Joshua 10:1

1Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction10:1 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; also in verses 28, 35, 37, 39, and 40. — doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king — and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.