Joshua:10

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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 . * And these five kings fled , and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah . * And it was told Joshua , saying , The five kings have been found , hid in the cave at Makkedah . * And Joshua said , Roll great stones before the mouth of the cave , and set men before it to keep them . * And ye , stay not , pursue after your enemies , and smite the hindmost of them ; suffer them not to enter into their cities ; for Jehovah your God has given them into your hand . * And it came to pass when Joshua and the children of Israel had ended smiting them with a very great slaughter , until they were consumed , that the remnant which remained of them entered into fortified cities ; * and all the people returned to the camp to Joshua , at Makkedah , in peace ; none moved his tongue against the children of Israel . * And Joshua said , Open the mouth of the cave , and bring forth to me those five kings out of the cave . * And they did so , and brought forth to him those five kings out of the cave , the king of Jerusalem , the king of Hebron , the king of Jarmuth , the king of Lachish , the king of Eglon . * And it came to pass when they had brought forth those kings to Joshua , that Joshua called to all the men of Israel , and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him , Come forward , put your feet on the necks of these kings . And they came forward and put their feet on their necks . * And Joshua said to them , Fear not , neither be dismayed ; be strong and courageous , for thus will Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom ye fight . * And afterwards Joshua smote them , and put them to death , and hanged them on five trees ; and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening . * And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun , that Joshua commanded , and they took them down off the trees , and cast them into the cave where they had been hid , and laid great stones before the cave 's mouth , [which remain ] to this very day . * And Joshua took Makkedah on that day , and smote it with the edge of the sword , and the king thereof , him and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed ; he let none remain ; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho . * And Joshua passed , and all Israel with him , from Makkedah to Libnah , and fought against Libnah . * And Jehovah gave it also and the king thereof into the hand of Israel ; and he smote it with the edge of the sword , and all the souls that were therein ; he let none remain in it : and he did to the king thereof as he had done to the king of Jericho . * And Joshua passed , and all Israel with him , from Libnah to Lachish , and encamped against it , and fought against it . * And Jehovah gave Lachish into the hand of Israel ; and they took it on the second day , and smote it with the edge of the sword , and all the souls that were therein , according to all that he had done to Libnah . * Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish ; and Joshua smote him and his people , until he had left him none remaining . * And Joshua , and all Israel with him , passed from Lachish to Eglon ; and they encamped against it , and fought against it . * And they took it on that day , and smote it with the edge of the sword ; and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed on that day , according to all that he had done to Lachish . * And Joshua went up , and all Israel with him , from Eglon to Hebron ; and they fought against it . * And they took it , and smote it with the edge of the sword , and the king thereof , and all the cities thereof , and all the souls that were therein : he let none remain , according to all that he had done to Eglon ; and he utterly destroyed it , and all the souls that were therein . * And Joshua returned , and all Israel with him , to Debir ; and fought against it . * And he took it , and the king thereof , and all the cities thereof , and they smote them with the edge of the sword , and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein ; he let none remain : as he had done to Hebron , and as he had done to Libnah , and to the king thereof , so he did to Debir and to the king thereof . * And Joshua smote the whole country , the mountain , and the south , and the lowland , and the hill-slopes , and all their kings : he let none remain , but he utterly destroyed all that breathed , as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded . * And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even to Gazah , and all the country of Goshen , even to Gibeon ; * and all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time ; for Jehovah the God of Israel fought for Israel . * And Joshua returned , and all Israel with him , to the camp , to Gilgal .

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