Study it in the app“And it came about, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and devoted it to destruction —as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king— and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,”
And it came about,וַיְהִיwhenכִAdoni-zedekאֲדֹנִי צֶדֶקkingמֶלֶךְof JerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםheardשְׁמֹעַthatכִּיJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַhad takenלָכַדAiאֶת הָעַיand devoted it to destructionוַיַּחֲרִימָהּ—asכַּאֲשֶׁרhe had doneעָשָׂהto Jerichoלִירִיחוֹand its king,וּלְמַלְכָּהּsoכֵּןhe had doneעָשָׂהto Aiלָעַיand its king—וּלְמַלְכָּהּand thatוְכִיthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof Gibeonגִבְעוֹןhad made peaceהִשְׁלִימוּwith Israelאֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלand wereוַיִּהְיוּamong them,בְּקִרְבָּם
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsAdoni-zedek
Adoni-zedek: a king of Jerusalem in the time of Joshua. The name means "my lord is righteousness."
Where else “adoni” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemoa” appearsJoshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appearscapture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “lachad” appearsdevote to destruction
To give something wholly to YHWH, often by destroying it.
Where else “yacharima” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appearsJericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yricho” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appearsGibeon
See it on the mapWhere else “givon” appearsmake peace
To come to terms with someone.
Where else “hishlimu” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsmidst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kirba” appears1Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2Ai ?
Today: possibly et-Tell or Khirbet el-Maqatir, West Bank
A city east of Bethel; its exact site is not certain.
Israel was defeated there because of Achan's sin (Josh 7:2-5), and later God gave them the victory (Josh 8:1).
3Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
4Gibeon
Today: al-Jib (Gibeon), West Bank
A city about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Its people tricked Joshua into making peace with Israel (Josh 9:3-15). When Joshua defended them, the sun stood still (Josh 10:12). Solomon offered sacrifices there (1 Kgs 3:4).
1 · This verse (above)
2they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the cities of the kingdom, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty men.
