| Chapter 10
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| 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; |
| 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
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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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 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. |
| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
