Now Abnerthe sonof Ner,wentout from Mahanaimto Gibeonwith the servantsof Ish-bosheththe sonof Saul.
Jacobsaidwhenhe sawthem, "Thisis God'scamp."So he namedthat placeMahanaim.
Then Absalomand allthe menof Israelsaid,"The counselof Hushaithe Architeis betterthanthe counselof Ahithophel."For the LORDhad ordainedto thwartthe goodcounselof Ahithophel,sothat the LORDmight bringcalamityon Absalom.
But Abnerthe sonof Ner,commanderof Saul'sarmy,had takenIsh-bosheththe sonof Sauland broughthim overto Mahanaim.
ThenJoshuaspoketo the LORDin the daywhen the LORDdeliveredup the Amoritesbeforethe sonsof Israel,and he saidin the sightof Israel,"O sun,standstillat Gibeon,And O moonin the valleyof Aijalon."
that he fearedgreatly,becauseGibeon[was] a greatcity,like oneof the royalcities,and becauseit was greaterthanAi,and allits men[were] mighty.
"Comeup to me and helpme, and let us attackGibeon,for it has madepeacewith Joshuaand with the sonsof Israel."
Gibeonand Ramahand Beeroth,
When the inhabitantsof GibeonheardwhatJoshuahad doneto Jerichoand to Ai,
"Ifhe is ableto fightwith me and killme, then we will becomeyour servants;but ifI prevailagainst him and killhim, then you shall becomeour servantsand serveus."
