Joshua 10:2-4

Contemporary English Version

² This frightened Adonizedek and his people. They knew that Gibeon was a large town, as big as the towns that had kings, and even bigger than the town of Ai had been. And all of the men of Gibeon were warriors. ³ So Adonizedek sent messages to the kings of four other towns: King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon. The messages said, ⁴ “The Gibeonites have signed a peace treaty with Joshua and the Israelites. Come and help me attack Gibeon!”