Joshua:10:1-15

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* And it came to pass when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it , that he had done to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king , and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel , and were among them , * that they feared greatly ; for Gibeon was a great city , as one of the royal cities , and it was greater than Ai , and all its men were mighty . * And Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron , and to Piream king of Jarmuth , and to Japhia king of Lachish , and to Debir king of Eglon , saying , * Come up to me , and help me , that we may smite Gibeon ; for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel . * And 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 themselves together , and went up , they and all their armies , and they encamped before Gibeon , and made war against it . * And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua , to the camp at Gilgal , saying , Withdraw not thy hand from thy servants : come up to us quickly , and save us and help us ; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered against us . * So Joshua went up from Gilgal , he and all the people of war with him , even all the valiant men . * And Jehovah said to Joshua , Fear them not ; for into thy hand have I given them : not a man of them shall stand before thee . * And Joshua came upon them suddenly ; he went up from Gilgal all night . * And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel , and smote them [with ] a great slaughter at Gibeon ; and he chased them on the way of the ascent of Beth-horon , and smote them up to Azekah and Makkedah . * And it came to pass , as they fled from before Israel , -- they were at the descent of Beth-horon , -- that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them up to Azekah , and they died . They were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel had slain with the sword . * Then spoke Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah gave up the Amorites before the children of Israel , and he said in the sight of Israel , Sun , stand still upon Gibeon ; And thou , moon , in the valley of Ajalon ! * And the sun stood still , and the moon remained where it was , until the nation had avenged themselves upon their enemies . Is not this written in the book of Jasher ? And the sun remained standing in the midst of heaven , and hasted not to go down about a full day . * And there was no day like that before it or after it , that Jehovah hearkened to the voice of a man ; for Jehovah fought for Israel . * And Joshua returned , and all Israel with him , to the camp , to Gilgal .

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