Joshua 10:1 meaning and explanation
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.
Joshua 10:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The verse introduces the crisis that drives the whole chapter. Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, hears two reports: Joshua has destroyed Ai as he did Jericho, and Gibeon, a large and powerful city, has made peace with Israel and now lives beside them.
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