Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
Joshua 10:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed because Gibeon was a large city like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were warriors. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. American Standard Version (1901) that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. Common English Bible Adoni-zedek and his people were very afraid, because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai. All its men were soldiers. Catholic Public Domain Version he was very afraid. For Gibeon was a great city, and was one of the royal cities, and was greater than the town of Ai, and all its warriors were very strong. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
What the wicked dreads will come to him, but what the righteous desire will be given to them.
No one will be able to stand against you; the Lord your God will put fear and dread of you in all the land where you set foot, as he has promised you.
Today I will begin to put the fear and dread of you on the peoples everywhere under heaven. They will hear the report about you, tremble, and be in anguish because of you.”
Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you bear the Lord’s name, and they will stand in awe of you.
but a terrifying expectation of judgement and the fury of a fire about to consume the adversaries.
They told Joshua, ‘The Lord has handed over the entire land to us. Everyone who lives in the land is also panicking because of us.’
The Gibeonites answered him, ‘It was clearly communicated to your servants that the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you. We greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.
When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
Now David said to Achish, ‘If I have found favour with you, let me be given a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you? ’