²he^a became very afraid because Gibeon was a very large city, like one of the royal cities,^b and because it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty warriors.

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Footnotes

aHebrew “they”
bLiterally “like one of the cities of the kingship”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were warriors.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were good fighters.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed because Gibeon was a large city like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were warriors.

NLTNew Living Translation

He and his people became very afraid when they heard all this because Gibeon was a large town—as large as the royal cities and larger than Ai. And the Gibeonite men were strong warriors.

KJV 1900King James Version

That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

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