Personal name meaning, my Lord is righteous. King of Jerusalem who gathered coalition of Canaanite kings to fight Gibeon after Joshua made a peace treaty with Gibeon (Josh 10:1,3). Joshua marched to Gibeon’s aid and defeated the coalition. Joshua made a public example of the kings before executing them (Josh 10:22-26). He exposed their bodies on trees, a further sign of humiliation, since it postponed burial and a way to celebrate victory. Joshua carefully obeyed the law by taking them from the trees before nightfall (Deut. 21:23).
1470 BC - 1430 BC