| Chapter 10 |
| 1 | Now it came to pass, when
Adonizedec 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; |
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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. |
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3 | Wherefore Adonizedec 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. |
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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 valor.
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| 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. |
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Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all
night. |
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| 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. |
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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.
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| 15 | And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to
Gilgal. |
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| But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave
at Makkedah. |
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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:
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| 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. |
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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. |
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| 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: |
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| 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. |
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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.
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| 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. |
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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: |
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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. |
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43 | And Joshua returned, and all Israel
with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. |
