Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Joshua
Chapter 10
1. NOW it
came to pass, when Ad-o-ni-ze-dec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua
had taken A-i, 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 A-i, and all the men
thereof were mighty.
3. Wherefore Ad-o-ni-ze-dec king of Jerusalem sent unto Ho-ham king of
Hebron, and unto Pi-ram king of Jarmuth, and unto Ja-phi-a king of La-chish,
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 La-chish, 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 they 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 Beth-horon, and smote them to A-ze-kah, and unto Mak-ke-dah.
11. And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in
the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from
heaven upon them unto A-ze-kah, 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 Aj-a-lon.
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
Mak-ke-dah.
17. And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a
cave at Mak-ke-dah.
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 Mak-ke-dah 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 La-chish, 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 Mak-ke-dah, 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 Mak-ke-dah, 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 La-chish,
and encamped against it, and fought against it:
32. And the LORD delivered La-chish 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 La-chish; and Joshua smote
him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
34. And from La-chish 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 La-chish.
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 Kadesh-bar-ne-a 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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