New Revised Standard Version
he became greatly frightened, because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities, and was larger than Ai, and all its men were warriors.

Contemporary English Version
This frightened Adonizedek and his people. They knew that Gibeon was a large town, as big as the towns that had kings, and even bigger than the town of Ai had been. And all of the men of Gibeon were warriors.

New American Bible
there was great fear abroad, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, greater even than Ai, and all its men were warriors.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He was exceedingly afraid. For Gabaon was a great city, and one of the royal cities, and greater than the town of Hai, and all its fighting men were most valiant.

He was exceedingly afraid. For Gabaon was a great city, and one of the royal cities, and greater than the town of Hai, and all its fighting men were most valiant.

they feared

Joshua 2:9-13,24 I know that the Lord hath given this land to you: for the dread of you is fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have lost all strength. . . .

Exodus 15:14-16 Nations rose up, and were angry: sorrows took hold on the inhabitants of Philisthiim. . . .

Deuteronomy 11:25 None shall stand against you: the Lord your God shall lay the dread and fear of you upon all the land that you shall tread upon, as he hath spoken to you.

Deuteronomy 28:10 And all the people of the earth shall see that the name of the Lord is invocated upon thee, and they shall fear thee.

Psalm 48:4-6 For behold the kings of the earth assembled themselves: they gathered together. . . .

Proverbs 1:26,27 When sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a tempest, shall be at hand: when tribulation and distress shall come upon you: . . .

Proverbs 10:24 As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.

Hebrews 10:27,31 But a certain dreadful expectation of judgment, and the rage of a fire which shall consume the adversaries. . . .

Revelation 6:15-17 And the kings of the earth and the princes and tribunes and the rich and the strong and every bondman and every freeman hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of mountains: . . .

Joshua 10:40 So Joshua conquered all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the plain, and of Asedoth, with their kings: he left not any remains therein, but slew all that breathed, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

furlongs north from Jerusalem, according to Josephus.

1 Samuel 27:5 And David said to Achis: If I have found favour in thy sight, let a place be given me in one of the cities of this country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

2 Samuel 12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and laid close siege to the royal city.