Joshua 10:2

10:2 All Jerusalem was terrified ¹  because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.

Joshua 10:1

Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition

10:1 Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, ²  heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho ³  and its king. ⁴  He also heard how ⁵  the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.

Joshua 10:8

10:8 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. ⁶  Not one of them can resist you.” ⁷ 

¹ tn This statement is subordinated to v. 1 in the Hebrew text, which reads literally, “When Adoni-Zedek…they feared greatly.” The subject of the plural verb at the beginning of v. 2 is probably the residents of Jerusalem.

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

³ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁴ tn Heb “as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so he did to Ai and to its king.”

⁵ tn Heb “and how.”

³ tn Heb “I have given them into your hand.” The verbal form is a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action.

⁴ tn Heb “and not a man [or “one”] of them will stand before you.”