Joshua 10:1-3
The Sun Stands Still
1 As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction, ▼
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That is, set apart ( devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); also verses 28, 35, 37, 39, 40
b doing to Ai and its king c as he had done to Jericho and its king, and d how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, 2 e he
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One Hebrew manuscript, Vulgate (compare Syriac); most Hebrew manuscripts they
feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were warriors. 3 So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,
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