“And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.”
Gibeon calls for rescue — The men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, Do not withdraw your hand from your servants; come up to us quickly and save us and help us. Gibeon's appeal (שְׁלַח־יָדְךָ, 'do not withdraw your hand') invokes the covenant made in chapter 9 and appeals to Joshua's obligation as covenant partner. The word 'servants' ('avadim) recalls their assigned status; now they invoke it as grounds for help. Their urgency ('quickly,' מְהֵרָה) reflects the siege's gravity.
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