Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedek [0139] king [04428] of Jerusalem [03389] had heard [08085] how [03588] Joshua [03091] had taken [03920] Ai [05857], and had utterly destroyed [02763] it; as he had done [06213] to Jericho [03405] and her king [04428], so he had done [06213] to Ai [05857] and her king [04428]; and how the inhabitants [03427] of Gibeon [01391] had made peace [07999] with Israel [03478], and were among [07130] them;
That they feared [03372] greatly [03966], because Gibeon [01391] was a great [01419] city [05892], as one [0259] of the royal [04467] cities [05892], and because it was greater [01419] than Ai [05857], and all the men [0582] thereof were mighty [01368].royal…: Heb. cities of the kingdom
Wherefore Adoni–zedek [0139] king [04428] of Jerusalem [03389] sent [07971] unto Hoham [01944] king [04428] of Hebron [02275], and unto Piram [06502] king [04428] of Jarmuth [03412], and unto Japhia [03309] king [04428] of Lachish [03923], and unto Debir [01688] king [04428] of Eglon [05700], saying [0559],
Come up [05927] unto me, and help [05826] me, that we may smite [05221] Gibeon [01391]: for it hath made peace [07999] with Joshua [03091] and with the children [01121] of Israel [03478].
Therefore the five [02568] kings [04428] of the Amorites [0567], the king [04428] of Jerusalem [03389], the king [04428] of Hebron [02275], the king [04428] of Jarmuth [03412], the king [04428] of Lachish [03923], the king [04428] of Eglon [05700], gathered themselves together [0622], and went up [05927], they and all their hosts [04264], and encamped [02583] before Gibeon [01391], and made war [03898] against it.
And the men [0582] of Gibeon [01391] sent [07971] unto Joshua [03091] to the camp [04264] to Gilgal [01537], saying [0559], Slack [07503] not thy hand [03027] from thy servants [05650]; come up [05927] to us quickly [04120], and save [03467] us, and help [05826] us: for all the kings [04428] of the Amorites [0567] that dwell [03427] in the mountains [02022] are gathered together [06908] against us.
So Joshua [03091] ascended [05927] from Gilgal [01537], he, and all the people [05971] of war [04421] with him, and all the mighty [01368] men of valour [02428].
And the Lord [03068] said [0559] unto Joshua [03091], Fear [03372] them not: for I have delivered [05414] them into thine hand [03027]; there shall not a man [0376] of them stand [05975] before [06440] thee.
Joshua [03091] therefore came [0935] unto them suddenly [06597], and went up [05927] from Gilgal [01537] all night [03915].
And the Lord [03068] discomfited [02000] them before [06440] Israel [03478], and slew [05221] them with a great [01419] slaughter [04347] at Gibeon [01391], and chased [07291] them along the way [01870] that goeth up [04608] to Beth–horon [01032], and smote [05221] them to Azekah [05825], and unto Makkedah [04719].
And it came to pass, as they fled [05127] from before [06440] Israel [03478], and were in the going down [04174] to Beth–horon [01032], that the Lord [03068] cast down [07993] great [01419] stones [068] from heaven [08064] upon them unto Azekah [05825], and they died [04191]: they were more [07227] which died [04191] with hailstones [068] [01259] than they whom [0834] the children [01121] of Israel [03478] slew [02026] with the sword [02719].
Then spake [01696] Joshua [03091] to the Lord [03068] in the day [03117] when the Lord [03068] delivered up [05414] the Amorites [0567] before [06440] the children [01121] of Israel [03478], and he said [0559] in the sight [05869] of Israel [03478], Sun [08121], stand thou still [01826] upon Gibeon [01391]; and thou, Moon [03394], in the valley [06010] of Ajalon [0357].stand…: Heb. be silent
And the sun [08121] stood still [01826], and the moon [03394] stayed [05975], until the people [01471] had avenged [05358] themselves upon their enemies [0341]. Is not this [01931] written [03789] in the book [05612] of Jasher [03477]? So the sun [08121] stood still [05975] in the midst [02677] of heaven [08064], and hasted [0213] not to go down [0935] about a whole [08549] day [03117].Jasher: or, the upright?
And there was no day [03117] like that before [06440] it or after [0310] it, that the Lord [03068] hearkened [08085] unto the voice [06963] of a man [0376]: for the Lord [03068] fought [03898] for Israel [03478].
And Joshua [03091] returned [07725], and all Israel [03478] with him, unto the camp [04264] to Gilgal [01537].
But these five [02568] kings [04428] fled [05127], and hid [02244] themselves in a cave [04631] at Makkedah [04719].
And it was told [05046] Joshua [03091], saying [0559], The five [02568] kings [04428] are found [04672] hid [02244] in a cave [04631] at Makkedah [04719].
And Joshua [03091] said [0559], Roll [01556] great [01419] stones [068] upon the mouth [06310] of the cave [04631], and set [06485] men [0582] by it for to keep [08104] them:
And stay [05975] ye not, but pursue [07291] after [0310] your enemies [0341], and smite the hindmost [02179] of them; suffer [05414] them not to enter [0935] into their cities [05892]: for the Lord [03068] your God [0430] hath delivered [05414] them into your hand [03027].smite…: Heb. cut off the tail
And it came to pass, when Joshua [03091] and the children [01121] of Israel [03478] had made an end [03615] of slaying [05221] them with a very [03966] great [01419] slaughter [04347], till they were consumed [08552], that the rest [08300] which remained [08277] of them entered [0935] into fenced [04013] cities [05892].
And all the people [05971] returned [07725] to the camp [04264] to Joshua [03091] at Makkedah [04719] in peace [07965]: none moved [02782] his tongue [03956] against any [0376] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478].
Then said [0559] Joshua [03091], Open [06605] the mouth [06310] of the cave [04631], and bring out [03318] those five [02568] kings [04428] unto me out of the cave [04631].
And they did [06213] so, and brought forth [03318] those five [02568] kings [04428] unto him out of the cave [04631], the king [04428] of Jerusalem [03389], the king [04428] of Hebron [02275], the king [04428] of Jarmuth [03412], the king [04428] of Lachish [03923], and the king [04428] of Eglon [05700].
And it came to pass, when they brought out [03318] those kings [04428] unto Joshua [03091], that Joshua [03091] called [07121] for all the men [0376] of Israel [03478], and said [0559] unto the captains [07101] of the men [0582] of war [04421] which went [01980] with him, Come near [07126], put [07760] your feet [07272] upon the necks [06677] of these kings [04428]. And they came near [07126], and put [07760] their feet [07272] upon the necks [06677] of them.
And Joshua [03091] said [0559] unto them, Fear [03372] not, nor be dismayed [02865], be strong [02388] and of good courage [0553]: for thus shall the Lord [03068] do [06213] to all your enemies [0341] against whom ye fight [03898].
And afterward [0310] Joshua [03091] smote [05221] them, and slew [04191] them, and hanged [08518] them on five [02568] trees [06086]: and they were hanging [08518] upon the trees [06086] until the evening [06153].
And it came to pass at the time [06256] of the going down [0935] of the sun [08121], that Joshua [03091] commanded [06680], and they took them down [03381] off the trees [06086], and cast [07993] them into the cave [04631] wherein they had been hid [02244], and laid [07760] great [01419] stones [068] in the cave's [04631] mouth [06310], which remain until this very [06106] day [03117].
And that day [03117] Joshua [03091] took [03920] Makkedah [04719], and smote [05221] it with the edge [06310] of the sword [02719], and the king [04428] thereof he utterly destroyed [02763], them, and all the souls [05315] that were therein; he let [07604] none remain [08300]: and he did [06213] to the king [04428] of Makkedah [04719] as he did [06213] unto the king [04428] of Jericho [03405].
Then Joshua [03091] passed [05674] from Makkedah [04719], and all Israel [03478] with him, unto Libnah [03841], and fought [03898] against Libnah [03841]:
And the Lord [03068] delivered [05414] it also, and the king [04428] thereof, into the hand [03027] of Israel [03478]; and he smote [05221] it with the edge [06310] of the sword [02719], and all the souls [05315] that were therein; he let [07604] none remain [08300] in it; but did [06213] unto the king [04428] thereof as he did [06213] unto the king [04428] of Jericho [03405].
And Joshua [03091] passed [05674] from Libnah [03841], and all Israel [03478] with him, unto Lachish [03923], and encamped [02583] against it, and fought [03898] against it:
And the Lord [03068] delivered [05414] Lachish [03923] into the hand [03027] of Israel [03478], which took [03920] it on the second [08145] day [03117], and smote [05221] it with the edge [06310] of the sword [02719], and all the souls [05315] that were therein, according to all that he had done [06213] to Libnah [03841].
Then Horam [02036] king [04428] of Gezer [01507] came up [05927] to help [05826] Lachish [03923]; and Joshua [03091] smote [05221] him and his people [05971], until he had left [07604] him none remaining [08300].
And from Lachish [03923] Joshua [03091] passed [05674] unto Eglon [05700], and all Israel [03478] with him; and they encamped [02583] against it, and fought [03898] against it:
And they took [03920] it on that day [03117], and smote [05221] it with the edge [06310] of the sword [02719], and all the souls [05315] that were therein he utterly destroyed [02763] that day [03117], according to all that he had done [06213] to Lachish [03923].
And Joshua [03091] went up [05927] from Eglon [05700], and all Israel [03478] with him, unto Hebron [02275]; and they fought [03898] against it:
And they took [03920] it, and smote [05221] it with the edge [06310] of the sword [02719], and the king [04428] thereof, and all the cities [05892] thereof, and all the souls [05315] that were therein; he left [07604] none remaining [08300], according to all that he had done [06213] to Eglon [05700]; but destroyed [02763] it utterly, and all the souls [05315] that were therein.
And Joshua [03091] returned [07725], and all Israel [03478] with him, to Debir [01688]; and fought [03898] against it:
And he took [03920] it, and the king [04428] thereof, and all the cities [05892] thereof; and they smote [05221] them with the edge [06310] of the sword [02719], and utterly destroyed [02763] all the souls [05315] that were therein; he left [07604] none remaining [08300]: as he had done [06213] to Hebron [02275], so he did [06213] to Debir [01688], and to the king [04428] thereof; as he had done [06213] also to Libnah [03841], and to her king [04428].
So Joshua [03091] smote [05221] all the country [0776] of the hills [02022], and of the south [05045], and of the vale [08219], and of the springs [0794], and all their kings [04428]: he left [07604] none remaining [08300], but utterly destroyed [02763] all that breathed [05397], as the Lord [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478] commanded [06680].
And Joshua [03091] smote [05221] them from Kadesh–barnea [06947] even unto Gaza [05804], and all the country [0776] of Goshen [01657], even unto Gibeon [01391].
And all these kings [04428] and their land [0776] did Joshua [03091] take [03920] at one [0259] time [06471], because the Lord [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478] fought [03898] for Israel [03478].
And Joshua [03091] returned [07725], and all Israel [03478] with him, unto the camp [04264] to Gilgal [01537].