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And the LORD threw them into a panic before Israel ,
who slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon ,
and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-hor '
on ,
and smote them as far as Aze '
kah and Makke '
dah .
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And as they fled before Israel ,
while they were going down the ascent of Beth-hor '
on ,
the LORD threw down great stones from heaven upon them as far as Aze '
kah ,
and they died ;
there were more who died because of the hailstones than the men of Israel killed with the sword .
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Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD gave the Amorites over to the men of Israel ;
and he said in the sight of Israel , "
Sun ,
stand thou still at Gibeon ,
and thou Moon in the valley of Ai '
jalon ."
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And the sun stood still ,
and the moon stayed ,
until the nation took vengeance on their enemies .
Is this not written in the Book of Jashar ?
The sun stayed in the midst of heaven ,
and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day .
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There has been no day like it before or since ,
when the LORD hearkened to the voice of a man ;
for the LORD fought for Israel .
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Then Joshua returned ,
and all Israel with him ,
to the camp at Gilgal .
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These five kings fled ,
and hid themselves in the cave at Makke '
dah .
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And it was told Joshua , "
The five kings have been found ,
hidden in the cave at Makke '
dah ."
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And Joshua said , "
Roll great stones against the mouth of the cave ,
and set men by it to guard them ;
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but do not stay there yourselves ,
pursue your enemies ,
fall upon their rear ,
do not let them enter their cities ;
for the LORD your God has given them into your hand ."
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When Joshua and the men of Israel had finished slaying them with a very great slaughter ,
until they were wiped out ,
and when the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified cities ,
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all the people returned safe to Joshua in the camp at Makke '
dah ;
not a man moved his tongue against any of the people of Israel .
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Then Joshua said , "
Open the mouth of the cave ,
and bring those five kings out to me from the cave ."
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And they did so ,
and brought those five kings out to him from the cave ,
the king of Jerusalem ,
the king of Hebron ,
the king of Jarmuth ,
the king of Lachish ,
and the king of Eglon .
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And when they brought those kings out 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 upon the necks of these kings ."
Then they came near ,
and put their feet on their necks .
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And Joshua said to them , "
Do not be afraid or dismayed ;
be strong and of good courage ;
for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies against whom you fight ."
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And afterward Joshua smote them and put them to death ,
and he hung them on five trees .
And they hung upon the trees until evening ;
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but at the time of the going down 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 set great stones against the mouth of the cave ,
which remain to this very day .
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And Joshua took Makke '
dah on that day ,
and smote it and its king with the edge of the sword ;
he utterly destroyed every person in it ,
he left none remaining ;
and he did to the king of Makke '
dah as he had done to the king of Jericho .
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Then Joshua passed on from Makke '
dah ,
and all Israel with him ,
to Libnah ,
and fought against Libnah ;
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and the LORD gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel ;
and he smote 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 .
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And Joshua passed on from Libnah ,
and all Israel with him ,
to Lachish ,
and laid siege to it ,
and assaulted it :
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and the LORD gave Lachish into the hand of Israel ,
and he took it on the second day ,
and smote it with the edge of the sword ,
and every person in it ,
as he had done to Libnah .
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Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish ;
and Joshua smote him and his people ,
until he left none remaining .
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And Joshua passed on with all Israel from Lachish to Eglon ;
and they laid siege to it ,
and assaulted it ;
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and they took it on that day ,
and smote it with the edge of the sword ;
and every person in it he utterly destroyed that day ,
as he had done to Lachish .
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Then Joshua went up with all Israel from Eglon to Hebron ;
and they assaulted it ,
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and took it ,
and smote it with the edge of the sword ,
and its king and its towns ,
and every person in it ;
he left none remaining ,
as he had done to Eglon ,
and utterly destroyed it with every person in it .
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Then Joshua ,
with all Israel ,
turned back to Debir and assaulted it ,
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and he took it with its king and all its towns ;
and they smote them with the edge of the sword ,
and utterly destroyed every person in it ;
he left none remaining ;
as he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king ,
so he did to Debir and to its king .
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So Joshua defeated the whole land ,
the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes ,
and all their kings ;
he left none remaining ,
but utterly destroyed all that breathed ,
as the LORD God of Israel commanded .
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And Joshua defeated them from Ka '
desh-bar '
nea to Gaza ,
and all the country of Goshen ,
as far as Gibeon .
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And Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time ,
because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel .
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Then Joshua returned ,
and all Israel with him ,
to the camp at Gilgal .