Joshua 10:1

Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition

10:1 Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, ¹  heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho ²  and its king. ³  He also heard how ⁴  the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.

Joshua 10:5

10:5 So the five Amorite kings (the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon) and all their troops gathered together and advanced. They deployed their troops and fought against Gibeon. ⁵ 

Joshua 10:26

10:26 Then Joshua executed them ⁶  and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.

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¹ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

² map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

³ tn Heb “as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so he did to Ai and to its king.”

⁴ tn Heb “and how.”

⁵ tn Heb “and they camped against Gibeon and fought against it.”

⁶ tn Heb “struck them down and killed them.”