Joshua 10:10

And the Lord discomfited them before Israel ,.... Disturbed, troubled, and frightened them, at the appearance and presence of the people of Israel; they were thrown into terror and confusion upon their approach, being so sudden and unexpected:

and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon ; by the Israelites, who came upon them suddenly:

and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron ; there were two places of this name, the upper and the nether, both built by Sherah, the daughter or granddaughter of Ephraim, 1 Chronicles 7:24 ; therefore here so called by anticipation. It was about an hundred furlongs, or twelve miles and a half, according to Josephus F15 Antiqu. l. 20. c. 4. sect. 4. , from Jerusalem, which agrees with Eusebius and Jerom; and from Gibeon thither, it was fifty furlongs, or six miles and a quarter; so far the kings were pursued by Joshua and his army, at least unto the ascent of it; for being built on a hill, it had an ascent on one side, and a descent on the other, after mentioned, and both were very narrow passages; of the former it is said in the Talmud F16 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 32. 2. , that if two camels go up the ascent to Bethhoron, they both fall; upon which the gloss says, it is a narrow place, and there is no way to turn to the right hand, or the left:

and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah ; the former of which is placed by Jerom F17 De loc. Heb. fol. 88. A. & 93. C. between Eleutheropolis and Jerusalem, and was a village in his days, and the other eight miles from Eleutheropolis, and both in the tribe of Judah, see Joshua 15:35 ; according to Bunting F18 Travels, &c.; p. 98. , they were both eight miles from Jerusalem towards the west.