Discovery BoxJoshua 10:3-7 
Context10:3 So King Adoni-Zedek of Jerusalem sent this message to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon: 10:4 “Come to my aid 1 so we can attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.” 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. 2
10:6 The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, “Do not abandon 3 your subjects! 4 Rescue us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country are attacking us.” 5 10:7 So Joshua and his whole army, including the bravest warriors, marched up from Gilgal. 6
1 tn Heb “Come up to me and help me.”
2 tn Heb “and they camped against Gibeon and fought against it.”
3 tn Heb “do not let your hand drop from us.”
4 tn Heb “your servants!”
5 tn Heb “have gathered against us.”
6 tn Heb “And Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the brave warriors.”
