Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby.

These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots.

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.

As they fled from Israel on the slope leading down from Beth Horon, the Lord threw down on them large hailstones from the sky, all the way to Azekah. They died – in fact, more died from the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.