Jos 10:1 | HCSB | STEP | Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and completely destroyed it, treating Ai and its king as he had Jericho and its king , and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living among them.

b Jos 8:26; 10:28,35-40; 11:11-12,20-21; 24:20; Jdg 1:17; 21:11

Joshua 10:1

1 Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and ^{▼▼set apart for destruction/ completely destroy: In Canaan or its neighboring countries, this was the destruction during war of a city, its inhabitants, and their possessions, including livestock.}completely destroyed ^b it, treating Ai and its king as he had Jericho and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon ^c had made peace with Israel and were living among them. ^d