to build up Geba and Mizpah.