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And the five kings of the Amorites,[a] the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their forces, and they laid siege to Gibeon[b] and made war against it.

And the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not abandon[c] your servant. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, for all the kings of the Amorites[d] who dwell in the hill country have gathered against us.” So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the fighting men[e] with him, all the best warriors.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 10:5 Hebrew “Amorite”
  2. Joshua 10:5 Literally “they camped against Gibeon”; see Josh 10:31
  3. Joshua 10:6 Literally “do not release your hands from”
  4. Joshua 10:6 Hebrew “Amorite”
  5. Joshua 10:7 Literally “all the people of the war”
  6. Joshua 10:7 Literally “all the mighty warriors of the army”