25 Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Be strong and courageous,(A) for the Lord will do this to all the enemies you fight.”

26 After this, Joshua struck them down and executed them. He hung[a] their bodies on five trees[b] and they were there until evening.(B) 27 At sunset Joshua commanded that they be taken down from the trees(C) and thrown into the cave where they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are still there today.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 10:26 Or impaled
  2. 10:26 Or wooden stakes, also in v. 27

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