He and his people became very afraid when they heard all this because Gibeon was a large town—as large as the royal cities and larger than Ai. And the Gibeonite men were strong warriors.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

As one of the royal cities. —One of the cities of the kingdom. Gibeon was later the city of the first king of Israel, Sau…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

That they feared greatly
The king of Jerusalem and his people, lest they should fall into the hands of the Israelite…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When sinners leave the service of Satan and the friendship of the world, and make peace with God and join Israel, they must not be surprised if the…