Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec 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;
Then, when Adonizedec, the king of Jerusalem, heard about Joshua taking and completely destroying Ai, just like he did with Jericho and its king, he also did the same to Ai and its king. Additionally, the people from Gibeon made a peace agreement with Israel and started living among them.