John Gill Commentary Joshua 10:3

"Wherefore Adoni-zedek 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," — Joshua 10:3 (ASV)

Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron Which, according to Jerom ^F4 was twenty two miles from Jerusalem; it was an ancient city built seven years before Zoan in Egypt; (See Gill on Genesis 13:18) and (See Gill on Numbers 13:22):

and unto Piram king of Jarmuth ; a city which fell to the lot of Judah, as did Hebron, (Joshua 15:35Joshua 15:54) ; according to Jerom ^F5 , it was four miles distant from Eleutheropolis; according to Procopius ^F6 fourteen, about the village Eshtaol, near to which Samson was buried, (Judges 16:31) ; but Jerom ^F7 speaks of a city called Jermus, in the tribe of Judah, which seems to be the same with this; and which he says in his day was a village, that went by the name of Jermucha, ten miles from Eleutheropolis, as you go to Aelia or Jerusalem; and as Eleutheropolis lay twenty miles from Jerusalem, this place must be ten miles from it, lying between them both:

and unto Japhia king of Lachish ; Which the above writer says ^F8 was a city in the tribe of Judah, and in his time a village, seven miles from Eleutheropolis, as you go to Daroma, or the south; and, according to Bunting ^F9 , it lay between Eleutheropolis and Hebron, and was twenty miles from Jerusalem towards the southwest:

and unto Debir king of Eglon ; Which the Septuagint version calls Odollam or Adullam; and Jerom, following this version, makes Eglon the same with Adullam, when it is certain they were different places, and had distinct kings over them, (Joshua 12:12Joshua 12:15) ; and which he says ^F11 in his time was a very large village, twelve miles from Eleutheropolis to the east; and, according to Bunting ^F12 it was twelve miles from Jerusalem southward. To these four kings the king of Jerusalem sent:

saying ; as follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F4: De loc. Heb. fol. 87. E.
• F5: lb. fol. 92. H.
• F6: Apud Reland. Palestin. Illustrat. l. 2. p. 505.
• F7: Ut supra, (De loc. Heb. fol. 92.) I.
• F8: Ib. M.
• F9: Travels, p. 99.
• F11: De loc. Heb. fol. 91. A.
• F12: Travels, p. 92.