Adonizedek proposes they attack Gibeon for having made peace, that is, alliance, with the Israelites. It may be beneficial to reverse the order of the two clauses: “The people of Gibeon have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites. So come and help me attack them.”

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Newman, Barclay M. A Handbook on Joshua. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1983. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .