Josh 10
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Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem 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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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 its men were mighty.
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Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram
king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,
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Come up to me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon; for it has made peace with Joshua
and with the children of Israel.
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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 against Gibeon, and made war against
it.
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And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not your
hand from your servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all
the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered together against
us.
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So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the
mighty men of valor.
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And YHWH said to Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into your hands;
there shall not a man of them stand before you.
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Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; [for] he went up from Gilgal all the night.
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And YHWH discomfited them before Israel, and he slew them with a great slaughter at
Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to
Azekah, and to Makkedah.
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And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent
of Beth-horon, that YHWH cast down great stones from heaven upon them to Azekah, and
they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children
of Israel slew with the sword.
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Then spoke Joshua to YHWH in the day when YHWH delivered up the Amorites before the
children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand you still upon
Gibeon; And you, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.
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And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves
of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed
in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
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And there was no day like that before it or after it, that YHWH hearkened to the voice
of a man: for YHWH fought for Israel.
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And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.
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And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
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And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
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And Joshua said, Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to
keep them:
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but stay not you; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer
them not to enter into their cities: for YHWH your God has delivered them into your
hand.
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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, and the remnant which remained
of them had entered into the fortified cities,
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that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved
his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
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Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings to
me out of the cave.
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And they did so, and brought forth those five kings to him out of the cave, the king
of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king
of Eglon.
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And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called
for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war that 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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And Joshua said to them, Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage:
for thus shall YHWH do to all your enemies against whom you fight.
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And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees:
and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
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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
hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, to this very day.
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And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and
its king: he utterly destroyed them and all the souls that were therein; he
left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king
of Jericho.
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And Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against
Libnah:
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and YHWH delivered it also, and its king, into the hand of Israel; and he
smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he left
none remaining in it; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of
Jericho.
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And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against
it, and fought against it:
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and YHWH delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel; and he 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.
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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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And Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, to Eglon; and they encamped
against it, and fought against it;
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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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And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought
against it:
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and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and its king, and
all its cities, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining,
according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the
souls that were therein.
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And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it:
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and he took it, and its king, and all its cities; 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 its king.
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So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the lowland, and
the slopes, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but he utterly destroyed
all that breathed, as YHWH, the God of Israel, commanded.
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And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen,
even to Gibeon.
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And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because YHWH, the
God of Israel, fought for Israel.
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And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.