Absalom and all the Israelites said, "Hushai's advice is better than Ahithophel's." The LORD had decided that Ahithophel's good advice would not be followed, so that disaster would come on Absalom.

When he saw them, he said, "This is God's camp"; so he named the place Mahanaim.

But the people of Gibeon, who were Hivites, heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

The people of Jerusalem were greatly alarmed at this because Gibeon was as large as any of the cities that had a king; it was larger than Ai, and its men were good fighters.

"Come and help me attack Gibeon, because its people have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites."

On the day that the LORD gave the men of Israel victory over the Amorites, Joshua spoke to the LORD. In the presence of the Israelites he said, "Sun, stand still over Gibeon; Moon, stop over Aijalon Valley."

There were also Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,