2. that they feared greatly, because Giḇ‛on was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
3. And Aḏoni-Tseḏeq sovereign of Yerushalayim sent to Hoham sovereign of Ḥeḇron, and to Piram sovereign of Yarmuth, and to Yaphiya sovereign of Laḵish, and to Deḇir sovereign of Eg̅lon, saying,
4. “Come up to me and help me, and let us smite Giḇ‛on, for it has made peace with Yehoshua and with the children of Yisra’ĕl.”