And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
8. And the Lord discomfited them, etc It is uncertain whether the Lord anticipated the movement, and armed Joshua by his oracle, drawing him forth from Gilgal before he had taken any step, or whether he only confirmed him after he had made his preparations for setting out.
Joshua's promise to the Gibeonites bound him not merely to spare them but to defend them as his own servants sheltering under God's wings. When he moved from Gilgal to relieve them, he walked in duty, and God's word settled all fear: those marked for destruction can neither resist nor escape, however many kings confederate against you.
AI summary
Commenting on Joshua 10:7-14
And the Lord said unto Joshua,.... Either when upon the march, and while he was proceeding on in his journey to the assistance of the Gibeonites, or rather before he set out; and it is highly probable he consulted the Lord on this occasion, having, it may be, some doubt on his mind, whether he should go to their assistance, since the league between them...