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Gibeon

35 verses · 2 known names

Also known as: Gibeonite

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  1. But they that dwelt in Gabaon, hearing all that Joshua had done to Jericho and Hai:

  2. And the children of Israel removed the camp, and came into their cities on the third day, the names of which are, Gabaon, and Caphira, and Beroth, and Cariathiarim.

  3. When Adonisedec, king of Jerusalem, had heard these things, to wit, that Joshua had taken Hai, and had destroyed it, (for as he had done to Jericho and the king thereof, so did he to Hai and its king) and that the Gabaonites were gone over to Israel, and were their confederates,

  4. He was exceedingly afraid. For Gabaon was a great city, and one of the royal cities, and greater than the town of Hai, and all its fighting men were most valiant.

  5. Come up to me, and bring help, that we may take Gabaon, because it hath gone over to Joshua, and to the children of Israel.

  6. So the five kings of the Amorrhites being assembled together, went up: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jerimoth, the king of Lachis, the king of Eglon, they and their armies, and camped about Gabaon, laying siege to it.

  7. But the inhabitants of the city of Gabaon, which was besieged, sent to Joshua, who then abode in the camp at Galgal, and said to him: Withdraw not thy hands from helping thy servants: come up quickly, and save us, and bring us succour: for all the kings of the Amorrhites, who dwell in the mountains, are gathered together against us.

  8. And the Lord troubled them, at the sight of Israel: and he slew them with a great slaughter, in Gabaon, and pursued them by the way of the ascent to Bethoron, and cut them off all the way to Azeca and Maceda.

  9. Then Joshua spoke to the Lord, in the day that he delivered the Amorrhite in the sight of the children of Israel, and he said before them: Move not, O sun, toward Gabaon, nor thou, O moon, toward the valley of Ajalon.

  10. From Cadesbarne even to Gaza. All the land of Gosen even to Gabaon,

  11. There was not a city that delivered itself to the children of Israel, except the Hevite, who dwelt in Gabaon: for he took all by fight.

  12. Gabam and Rama and Beroth,

  13. And out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, Gabaon, and Gabae,

  14. And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Isboseth the son of Saul, went out from the camp to Gabaon.

  15. And Joab the son of Sarvia, and the servants of David went out, and met them by the pool of Gabaon. And when they were come together, they sat down over against one another: the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side.

  16. And every one catching his fellow by the head, thrust his sword into the side of his adversary, and they fell down together: and the name of the place was called: The field of the valiant, in Gabaon.

  17. Now while Joab and Abisai pursued after Abner, the sun went down: and they came as far as the hill of the aqueduct, that lieth over against the valley by the way of the wilderness in Gabaon.

  18. So Joab and Abisai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asael at Gabaon in the battle.

  19. And when they were at the great stone which is in Gabaon, Amasa coming met them. And Joab had on a close coat of equal length with his habit, and over it was girded with a sword hanging down to his flank, in a scabbard, made in such manner as to come out with the least motion and strike.

  20. He went therefore to Gabaon, to sacrifice there: for that was the great high place: a thousand victims for holocausts, did Solomon offer upon that altar, in Gabaon.

  21. And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, saying: Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee.

  22. That the Lord appeared to him the second time, as he had appeared to him in Gabaon.

  23. And at Gabaon dwelt Abigabaon, and the name of his wife was Maacha:

  24. And in Gabaon dwelt Jehiel the father of Gabaon, and the name of his wife was Maacha:

  25. And Samaias of Gabaon, the stoutest amongst the thirty and over the thirty; Jeremias, and Jeheziel and Johanan, and Jozabad of Gaderoth;