Study it in the app“So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,”
So Adoni-zedekאֲדֹנִי צֶדֶקkingמֶלֶךְof JerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםsentוַיִּשְׁלַחtoאֶלHohamהוֹהָםkingמֶלֶךְof Hebron,חֶבְרוֹןtoוְאֶלPiramפִּרְאָםkingמֶלֶךְof Jarmuth,יַרְמוּתtoוְאֶלJaphiaיָפִיעַkingמֶלֶךְof Lachish,לָכִישׁand toוְאֶלDebirדְּבִירkingמֶלֶךְof Eglon,עֶגְלוֹןsaying,לֵאמֹר
Adoni-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” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appearsHoham
Hoham: a king of Hebron in the time of Joshua.
Where else “hoham” appearsHebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appearsPiram
Piram: a king of Jarmuth in the time of Joshua.
Where else “piram” appearsJarmuth
Jarmuth: the name of two places: a Canaanite city of the Shephelah and a town of Issachar. The name comes from "height."
Where else “yarmut” appearsJaphia
Japhia: the name of a king of Lachish in the time of Joshua (Joshua 10:3), of a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:15) and of a town of Zebulun (Joshua 19:12). It means "shining."
Where else “yafia” appearsLachish
See it on the mapWhere else “lachish” appearsDebir
Debir: the name of a king of Eglon and of places in Palestine; the best known is a city in the hill country of Judah.
Where else “devir” appearsEglon
Eglon: a Canaanite city of the Shephelah; also the name of a king of Moab (Judges 3).
Where else “eglon” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” 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).
2Hebron
Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank
A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).
3Lachish
Today: Tel Lachish ruins, Israel
A fortified city in the low hills of Judah, about 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Jerusalem.
Joshua took it (Josh 10:32). Sennacherib attacked it before coming against Jerusalem (2 Kgs 18:14), and it was one of the last cities to fall to Babylon (Jer 34:7).
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.
3 · This verse (above)
4“Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel.”
