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Joshua

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Chapter 10

¹As soon as Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, ²he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. ³So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, ⁴“Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon. For it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel.” ⁵Then the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered their forces and went up with all their armies and encamped against Gibeon and made war against it. ⁶And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not relax your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered against us.” ⁷So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. ⁸The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. Not a man of them shall stand before you.” ⁹So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal. ¹⁰And the LORD threw them into a panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. ¹¹And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-horon, the LORD threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than those whom the people of Israel killed with the sword. ¹²At that time Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD gave the Amorites over to the people of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” ¹³And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day. ¹⁴There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD heeded the voice of a man, for the LORD fought for Israel. ¹⁵Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. ¹⁶These five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. ¹⁷And it was told Joshua, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.” ¹⁸And Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and set men by it to guard them. ¹⁹But do not stay there; pursue your enemies and attack their rear. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the LORD your God has given them into your hand.” ²⁰When Joshua and the people of Israel had finished striking them with a great blow until they were wiped out, and when the remnant that remained had entered into the fortified cities, ²¹all the people returned safe to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. Not a man moved his tongue against any of the people of Israel. ²²Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me from the cave.” ²³And they did so and brought out to him from the cave these five kings: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. ²⁴And when they had brought out those kings to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come near; put your feet on the necks of these kings.” Then they came near and put their feet on the necks of them. ²⁵And Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. For thus the LORD will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.” ²⁶And afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening. ²⁷At about the time of the setting of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they laid great stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day. ²⁸And Joshua captured Makkedah on that day and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho. ²⁹Then Joshua passed on from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah and fought against Libnah. ³⁰And the LORD gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. ³¹Then Joshua passed on from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish and encamped against it and fought against it. ³²And the LORD gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, just as he had done to Libnah. ³³Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish, and Joshua struck him and his people, until he left him none remaining. ³⁴Then Joshua passed on with all Israel from Lachish to Eglon, and they encamped against it and fought against it. ³⁵And they captured it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it he devoted to destruction that day, just as he had done to Lachish. ³⁶Then Joshua went up with all Israel from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it. ³⁷And they captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king and all its cities, and every person in it. He left none remaining, just as he had done to Eglon, and devoted it to destruction with every person in it. ³⁸Then Joshua returned with all Israel to Debir and fought against it. ³⁹And he captured it with its king and all its cities. They struck them with the edge of the sword and devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. Just as he had done to Hebron, and as he had done to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and its king. ⁴⁰So Joshua struck the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining, but devoted to destruction all that breathed, just as the LORD God of Israel had commanded. ⁴¹And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea even to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even to Gibeon. ⁴²All these kings and their land Joshua captured at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. ⁴³Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.