1 Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek * h139 king * h4428 of Jerusalem * h3389 had heard * h8085 h8800 how * h3588 Joshua * h3091 had taken * h3920 h8804 Ai * h5857, and had utterly destroyed * h2763 h8686 it; as he had done * h6213 h8804 to Jericho * h3405 and her king * h4428, so he had done * h6213 h8804 to Ai * h5857 and her king * h4428; and how the inhabitants * h3427 h8802 of Gibeon * h1391 had made peace * h7999 h8689 with Israel * h3478, and were among * h7130 them;
2 That they feared * h3372 h8799 greatly * h3966, because Gibeon * h1391 was a great * h1419 city * h5892, as one * h259 of the royal * h4467 cities * h5892, and because it was greater * h1419 than Ai * h5857, and all the men * h582 thereof were mighty * h1368. royal...: Heb. cities of the kingdom
3 Wherefore Adonizedek * h139 king * h4428 of Jerusalem * h3389 sent * h7971 h8799 unto Hoham * h1944 king * h4428 of Hebron * h2275, and unto Piram * h6502 king * h4428 of Jarmuth * h3412, and unto Japhia * h3309 king * h4428 of Lachish * h3923, and unto Debir * h1688 king * h4428 of Eglon * h5700, saying * h559 h8800,
4 Come up * h5927 h8798 unto me, and help * h5826 h8798 me, that we may smite * h5221 h8686 Gibeon * h1391: for it hath made peace * h7999 h8689 with Joshua * h3091 and with the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478.
5 Therefore the five * h2568 kings * h4428 of the Amorites * h567, the king * h4428 of Jerusalem * h3389, the king * h4428 of Hebron * h2275, the king * h4428 of Jarmuth * h3412, the king * h4428 of Lachish * h3923, the king * h4428 of Eglon * h5700, gathered themselves together * h622 h8735, and went up * h5927 h8799, they and all their hosts * h4264, and encamped * h2583 h8799 before Gibeon * h1391, and made war * h3898 h8735 against it.
6 And the men * h582 of Gibeon * h1391 sent * h7971 h8799 unto Joshua * h3091 to the camp * h4264 to Gilgal * h1537, saying * h559 h8800, Slack * h7503 h8686 not thy hand * h3027 from thy servants * h5650; come up * h5927 h8798 to us quickly * h4120, and save * h3467 h8685 us, and help * h5826 h8798 us: for all the kings * h4428 of the Amorites * h567 that dwell * h3427 h8802 in the mountains * h2022 are gathered together * h6908 h8738 against us.
7 So Joshua * h3091 ascended * h5927 h8799 from Gilgal * h1537, he, and all the people * h5971 of war * h4421 with him, and all the mighty * h1368 men of valour * h2428.
8 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Joshua * h3091, Fear * h3372 h8799 them not: for I have delivered * h5414 h8804 them into thine hand * h3027; there shall not a man * h376 of them stand * h5975 h8799 before * h6440 thee.
9 Joshua * h3091 therefore came * h935 h8799 unto them suddenly * h6597, and went up * h5927 h8804 from Gilgal * h1537 all night * h3915.
10 And the LORD * h3068 discomfited * h2000 h8799 them before * h6440 Israel * h3478, and slew * h5221 h8686 them with a great * h1419 slaughter * h4347 at Gibeon * h1391, and chased * h7291 h8799 them along the way * h1870 that goeth up * h4608 to Bethhoron * h1032, and smote * h5221 h8686 them to Azekah * h5825, and unto Makkedah * h4719.
11 And it came to pass, as they fled * h5127 h8800 from before * h6440 Israel * h3478, and were in the going down * h4174 to Bethhoron * h1032, that the LORD * h3068 cast down * h7993 h8689 great * h1419 stones * h68 from heaven * h8064 upon them unto Azekah * h5825, and they died * h4191 h8799: they were more * h7227 which died * h4191 h8804 with hailstones * h1259 * h68 than they whom * h834 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 slew * h2026 h8804 with the sword * h2719.
12 Then spake * h1696 h8762 Joshua * h3091 to the LORD * h3068 in the day * h3117 when the LORD * h3068 delivered up * h5414 h8800 the Amorites * h567 before * h6440 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, and he said * h559 h8799 in the sight * h5869 of Israel * h3478, Sun * h8121, stand thou still * h1826 h8798 upon Gibeon * h1391; and thou, Moon * h3394, in the valley * h6010 of Ajalon * h357. stand...: Heb. be silent
13 And the sun * h8121 stood still * h1826 h8799, and the moon * h3394 stayed * h5975 h8804, until the people * h1471 had avenged * h5358 h8799 themselves upon their enemies * h341 h8802. Is not this * h1931 written * h3789 h8803 in the book * h5612 of Jasher * h3477? So the sun * h8121 stood still * h5975 h8799 in the midst * h2677 of heaven * h8064, and hasted * h213 h8804 not to go down * h935 h8800 about a whole * h8549 day * h3117. Jasher: or, the upright?
14 And there was no day * h3117 like that before * h6440 it or after * h310 it, that the LORD * h3068 hearkened * h8085 h8800 unto the voice * h6963 of a man * h376: for the LORD * h3068 fought * h3898 h8737 for Israel * h3478.
15 And Joshua * h3091 returned * h7725 h8799, and all Israel * h3478 with him, unto the camp * h4264 to Gilgal * h1537.
16 But these five * h2568 kings * h4428 fled * h5127 h8799, and hid * h2244 h8735 themselves in a cave * h4631 at Makkedah * h4719.
17 And it was told * h5046 h8714 Joshua * h3091, saying * h559 h8800, The five * h2568 kings * h4428 are found * h4672 h8738 hid * h2244 h8737 in a cave * h4631 at Makkedah * h4719.
18 And Joshua * h3091 said * h559 h8799, Roll * h1556 h8798 great * h1419 stones * h68 upon the mouth * h6310 of the cave * h4631, and set * h6485 h8685 men * h582 by it for to keep * h8104 h8800 them:
19 And stay * h5975 h8799 ye not, but pursue * h7291 h8798 after * h310 your enemies * h341 h8802, and smite the hindmost * h2179 h8765 of them; suffer * h5414 h8799 them not to enter * h935 h8800 into their cities * h5892: for the LORD * h3068 your God * h430 hath delivered * h5414 h8804 them into your hand * h3027. smite...: Heb. cut off the tail
20 And it came to pass, when Joshua * h3091 and the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 had made an end * h3615 h8763 of slaying * h5221 h8687 them with a very * h3966 great * h1419 slaughter * h4347, till they were consumed * h8552 h8800, that the rest * h8300 which remained * h8277 h8804 of them entered * h935 h8799 into fenced * h4013 cities * h5892.
21 And all the people * h5971 returned * h7725 h8799 to the camp * h4264 to Joshua * h3091 at Makkedah * h4719 in peace * h7965: none moved * h2782 h8804 his tongue * h3956 against any * h376 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478.
22 Then said * h559 h8799 Joshua * h3091, Open * h6605 h8798 the mouth * h6310 of the cave * h4631, and bring out * h3318 h8685 those five * h2568 kings * h4428 unto me out of the cave * h4631.
23 And they did * h6213 h8799 so, and brought forth * h3318 h8686 those five * h2568 kings * h4428 unto him out of the cave * h4631, the king * h4428 of Jerusalem * h3389, the king * h4428 of Hebron * h2275, the king * h4428 of Jarmuth * h3412, the king * h4428 of Lachish * h3923, and the king * h4428 of Eglon * h5700.
24 And it came to pass, when they brought out * h3318 h8687 those kings * h4428 unto Joshua * h3091, that Joshua * h3091 called * h7121 h8799 for all the men * h376 of Israel * h3478, and said * h559 h8799 unto the captains * h7101 of the men * h582 of war * h4421 which went * h1980 h8804 with him, Come near * h7126 h8798, put * h7760 h8798 your feet * h7272 upon the necks * h6677 of these kings * h4428. And they came near * h7126 h8799, and put * h7760 h8799 their feet * h7272 upon the necks * h6677 of them.
25 And Joshua * h3091 said * h559 h8799 unto them, Fear * h3372 h8799 not, nor be dismayed * h2865 h8735, be strong * h2388 h8798 and of good courage * h553 h8798: for thus shall the LORD * h3068 do * h6213 h8799 to all your enemies * h341 h8802 against whom ye fight * h3898 h8737.
26 And afterward * h310 Joshua * h3091 smote * h5221 h8686 them, and slew * h4191 h8686 them, and hanged * h8518 h8799 them on five * h2568 trees * h6086: and they were hanging * h8518 h8803 upon the trees * h6086 until the evening * h6153.
27 And it came to pass at the time * h6256 of the going down * h935 h8800 of the sun * h8121, that Joshua * h3091 commanded * h6680 h8765, and they took them down * h3381 h8686 off the trees * h6086, and cast * h7993 h8686 them into the cave * h4631 wherein they had been hid * h2244 h8738, and laid * h7760 h8799 great * h1419 stones * h68 in the cave's * h4631 mouth * h6310, which remain until this very * h6106 day * h3117.
28 And that day * h3117 Joshua * h3091 took * h3920 h8804 Makkedah * h4719, and smote * h5221 h8686 it with the edge * h6310 of the sword * h2719, and the king * h4428 thereof he utterly destroyed * h2763 h8689, them, and all the souls * h5315 that were therein; he let * h7604 h8689 none remain * h8300: and he did * h6213 h8799 to the king * h4428 of Makkedah * h4719 as he did * h6213 h8804 unto the king * h4428 of Jericho * h3405.
29 Then Joshua * h3091 passed * h5674 h8799 from Makkedah * h4719, and all Israel * h3478 with him, unto Libnah * h3841, and fought * h3898 h8735 against Libnah * h3841:
30 And the LORD * h3068 delivered * h5414 h8799 it also, and the king * h4428 thereof, into the hand * h3027 of Israel * h3478; and he smote * h5221 h8686 it with the edge * h6310 of the sword * h2719, and all the souls * h5315 that were therein; he let * h7604 h8689 none remain * h8300 in it; but did * h6213 h8799 unto the king * h4428 thereof as he did * h6213 h8804 unto the king * h4428 of Jericho * h3405.
31 And Joshua * h3091 passed * h5674 h8799 from Libnah * h3841, and all Israel * h3478 with him, unto Lachish * h3923, and encamped * h2583 h8799 against it, and fought * h3898 h8735 against it:
32 And the LORD * h3068 delivered * h5414 h8799 Lachish * h3923 into the hand * h3027 of Israel * h3478, which took * h3920 h8799 it on the second * h8145 day * h3117, and smote * h5221 h8686 it with the edge * h6310 of the sword * h2719, and all the souls * h5315 that were therein, according to all that he had done * h6213 h8804 to Libnah * h3841.
33 Then Horam * h2036 king * h4428 of Gezer * h1507 came up * h5927 h8804 to help * h5826 h8800 Lachish * h3923; and Joshua * h3091 smote * h5221 h8686 him and his people * h5971, until he had left * h7604 h8689 him none remaining * h8300.
34 And from Lachish * h3923 Joshua * h3091 passed * h5674 h8799 unto Eglon * h5700, and all Israel * h3478 with him; and they encamped * h2583 h8799 against it, and fought * h3898 h8735 against it:
35 And they took * h3920 h8799 it on that day * h3117, and smote * h5221 h8686 it with the edge * h6310 of the sword * h2719, and all the souls * h5315 that were therein he utterly destroyed * h2763 h8689 that day * h3117, according to all that he had done * h6213 h8804 to Lachish * h3923.
36 And Joshua * h3091 went up * h5927 h8799 from Eglon * h5700, and all Israel * h3478 with him, unto Hebron * h2275; and they fought * h3898 h8735 against it:
37 And they took * h3920 h8799 it, and smote * h5221 h8686 it with the edge * h6310 of the sword * h2719, and the king * h4428 thereof, and all the cities * h5892 thereof, and all the souls * h5315 that were therein; he left * h7604 h8689 none remaining * h8300, according to all that he had done * h6213 h8804 to Eglon * h5700; but destroyed * h2763 h8686 it utterly, and all the souls * h5315 that were therein.
38 And Joshua * h3091 returned * h7725 h8799, and all Israel * h3478 with him, to Debir * h1688; and fought * h3898 h8735 against it:
39 And he took * h3920 h8799 it, and the king * h4428 thereof, and all the cities * h5892 thereof; and they smote * h5221 h8686 them with the edge * h6310 of the sword * h2719, and utterly destroyed * h2763 h8686 all the souls * h5315 that were therein; he left * h7604 h8689 none remaining * h8300: as he had done * h6213 h8804 to Hebron * h2275, so he did * h6213 h8804 to Debir * h1688, and to the king * h4428 thereof; as he had done * h6213 h8804 also to Libnah * h3841, and to her king * h4428.
40 So Joshua * h3091 smote * h5221 h8686 all the country * h776 of the hills * h2022, and of the south * h5045, and of the vale * h8219, and of the springs * h794, and all their kings * h4428: he left * h7604 h8689 none remaining * h8300, but utterly destroyed * h2763 h8689 all that breathed * h5397, as the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of Israel * h3478 commanded * h6680 h8765.
41 And Joshua * h3091 smote * h5221 h8686 them from Kadeshbarnea * h6947 even unto Gaza * h5804, and all the country * h776 of Goshen * h1657, even unto Gibeon * h1391.
42 And all these kings * h4428 and their land * h776 did Joshua * h3091 take * h3920 h8804 at one * h259 time * h6471, because the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of Israel * h3478 fought * h3898 h8737 for Israel * h3478.
43 And Joshua * h3091 returned * h7725 h8799, and all Israel * h3478 with him, unto the camp * h4264 to Gilgal * h1537.