Joshua 10:1-11

1Now it came about when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai, and had 1utterly destroyed it (just 2as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king), and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had 3made peace with Israel and were 4within their land, 2that 5he 6feared 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. 3Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word 7to Hoham king of Hebron and to Piram king of Jarmuth and to Japhia king of Lachish and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4“Come up to me and help me, and let us 8attack Gibeon, for it has 9made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel.” 5So the five kings of 10the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they with all their armies, and camped by Gibeon and fought against it.

6Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not 11abandon your servants; come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites that live in the hill country have assembled against us.” 7So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and 12all the people of war with him and all the valiant warriors. 8The Lord said to Joshua, “13Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands; not 14one of them shall stand before you.” 9So Joshua came upon them suddenly 15by marching all night from Gilgal. 1016And the Lord confounded them before Israel, and He 17slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and pursued them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 11As they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, 18the Lord threw large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died; there were more who died 19from the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword.