Josua 10:1

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Då nu Adoni-Sedek, konungen i Jerusalem, hörde att Josua hade intagit Ai och givit det till spillo, och att han hade gjort med Ai och dess konung på samma sätt som han hade gjort med Jeriko och dess konung, och att invånarna i Gibeon hade ingått fred med Israel och fingo bo mitt ibland dem,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Adoni-zedec, Genesis 14:18, Hebrews 7:1

as he had: Joshua 6:21, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 8:22-29

how the: Joshua 9:15-27, Joshua 11:19, Joshua 11:20

Reciprocal: Joshua 10:3 - king of Jerusalem Joshua 10:4 - we may Joshua 10:23 - General Joshua 24:11 - the men Psalms 135:11 - and all the Jeremiah 21:2 - according Acts 9:23 - the Jews

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem,.... So called, perhaps by anticipation, Jerusalem, since it seems to have had this name given it by the Israelites, when they had got possession of it: and Jerusalem signifies "the possession of Salem" w, and in memory of this its ancient name, the Jews say x, they do not put "jod" in Jerusalem between "lamed" and "mem"; though some make the signification of it, "they shall see peace" y; and others, nearer to its old name, and with respect to it, "fear Salem", O ye enemies. Now the king of this place

had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; which, being nearer to him than Jericho, the more alarmed him:

as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; burnt the one, and slew the other; and this terrified him, lest he and his city should undergo the same fate:

and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them; which as it weakened the interest of the kings of Canaan, might set an example to other places to do the like. Abarbinel suggests, that the Gibeonites making peace with Israel secretly, without the knowledge of their king, as he supposes, made Adonizedek fearful, lest his subjects should do the like; the Jewish chronologers say z, that these three acts respecting Jericho, Ai, and Gibeon, were all finished within three months.

w Reland, p. 833. x Gloss. in T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 16. 1. y Vid. Stockium, p. 480. z Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p. 31.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Adoni-zedec - i. e “Lord of righteousness” (compare Melchizedek, “King of righteousness”); probably an official title of the Jebusite kings.

Jerusalem - i. e. “foundation of peace,” compare Genesis 14:18. The city belonged to the inheritance of Benjamin Joshua 18:28, but was on the very edge of the territory of Judah Joshua 15:8. Hence, it was the strong and war-like tribe of Judah which eventually captured the lower part of the city, most likely in the days of Joshua’s later conquests Judges 1:8, and after the warlike strength of the Jebusites had been weakened by the defeat in the open field, recorded in this chapter. The upper town, more especially the fortified hill of Zion, remained in the hands of the Jebusites, who accordingly kept a footing in the place, along with the men of Judah and Benjamin, even after the conquest Joshua 15:63; Judges 1:21; and would seem, indeed, to have so far, and no doubt gradually, regained possession of the whole, that Jerusalem was spoken of in the days of the Judges as a Jebusite city. David finally stormed “the stronghold of Zion,” and called it “the City of David” 2 Samuel 5:6-9. It was, probably, only after this conquest and the adoption by David of the city as the religious and political metropolis of the whole nation, that the name Jerusalem came into use 2 Samuel 5:5 in substitution for Jehus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER X

Adoni-zedec, king of Jerusalem, hearing of the capture of Ai,

and that the Gibeonites had made peace with Israel, calls to

his assistance four other kings to fight against Gibeon, 1-4.

They join forces, and encamp against Gibeon, 5.

The Gibeonites send to Joshua for succour, 6,

who immediately marches to their relief, receives encouragement

from God, and falls suddenly on the confederate forces, 7-9,

and defeats them; they fly, and multitudes of them are slain by

a miraculous shower of hail-stones, 10, 11.

Joshua, finding that the day began to fail, prayed that the sun

and moon might stand still, that they might have time to pursue

and utterly destroy these confederate forces, 12.

The sun and moon stand still, and make that day as long as two,

13, 14.

Joshua and the people return to their camp at Gilgal, 15.

The five kings having taken shelter in a cave at Makkedah,

Joshua commanded the people to roll great stones against the

mouth of the cave, and set a watch to keep it, while Israel

were pursuing their enemies, 16-19.

The Israelites return to Makkedah, bring forth the five kings,

then slay and hang them on five trees, 20-27.

The Israelites take and destroy Makkedah, 28,

and Libnah, 29, 30,

and Lachish, 31, 32,

and defeat Horam king of Gezer, 33,

and take Eglon, 34, 35,

and Hebron, 36, 37,

and Debir, 38, 39,

and all the country of the hills, south, vale, and springs, and

the whole country from Kadesh-Barnea to Gibeon, 40-42.

They return to Gilgal, 43.

NOTES ON CHAP. X

Verse Joshua 10:1. Adoni-zedec — This name signifies the Lord of justice or righteousness; and it has been conjectured that the Canaanitish kings assumed this name in imitation of that of the ancient patriarchal king of this city, Melchizedek, whose name signifies king of righteousness, or my righteous king: a supposition that is not improbable, when the celebrity of Melchizedek is considered.

Jerusalem — ירושלם Yerushalam. This word has been variously explained; if it be compounded of שלם shalam, peace, perfection, &c., and ראה raah, he saw, it may signify the vision of peace-or, he shall see peace or perfection.