Study it in the app“So they gathered and went up, the five kings of the Amorite, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, they and all their camps, and camped against Gibeon and fought against it.”
So they gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפוּand went up,וַיַּעֲלוּthe fiveחֲמֵשֶׁתkingsמַלְכֵיof the Amorite,הָאֱמֹרִיthe kingמֶלֶךְof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםthe kingמֶלֶךְof Hebron,חֶבְרוֹןthe kingמֶלֶךְof Jarmuth,יַרְמוּתthe kingמֶלֶךְof Lachish,לָכִישׁthe kingמֶלֶךְof Eglon,עֶגְלוֹןtheyהֵםand allוְכָלtheir camps,מַחֲנֵיהֶםand campedוַיַּחֲנוּagainstעַלGibeonגִּבְעוֹןand foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמוּagainst it.עָלֶיהָ
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “yeasfu” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appearsfive
Five.
Where else “chameshet” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appearsAmorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appearsHebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” 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” appearsLachish
See it on the mapWhere else “lachish” appearsEglon
Eglon: a Canaanite city of the Shephelah; also the name of a king of Moab (Judges 3).
Where else “eglon” appearscamp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appearsencamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appearsGibeon
See it on the mapWhere else “givon” appearsfight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “yilachamu” 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).
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).
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.”
5 · This verse (above)
6The men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not let your hands go from your servants. Come up to us quickly, save us, and help us, for all the kings of the Amorite who live in the hill country have gathered against us.”
