they feared: Jos 2:9-13, Jos 2:24, Exo 15:14-16, Deu 11:25, Deu 28:10, Psa 48:4-6, Pro 1:26, Pro 1:27, Pro 10:24, Heb 10:27, Heb 10:31, Rev 6:15-17
Gibeon: Gibeon was situated on an eminence, as its name imports, 40 furlongs north from Jerusalem, according to Josephus.
the royal cities: Heb. cities of the kingdom, 1Sa 27:5, 2Sa 12:26
Reciprocal: Jos 9:1 - all the kings Jos 9:3 - Gibeon Jos 9:17 - Gibeon Jos 10:41 - Gibeon Jos 18:25 - Gibeon 2Sa 2:12 - Gibeon 1Ki 3:4 - Gibeon 1Ch 6:60 - thirteen cities