Five Kings Attack Gibeon and Joshua Counterattacks: 10:1–5  Adoni-Zedek, king of Jebusite Jerusalem, gathers other kings to make war on Joshua and Israel (9:1–2). The king of Jerusalem is upset over Joshua’s treaty with Gibeon and the treatment of kings in Ai and Jericho. He perceives Gibeon to be more of a threat than Ai because it is a more significant town (lit. great), a city with a king (lit. royal), and has a skilled army (lit. all her men are warriors; 10:2).The king forms a coalition with Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon. Adoni-Zedek sends out a call to punish Gibeon for its treaty with the intruders: Come up and help me attack Gibeon . . . because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites (10:4).Then the five kings …