Territory of Benjamin · Old Testament · 35 verses
Gibeon was a city in the territory of Benjamin north of Jerusalem. It was inhabited by the Hivites at the time of the conquest. The name appears in Joshua, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 5 more in the King James text.
About Gibeon
Gibeon was a city in the territory of Benjamin north of Jerusalem. It was inhabited by the Hivites at the time of the conquest.
Its place in the story
The Gibeonites deceived Joshua into a treaty, and when other kings attacked them Israel came to their defense, the battle in which the sun stood still. Later the tabernacle stood at Gibeon, and there Solomon asked God for wisdom.
Gibeon in Scripture (KJV)
“And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,”
“And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.”
“Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;”
“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.”
“Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.”
“And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.”
“And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.”
Gibeon was a city in the territory of Benjamin north of Jerusalem. It was inhabited by the Hivites at the time of the conquest. The name appears in Joshua, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 5 more in the King James text.
What happened at Gibeon?
The Gibeonites deceived Joshua into a treaty, and when other kings attacked them Israel came to their defense, the battle in which the sun stood still. Later the tabernacle stood at Gibeon, and there Solomon asked God for wisdom.