Joshua 10:1

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Joshua 10:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction —doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.

2 So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.

3 Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,

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Genesis 14:18

Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High —

Hebrews 7:1

This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

Joshua 6:21

At the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.

Joshua 8:2

And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”

Joshua 8:22

Meanwhile, those in the ambush came out of the city against them, and the men of Ai were trapped between the Israelite forces on both sides. So Israel struck them down until no survivor or fugitive remained.

Joshua 8:23

But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.

Joshua 8:24

When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well.

Joshua 8:25

A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai.

Joshua 8:26

Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai.

Joshua 8:27

Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.

Joshua 8:28

So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day.

Joshua 8:29

He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.

Joshua 9:15

And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

Joshua 9:16

Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.

Joshua 9:17

So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

Joshua 9:18

But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders.

Joshua 9:19

All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.

Joshua 9:20

This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”

Joshua 9:21

They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.

Joshua 9:22

Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?

Joshua 9:23

Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

Joshua 9:24

The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.

Joshua 9:25

Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”

Joshua 9:26

So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites.

Joshua 9:27

On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.

Joshua 11:19

No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.

Joshua 11:20

For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.