Passage

An alliance against Gibeon

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

³Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,

Joshua 10:3World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The king of Jerusalem sends messages to four other kings asking for help to attack Gibeon.

To understand

The account mentions fear of Gibeon's size and warriors. The message names its peace with Joshua and Israel as the reason for the proposed attack.

A question

How does Gibeon's peace with one group become a reason for another group to attack?