Joshua 10:1

And it came to pass, when Adonizedec, king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured Ai, and devoted it to destruction, as he had done unto Jericho and her king, so, had he done unto Ai and her king,—and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and had come into their midst,

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In The King James Version

Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek 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;

In Context

2then feared they 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:

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Cross References

Joshua 6:21And they devoted all that were in the city, both man and woman, both young and old,—and ox and sheep and ass, with the edge of the sword.

Joshua 8:22And, the others, came forth out of the city to meet them, so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side,—and they smote them, until there was left them none to remain or to escape.

Joshua 9:15And Joshua made peace with them, and solemnised with them a covenant to let them live,—and the princes of the assembly, entered into an oath with them.

Joshua 11:19There was not a city that made peace with the sons of Israel, save the Hivites dwelling in Gibeon,—the whole, took they in battle.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:1

We have in this chapter an account of the conquest of the kings and kingdoms of the southern part of the land of Canaan, as, in the next chapter, of the reduction of the northern parts, which together completed the glorious successes of the wars of Canaan. In this chapter we have an account, I. Of the routing of their forces in the field, in which observe, 1. Their confederacy against the Gibeonites, ver. 1-5 . 2. The Gibeonites' request to Joshua to assist them, ver. 6 . 3. Joshua's speeds march under divine… Read the whole commentary →

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