Joshua 10: The Sun Stands Still at Gibeon

Five Amorite kings attack Gibeon, and Joshua comes to its rescue as the LORD routs the enemy with panic and hailstones. At Joshua’s prayer the sun and moon halt until the battle is won, the five kings are captured, and Israel takes the cities of the south as the LORD commanded.

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Why was Jerusalem’s king, Adoni-zedek, so alarmed (10:1-2)?

A drought had ruined the harvest across his kingdomGibeon, a great and strong city, had sided with IsraelJoshua had sent him a demand to surrender JerusalemHis own soldiers had deserted to join the Israelites