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in Joshua 10

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.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it (as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king), and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;

KJV

Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;

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Commentary

2 notes on this verse
Adoni-zedec - i. e “Lord of righteousness” (compare Melchizedek, “King of righteousness”); probably an official title of the Jebusite kings. Jerusalem - i. e. “foundation of peace,” compare Gen 14:18. The city belonged to the inheritance of Benjamin Jos 18:28, but was on the very edge of the territory of Judah Jos 15:

This site's exposition

king of Jerusalem had heard

on Joshua 10:1-2

Jerusalem is named here for the first time in Scripture, and Genesis 14:18 had called the place Salem. Its king is Adonizedek, lord of righteousness, which Albert Barnes sets beside the Melchizedek of that verse, king of righteousness, and reads as a title carried by the Jebusite kings rather than a personal name. What moves the coalition is a treaty rather than a siege: Gibeon, a great city with fighting men, has gone over to Israel, and verse 2 gives fear as the reason five kings arm.

The words behind it

28 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיְהִי֩and it was

    vayhiH1961 →3559 times

  • כִשְׁמֹ֨עַwhen heard

    khishmoa'H8085 →1159 times

  • אֲדֹֽנִי־Adoni-

    ʾadoni-H139 →4 times

  • צֶ֜דֶקZedek

    tzedekH139 →4 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalem

    yerushalimH3389 →643 times

  • כִּֽי־that

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • לָכַ֨דhe had captured

    lakhadH3920 →121 times

  • יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַJoshua

    yehoshua'H3091 →218 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הָעַי֮<the> Ai

    haaiH5857 →40 times

  • וַיַּחֲרִימָהּ֒and he had totally destroyed it

    vaiyacharimahH2763 →52 times

  • כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust as

    kaasherH834 →5497 times

  • עָשָׂ֤הhe had done

    ʾasahH6213 →2628 times

  • לִֽירִיחוֹ֙to Jericho

    lirichoH3405 →57 times

  • וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּand to king its

    ulemalkahH4428 →2525 times

  • כֵּן־so

    ken-H3651 →771 times

  • עָשָׂ֥הhe had done

    ʾasahH6213 →2628 times

  • לָעַ֖יto <the> Ai

    laaiH5857 →40 times

  • וּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּand to king its

    ulemalkahH4428 →2525 times

  • וְכִ֨יand that

    vekhiH3588 →4482 times

  • הִשְׁלִ֜ימוּthey had made peace

    hishlimuH7999 →116 times

  • יֹשְׁבֵ֤י[the] inhabitants of

    yosheveiH3427 →1079 times

  • גִבְעוֹן֙Gibeon

    givonH1391 →38 times

  • אֶת־with

    ʾet-H854 →929 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • וַיִּֽהְי֖וּand they were

    vaiyihyuH1961 →3559 times

  • בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃in midst their

    bekirbamH7130 →227 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

10 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Joshua 10:4“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”3 worksJoshua 8:22–29Meanwhile, 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.2 worksGenesis 14:18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—2 worksHebrews 7:1This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,2 worksJoshua 11:19–20No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.2 worksJoshua 6:21At the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.2 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
Joshua 8:2And 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.”2 worksJoshua 9:15–27And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.2 worksJoshua 10:23So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.2 worksJoshua 10:3Therefore 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,2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Genesis 14:18

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

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 6:20

      where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Psalms 110:4

      The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

    • Hebrews 5:6

      And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

    • Hebrews 5:10

      and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

    • Psalms 76:2

      His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.

  • Through

    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,

    it leads to

    • Genesis 14:18–20

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

    • Psalms 57:2

      I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.

    • Micah 6:6

      With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

About Joshua

Joshua Commands the Sun to Stand Still — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Joshua Commands the Sun to Stand Still — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.

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