6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp aat Gilgal, saying, “Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us.”
7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and aall the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.
8 And the Lord said to Joshua, a“Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; bnot a man of them shall cstand before you.”
9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal.
10 So the Lord arouted them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes bto Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as cAzekah and Makkedah.
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Commentaries:
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Joshua 10:8.
So it was a surprise attack. They were not expecting a large army from Gilgal to reach them for some time, but Joshua said, "Hey, the Lord's with us. Let's go!" And so they marched through the night to get there by early morning. The idea was that if they would get there at sunrise, they would have the sun behind them, and they would be attacking down into a blinded Amorite force.
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