Joshua 10:1-23

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.

12Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, “O 20sun, stand still at Gibeon, And O moon in the valley of Aijalon.”1321So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies. Is it not written in 22the book of Jashar? And 23the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14There was no day like that before it or after it, when the Lord listened to the voice of a man; for 24the Lord fought for Israel.

15Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp to Gilgal.

16Now these 25five kings had fled and hidden themselves in the cave at Makkedah. 17It was told Joshua, saying, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.” 18Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and assign men by it to guard them, 19but do not stay there yourselves; pursue your enemies and 26attack them in the rear. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand.” 20It came about when Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished 27slaying them with a very great slaughter, 28until they were destroyed, and the survivors who remained of them 29had entered the fortified cities, 21that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace. No one 30uttered a word against any of the sons of Israel.

22Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring these five kings out to me from the cave.” 23They did so, and 31brought these 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.