Meanwhile Joab continued his campaign against Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon, and was about to capture it.
Joshua 10:2 - Good News Translation (US Version) The people of Jerusalem were greatly alarmed at this because Gibeon was as large as any of the cities that had a king; it was larger than Ai, and its men were good fighters. 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. |
Meanwhile Joab continued his campaign against Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon, and was about to capture it.
The righteous get what they want, but the wicked will get what they fear most.
Wherever you go in that land, the Lord your God will make the people fear you, as he has promised, and no one will be able to stop you.
From today on I will make people everywhere afraid of you. Everyone will tremble with fear at the mention of your name.’
Then all the peoples on earth will see that the Lord has chosen you to be his own people, and they will be afraid of you.
Instead, all that is left is to wait in fear for the coming Judgment and the fierce fire which will destroy those who oppose God!
and then said, “We are sure that the Lord has given us the whole country. All the people there are terrified of us.”
They answered, “We did it, sir, because we learned that it was really true that the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you the whole land and to kill the people living in it as you advanced. We did it because we were terrified of you; we were in fear of our lives.
But the people of Gibeon, who were Hivites, heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
David said to Achish, “If you are my friend, let me have a small town to live in. There is no need, sir, for me to live with you in the capital city.”