Joshua
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1 Now it came to pass,
when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and
had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he
had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made
peace with Israel, and were among them;
2 That they feared greatly, because
Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it
was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
3 Wherefore Adonizedek king of
Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth,
and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
4 Come up unto me, and help me, that
we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the
children of Israel.
5 Therefore the five kings of the
Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth,
the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and
went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made
war against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto
Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy
servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the
kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together
against us.
7 So Joshua ascended
from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty
men of valour.
8 And the LORD said unto Joshua,
Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not
a man of them stand before thee.
9 Joshua therefore came unto them
suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.
10 And the LORD discomfited them
before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased
them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah,
and unto Makkedah.
11 And it came to pass, as they fled
from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that
the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and
they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they
whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
12 Then spake Joshua to the LORD in
the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of
Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon
Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
13 And the sun stood still, and the
moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is
not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the
midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
14 And there was no day like that
before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man:
for the LORD fought for Israel.
15 And Joshua returned,
and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
16 But these five kings fled, and
hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
17 And it was told Joshua, saying,
The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
18 And Joshua said, Roll great
stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
19 And stay ye not, but
pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not
to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into
your hand.
20 And it came to pass, when Joshua
and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very
great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which
remained of them entered into fenced cities.
21 And all the people returned to
the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any
of the children of Israel.
22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth
of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
23 And they did so, and brought
forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem,
the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and
the king of Eglon.
24 And it came to pass, when they
brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of
Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him,
Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came
near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear
not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the
LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
26 And afterward Joshua smote them,
and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon
the trees until the evening.
27 And it came to pass at the time
of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took
them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been
hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain
until this very day.
28 And that day Joshua
took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king
thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were
therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did
unto the king of Jericho.
29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah,
and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
30 And the LORD delivered it also,
and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the
edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none
remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of
Jericho.
31 And Joshua passed from Libnah,
and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought
against it:
32 And the LORD delivered Lachish
into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it
with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein,
according to all that he had done to Libnah.
33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up
to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left
him none remaining.
34 And from Lachish Joshua passed
unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and
fought against it:
35 And they took it on that day, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were
therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done
to Lachish.
36 And Joshua went up from Eglon,
and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
37 And they took it, and smote it
with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities
thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none
remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it
utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
38 And Joshua returned, and all
Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
39 And he took it, and the king
thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of
the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein;
he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and
to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
40 So Joshua smote all the country
of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and
all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that
breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
41 And Joshua smote them from
Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto
Gibeon.
42 And all these kings and their
land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought
for Israel.
43 And Joshua returned, and all
Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
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