Jos 10:2 | NETfull | STEP | All Jerusalem was terrified because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.

Joshua 10:2

2 All Jerusalem was terrified ^{▼▼ This statement is subordinated to v. 1 in the Hebrew text, which reads literally, “When Adoni-Zedek…they feared greatly.” The subject of the plural verb at the beginning of v. 2 is probably the residents of Jerusalem.} because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.