Joshua:10:1-5
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Now it came to pass ,
when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai ,
and had utterly destroyed it ;
as he had done to Jericho and her king ,
so he had done to Ai and her king ;
and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel ,
and were among them ;
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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 .
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Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron ,
and unto Piram king of Jarmuth ,
and unto Japhia king of Lachish ,
and unto Debir king of Eglon ,
saying ,
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Come up unto me ,
and help me ,
that we may smite Gibeon :
for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel .
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Therefore the five kings of the Amorites ,
the king of Jerusalem ,
the king of Hebron ,
the king of Jarmuth ,
the king of Lachish ,
the king of Eglon ,
gathered themselves together ,
and went up ,
they and all their hosts ,
and encamped before Gibeon ,
and made war against it .