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Joshua 10:7-15
New Living Translation
Joshua 10:7-15
New Living Translation
7 So Joshua and his entire army, including his best warriors, left Gilgal and set out for Gibeon. 8 “Do not be afraid of them,” the Lord said to Joshua, “for I have given you victory over them. Not a single one of them will be able to stand up to you.”
9 Joshua traveled all night from Gilgal and took the Amorite armies by surprise. 10 The Lord threw them into a panic, and the Israelites slaughtered great numbers of them at Gibeon. Then the Israelites chased the enemy along the road to Beth-horon, killing them all along the way to Azekah and Makkedah. 11 As the Amorites retreated down the road from Beth-horon, the Lord destroyed them with a terrible hailstorm from heaven that continued until they reached Azekah. The hail killed more of the enemy than the Israelites killed with the sword.
12 On the day the Lord gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the Lord in front of all the people of Israel. He said,
“Let the sun stand still over Gibeon,
and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.”
13 So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies.
Is this event not recorded in The Book of Jashar[a]? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and it did not set as on a normal day.[b] 14 There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the Lord answered such a prayer. Surely the Lord fought for Israel that day!
15 Then Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal.
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Joshua 10:7-15
New International Version
Joshua 10:7-15
New International Version
7 So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army,(A) including all the best fighting men. 8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid(B) of them; I have given them into your hand.(C) Not one of them will be able to withstand you.”(D)
9 After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise. 10 The Lord threw them into confusion(E) before Israel,(F) so Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely at Gibeon.(G) Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon(H) and cut them down all the way to Azekah(I) and Makkedah.(J) 11 As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones(K) down on them,(L) and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.
12 On the day the Lord gave the Amorites(M) over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel:
“Sun, stand still over Gibeon,
and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.(N)”
13 So the sun stood still,(O)
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on[a] its enemies,
as it is written in the Book of Jashar.(P)
The sun stopped(Q) in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. 14 There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being. Surely the Lord was fighting(R) for Israel!
15 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.(S)
Footnotes
- Joshua 10:13 Or nation triumphed over
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