Joshua 10:6

6 And the Gibeonites sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, "Do not abandon your servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country are gathered against us."

Joshua 10:6 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 10:6

And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal,
&c.] Which some think they did when besieged, and not before, which showed their faith in the power of God, whom they now professed; but it is not likely that they should defer sending for help so long, since it is reasonable to suppose they might have heard of the design of the five kings against them; or that they should be able to send out messengers when surrounded on all sides; it may be better therefore to render the words, "had sent" F13, which they did as soon as they heard of the preparations made by the five kings to war with them, and of their rendezvous at Jerusalem, and especially as soon as they had information of their march towards them:

saying, slack not thine hands from thy servants;
they entreat that he would not neglect them, be indifferent to them, and delay to assist them, since they were his subjects; and were entitled to his protection:

come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us;
they did not doubt, if he made haste and helped them, but they should be saved by him:

for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are
gathered together against us.
Jerusalem lay among mountains, and Hebron was in the hill country in Judea, see ( Psalms 125:2 ) ( Joshua 21:11 ) ( Luke 1:39 ) ; and the other cities were doubtless in a like situation.


FOOTNOTES:

F13 (whlvyw) "sed miserant", Piscator; so Pool and Patrick.

Joshua 10:6 In-Context

4 "Come up and help me, and let us attack Gibeon; for it has made peace with Joshua and with the Israelites."
5 Then the five kings of the Amorites—the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon—gathered their forces, and went up with all their armies and camped against Gibeon, and made war against it.
6 And the Gibeonites sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, "Do not abandon your servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country are gathered against us."
7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the fighting force with him, all the mighty warriors.
8 The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have handed them over to you; not one of them shall stand before you."
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