10 1 Five kings make war against Gibeon whom Joshua discomfiteth. 11 The Lord rained hailstones and slew many. 12 The Sun standeth at Joshua’s prayer. 26 The five kings are hanged. 29 Many more cities and kings are destroyed.

Now when Adoni Zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had destroyed it, ((A)for as he had done to Jericho and to the king thereof, so he had done to (B)Ai and to the king thereof) and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them,

Then they feared exceedingly: for Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities: for it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

Wherefore [a]Adoni Zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 10:3 That is, Lord of justice: so tyrants take to themselves glorious names, when indeed they be very enemies against God and all justice.

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