Jos 10:6 | KD | STEP | The Gibeonites then sent to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and entreated him to come to his help as speedily as possible. “ Slack not thy hand from thy servants ,” i.e., withhold not thy help from us. The definition appended to “the kings of the Amorites” (“ that dwelt in the mountains ”) is to be understood a potiori , and does not warrant us in drawing the conclusion, that all the towns mentioned in were in the mountains of Judah. The Amorites who dwelt in the mountains were the strongest of all the Canaanites.

‏ Joshua 10:6

The Gibeonites then sent to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and entreated him to come to his help as speedily as possible. “Slack not thy hand from thy servants,” i.e., withhold not thy help from us. The definition appended to “the kings of the Amorites” (“that dwelt in the mountains”) is to be understood a potiori, and does not warrant us in drawing the conclusion, that all the towns mentioned in Jos 10:3 were in the mountains of Judah. The Amorites who dwelt in the mountains were the strongest of all the Canaanites.