וְיֹשְׁבֵ֨י גִבְע֜וֹן שָׁמְע֗וּ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֧ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ לִֽירִיח֖וֹ וְלָעָֽי׃
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
Read midrashic interpretation of Joshua 9:3: and classical rabbinic exegesis.