Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
they feared greatly—The dread inspired by the rapid conquests of the Israelites had been immensely increased by the fact of a state so populous and so strong as Gibeon having found it expedient to submit to the power and the terms of the invaders.
as one of the royal cities—Although itself a republic (Joshua 9:3), it was large and well-fortified, like those places in which the chiefs of the country usually established their residence.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Joshua 10:2:
Joshua 9:3-15
Joshua 10:1
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