And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
Ver. 3. And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard, &c.] The rest of the Canaanites had heard as much, but made not so good a use of it. Some hear and fear; others hear and are hardened. Some of St Paul's hearers at Athens derided, others doubted, a few only believed. Acts 17:32 ; Act 17:34 Grace maketh the difference.