Joshua 10:1-14

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, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4“Come up to me and help me, and let’s 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 at 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. 8And the Lord said to Joshua, “13Do not fear them, for I have handed them over to you; not 14one of them will stand against you.” 9So Joshua came upon them suddenly 15by marching all night from Gilgal. 1016And the Lord brought them into confusion before Israel, and He struck them down in a great defeat at Gibeon, and pursued them by the way of the ascent to Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 11And as they fled from Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, 17the Lord hurled large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died; there were more who died 18from the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword.

12Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord turned the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, “19Sun, stand still at Gibeon, And moon, at the Valley of Aijalon!”1320So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies. Is it not written in 21the Book of Jashar? And 22the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hurry 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 23the Lord fought for Israel.