Joshua 10:1

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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BSB
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.
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;
WEB
Now 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,
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;
DARBY
And it came to pass when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it, that he had done to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them,
BLB
And it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai and devoted it to destruction (as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king), and how those dwelling in Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,
ÅB
Da Adoni-Sedek, kongen i Jerusalem, fikk høre at Josva hadde inntatt Ai og slått det med bann og gjort likedan med Ai og kongen der som han hadde gjort med Jeriko og dets konge, og at innbyggerne av Gibeon hadde gjort fred med Israel og bodde midt iblant dem,
OTB
Da Adoni-Zedek, kongen i Jerusalem, hørte at Josva hadde inntatt Ai og fullstendig ødelagt det, slik han hadde gjort med Jeriko og dets konge, og at innbyggerne i Gibeon hadde sluttet fred med Israel og var blant dem,
B1930
Da Adoni-Sedek, kongen i Jerusalem, fikk høre at Josva hadde inntatt Ai og slått det med bann og gjort likedan med Ai og kongen der som han hadde gjort med Jeriko og dets konge, og at innbyggerne av Gibeon hadde gjort fred med Israel og bodde midt iblandt dem,

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  • Joshua 11:19–20

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

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  • Joshua 9:15–27

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

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  • 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.

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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 —

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  • 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,

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  • 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.”

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  • Joshua 8:22–29

    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.

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