¹⁷ So the Israelites set out and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth^(A) and Kiriath Jearim.^(B)

² 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.

¹² Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.^(A)

³ and Solomon and the whole assembly went to the high place at Gibeon,^(A) for God’s tent of meeting^(B) was there, which Moses^(C) the Lord’s servant had made in the wilderness.