Joshua 10
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Joshua 10:3-24

3Wherefore Adoni-zedekH139 kingH4428 of JerusalemH3389 sentH7971 unto Hoham kingH4428 of HebronH2275, and unto Piram kingH4428 of JarmuthH3412, and unto JaphiaH3309 kingH4428 of LachishH3923, and unto DebirH1688 kingH4428 of EglonH5700, sayingH559, 4ComeH5927 up unto me, and helpH5826 me, and let us smite GibeonH1391; for it hath made peace with JoshuaH3091 and with the children of IsraelH3478. 5Therefore the fiveH2568 kingsH4428 of the AmoritesH567, the kingH4428 of JerusalemH3389, the kingH4428 of HebronH2275, the kingH4428 of JarmuthH3412, the kingH4428 of LachishH3923, the kingH4428 of EglonH5700, gatheredH622 themselves together, and wentH5927 up, they and all their hosts, and encampedH2583 against GibeonH1391, and made war against it.

6And the menH376 of GibeonH1391 sentH7971 unto JoshuaH3091 to the campH4264 to GilgalH1537, sayingH559, SlackH7503 not thy handH3027 from thy servantsH5650; comeH5927 up to us quicklyH4120, and saveH3467 us, and helpH5826 us: for all the kingsH4428 of the AmoritesH567 that dwellH3427 in the hill-country are gatheredH6908 togetherH6908 against us. 7So JoshuaH3091 wentH5927 up from GilgalH1537, he, and all the peopleH5971 of warH4421 with him, and all the mightyH1368 menH1368 of valor. 8And Jehovah saidH559 unto JoshuaH3091, FearH3372 them not: for I have delivered them into thy handsH3027; there shall not a manH376 of them standH5975 before thee. 9JoshuaH3091 therefore cameH935 upon them suddenlyH6597; for he wentH935 up from GilgalH1537 all the nightH3915. 10And Jehovah discomfited them before IsraelH3478, and he slew them with a greatH1419 slaughterH4347 at GibeonH1391, and chased them by the wayH1870 of the ascent of Beth-horonH1032, and smote them to AzekahH5825, and unto MakkedahH4719. 11And it came to pass, as they fledH5127 from before IsraelH3478, while they were at the descentH4174 of Beth-horonH1032, that Jehovah castH7993 downH7993 greatH1419 stonesH68 from heavenH8064 upon them unto AzekahH5825, and they diedH4191: they were moreH4480 who diedH4191 with the hailstones than they whom the children of IsraelH3478 slewH2026 with the swordH2719.

12ThenH227 spake JoshuaH3091 to Jehovah in the dayH3117 when Jehovah delivered up the AmoritesH567 before the children of IsraelH3478; and he saidH559 in the sight of IsraelH3478,

SunH8121, stand thou still upon GibeonH1391;And thou, MoonH3394, in the valleyH6010 of AijalonH357.13And the sunH8121 stoodH5975 stillH5975, and the moonH3394 stayed,Until the nationH1471 had avengedH5358 themselves of their enemiesH341.

Is not this writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of JasharH3477? And the sunH8121 stayed in the midst of heavenH8064, and hasted not to goH935 down about a whole dayH3117. 14And there wasH1961 no dayH3117 like that before it or after it, that Jehovah hearkened unto the voiceH6963 of a manH376: for Jehovah foughtH3898 for IsraelH3478.

15And JoshuaH3091 returnedH7725, and all IsraelH3478 with him, unto the campH4264 to GilgalH1537.

16And these fiveH2568 kingsH4428 fledH5127, and hidH2244 themselves in the caveH4631 at MakkedahH4719. 17And it was toldH5046 JoshuaH3091, sayingH559, The fiveH2568 kingsH4428 are foundH4672, hiddenH2244 in the caveH4631 at MakkedahH4719. 18And JoshuaH3091 saidH559, RollH1556 greatH1419 stonesH68 unto the mouthH6310 of the caveH4631, and set menH376 by it to keepH8104 them: 19but stay not ye; pursueH7291 after your enemiesH341, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their citiesH5892: for Jehovah your GodH430 hath delivered them into your handH3027. 20And it cameH935 to pass, when JoshuaH3091 and the children of IsraelH3478 had made an endH3615 of slaying them with a veryH3966 greatH1419 slaughterH4347, till they wereH1961 consumed, and the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified citiesH5892, 21that all the peopleH5971 returnedH7725 to the campH4264 to JoshuaH3091 at MakkedahH4719 in peaceH7965: none moved his tongueH3956 against any of the children of IsraelH3478.

22Then saidH559 JoshuaH3091, OpenH6605 the mouthH6310 of the caveH4631, and bringH3318 forthH3318 those fiveH2568 kingsH4428 unto me out of the caveH4631. 23And they did soH3651, and broughtH3318 forthH3318 those fiveH2568 kingsH4428 unto him out of the caveH4631, the kingH4428 of JerusalemH3389, the kingH4428 of HebronH2275, the kingH4428 of JarmuthH3412, the kingH4428 of LachishH3923, the kingH4428 of EglonH5700. 24And it came to pass, when they broughtH3318 forthH3318 those kingsH4428 unto JoshuaH3091, that JoshuaH3091 calledH7121 for all the menH376 of IsraelH3478, and saidH559 unto the chiefs of the menH376 of warH4421 that wentH1980 with him, ComeH1980 near, putH7760 your feetH7272 upon the necksH6677 of these kingsH4428. And they came near, and putH7760 their feetH7272 upon the necksH6677 of them.

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