Joshua 10:2

then they were greatly terrified by them, for the king knew that Gibeon was a great city, as one of the chief cities, and all its men were mighty.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

In Context

1And when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai, and had destroyed it, as he did to Jericho and its king, even so they did to Ai and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had gone over to Joshua and Israel;

3So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Elam king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Adullam, saying,

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Cross References

Exodus 15:14The nations heard and were angry, pangs have seized on the dwellers among the Philistines. 1

Deuteronomy 11:25No one shall stand before you; and the Lord your God will put the fear of you and the dread of you on the face of all the land, on which ye shall tread, as he told you.

Joshua 2:9and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.

Joshua 9:3And the inhabitants of Gibeon heard of all that the Lord did to Jericho and Ai.

1 Samuel 27:5And David said to Achish, If now thy servant has found grace in thine eyes, let them give me, I pray thee, a place in one of the cities in the country, and I will dwell there: for why does thy servant dwell with thee in a royal city?

Psalms 48:4My mouth shall speak of wisdom; 1 And the meditation of my heart shall bring forth understanding. 1

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:2-7

The Combination Against Gibeon. ( b. c. 1450.) 1 Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them; 2 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. 3 Wherefore Adoni-zedec king… Read the whole commentary →

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