Joshua 10:2

he feared greatly , because Gibeon was a great city , like one of the royal cities , and because it was greater than Ai , and all its men were warriors .

He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were good fighters.

That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.