Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek 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;

General references

Bible References

Adoni-zedek

Genesis 14:18
Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (Now he was the priest of the Most High God.)
Hebrews 7:1
Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.

As he had

Joshua 6:21
They annihilated with the sword everything that breathed in the city, including men and women, young and old, as well as cattle, sheep, and donkeys.
Joshua 8:2
Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!"

How the

Joshua 9:15
Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.
Joshua 11:19
No city made peace with the Israelites (except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,

General references

Joshua 10:23
They did as ordered; they brought the five kings out of the cave to him -- the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.

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