'Told' in the Bible

And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.