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¶ Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek 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;

Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek {H139} king {H4428} of Jerusalem {H3389} had heard {H8085} how {H3588} Joshua {H3091} had taken {H3920} Ai {H5857}, and had utterly destroyed {H2763} it; as he had done {H6213} to Jericho {H3405} and her king {H4428}, so he had done {H6213} to Ai {H5857} and her king {H4428}; and how the inhabitants {H3427} of Gibeon {H1391} had made peace {H7999} with Israel {H3478}, and were among {H7130} them;

When Adoni-Tzedek king of Yerushalayim heard how Y'hoshua had taken 'Ai and utterly destroyed it - he had done the same to 'Ai and its king as he had done to Yericho and its king - and how the inhabitants of Giv'on had made peace with Isra'el and were living among them,

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.

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;

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 14:18 (2 votes)

    And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God.

  • Joshua 8:2 (2 votes)

    And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

  • Joshua 6:21 (2 votes)

    And they utterly destroyed all that [was] in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

  • Joshua 11:19 (2 votes)

    There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all [other] they took in battle.

  • Joshua 11:20 (2 votes)

    For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, [and] that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Joshua 8:22 (2 votes)

    And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

  • Joshua 8:29 (2 votes)

    And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, [that remaineth] unto this day.