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約 書 亞 記 10
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
約 書 亞 記 10
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
10 耶 路 撒 冷 王 亚 多 尼 洗 德 听 见 约 书 亚 夺 了 艾 城 ， 尽 行 毁 灭 ， 怎 样 待 耶 利 哥 和 耶 利 哥 的 王 ， 也 照 样 待 艾 城 和 艾 城 的 王 ， 又 听 见 基 遍 的 居 民 与 以 色 列 人 立 了 和 约 ， 住 在 他 们 中 间 ，
2 就 甚 惧 怕 ； 因 为 基 遍 是 一 座 大 城 ， 如 都 城 一 般 ， 比 艾 城 更 大 ， 并 且 城 内 的 人 都 是 勇 士 。
3 所 以 耶 路 撒 冷 王 亚 多 尼 洗 德 打 发 人 去 见 希 伯 仑 王 何 咸 、 耶 末 王 ? 兰 、 拉 吉 王 雅 非 亚 ， 和 伊 矶 伦 王 底 璧 ， 说 ：
4 求 你 们 上 来 帮 助 我 ， 我 们 好 攻 打 基 遍 ， 因 为 他 们 与 约 书 亚 和 以 色 列 人 立 了 和 约 。
5 於 是 五 个 亚 摩 利 王 ， 就 是 耶 路 撒 冷 王 、 希 伯 仑 王 、 耶 末 王 、 拉 吉 王 、 伊 矶 伦 王 ， 大 家 聚 集 ， 率 领 他 们 的 众 军 上 去 ， 对 着 基 遍 安 营 ， 攻 打 基 遍 。
6 基 遍 人 就 打 发 人 往 吉 甲 的 营 中 去 见 约 书 亚 ， 说 ： 你 不 要 袖 手 不 顾 你 的 仆 人 ， 求 你 速 速 上 来 拯 救 我 们 ， 帮 助 我 们 ， 因 为 住 山 地 亚 摩 利 人 的 诸 王 都 聚 集 攻 击 我 们 。
7 於 是 约 书 亚 和 他 一 切 兵 丁 ， 并 大 能 的 勇 士 ， 都 从 吉 甲 上 去 。
8 耶 和 华 对 约 书 亚 说 ： 不 要 怕 他 们 ； 因 为 我 已 将 他 们 交 在 你 手 里 ， 他 们 无 一 人 能 在 你 面 前 站 立 得 住 。
9 约 书 亚 就 终 夜 从 吉 甲 上 去 ， 猛 然 临 到 他 们 那 里 。
10 耶 和 华 使 他 们 在 以 色 列 人 面 前 溃 乱 。 约 书 亚 在 基 遍 大 大 的 杀 败 他 们 ， 追 赶 他 们 ， 在 伯 和 仑 的 上 坡 路 击 杀 他 们 ， 直 到 亚 西 加 和 玛 基 大 。
11 他 们 在 以 色 列 人 面 前 逃 跑 ， 正 在 伯 和 仑 下 坡 的 时 候 ， 耶 和 华 从 天 上 降 大 冰 雹 在 他 们 身 上 ， （ 冰 雹 原 文 作 石 头 ） 直 降 到 亚 西 加 ， 打 死 他 们 。 被 冰 雹 打 死 的 ， 比 以 色 列 人 用 刀 杀 死 的 还 多 。
12 当 耶 和 华 将 亚 摩 利 人 交 付 以 色 列 人 的 日 子 ， 约 书 亚 就 祷 告 耶 和 华 ， 在 以 色 列 人 眼 前 说 ： 日 头 阿 ， 你 要 停 在 基 遍 ； 月 亮 阿 ， 你 要 止 在 亚 雅 仑 谷 。
13 於 是 日 头 停 留 ， 月 亮 止 住 ， 直 等 国 民 向 敌 人 报 仇 。 这 事 岂 不 是 写 在 雅 煞 珥 书 上 麽 ？ 日 头 在 天 当 中 停 住 ， 不 急 速 下 落 ， 约 有 一 日 之 久 。
14 在 这 日 以 前 ， 这 日 以 後 ， 耶 和 华 听 人 的 祷 告 ， 没 有 像 这 日 的 ， 是 因 耶 和 华 为 以 色 列 争 战 。
15 约 书 亚 和 以 色 列 众 人 回 到 吉 甲 的 营 中 。
16 那 五 王 逃 跑 ， 藏 在 玛 基 大 洞 里 。
17 有 人 告 诉 约 书 亚 说 ： 那 五 王 已 经 找 到 了 ， 都 藏 在 玛 基 大 洞 里 。
18 约 书 亚 说 ： 你 们 把 几 块 大 石 头 辊 到 洞 口 ， 派 人 看 守 ，
19 你 们 却 不 可 耽 延 ， 要 追 赶 你 们 的 仇 敌 ， 击 杀 他 们 尽 後 边 的 人 ， 不 容 他 们 进 自 己 的 城 邑 ， 因 为 耶 和 华 ─ 你 们 的 神 已 经 把 他 们 交 在 你 们 手 里 。
20 约 书 亚 和 以 色 列 人 大 大 杀 败 他 们 ， 直 到 将 他 们 灭 尽 ； 其 中 剩 下 的 人 都 进 了 坚 固 的 城 。
21 众 百 姓 就 安 然 回 玛 基 大 营 中 ， 到 约 书 亚 那 里 。 没 有 一 人 敢 向 以 色 列 人 饶 舌 。
22 约 书 亚 说 ： 打 开 洞 口 ， 将 那 五 王 从 洞 里 带 出 来 ， 领 到 我 面 前 。
23 众 人 就 这 样 行 ， 将 那 五 王 ， 就 是 耶 路 撒 冷 王 、 希 伯 仑 王 、 耶 末 王 、 拉 吉 王 、 伊 矶 伦 王 ， 从 洞 里 带 出 来 ， 领 到 约 书 亚 面 前 。
24 带 出 那 五 王 到 约 书 亚 面 前 的 时 候 ， 约 书 亚 就 召 了 以 色 列 众 人 来 ， 对 那 些 和 他 同 去 的 军 长 说 ： 你 们 近 前 来 ， 把 脚 踏 在 这 些 王 的 颈 项 上 。 他 们 就 近 前 来 ， 把 脚 踏 在 这 些 王 的 颈 项 上 。
25 约 书 亚 对 他 们 说 ： 你 们 不 要 惧 怕 ， 也 不 要 惊 惶 。 应 当 刚 强 壮 胆 ， 因 为 耶 和 华 必 这 样 待 你 们 所 要 攻 打 的 一 切 仇 敌 。
26 随 後 约 书 亚 将 这 五 王 杀 死 ， 挂 在 五 棵 树 上 。 他 们 就 在 树 上 直 挂 到 晚 上 。
27 日 头 要 落 的 时 候 ， 约 书 亚 一 吩 咐 ， 人 就 把 尸 首 从 树 上 取 下 来 ， 丢 在 他 们 藏 过 的 洞 里 ， 把 几 块 大 石 头 放 在 洞 口 ， 直 存 到 今 日 。
28 当 日 ， 约 书 亚 夺 了 玛 基 大 ， 用 刀 击 杀 城 中 的 人 和 王 ； 将 其 中 一 切 人 口 尽 行 杀 灭 ， 没 有 留 下 一 个 。 他 待 玛 基 大 王 ， 像 从 前 待 耶 利 哥 王 一 样 。
29 约 书 亚 和 以 色 列 众 人 从 玛 基 大 往 立 拿 去 ， 攻 打 立 拿 。
30 耶 和 华 将 立 拿 和 立 拿 的 王 也 交 在 以 色 列 人 手 里 。 约 书 亚 攻 打 这 城 ， 用 刀 击 杀 了 城 中 的 一 切 人 口 ， 没 有 留 下 一 个 。 他 待 立 拿 王 ， 像 从 前 待 耶 利 哥 王 一 样 。
31 约 书 亚 和 以 色 列 众 人 从 立 拿 往 拉 吉 去 ， 对 着 拉 吉 安 营 ， 攻 打 这 城 。
32 耶 和 华 将 拉 吉 交 在 以 色 列 人 的 手 里 。 第 二 天 约 书 亚 就 夺 了 拉 吉 ， 用 刀 击 杀 了 城 中 的 一 切 人 口 ， 是 照 他 向 立 拿 一 切 所 行 的 。
33 那 时 基 色 王 荷 兰 上 来 帮 助 拉 吉 ， 约 书 亚 就 把 他 和 他 的 民 都 击 杀 了 ， 没 有 留 下 一 个 。
34 约 书 亚 和 以 色 列 众 人 从 拉 吉 往 伊 矶 伦 去 ， 对 着 伊 矶 伦 安 营 ， 攻 打 这 城 。
35 当 日 就 夺 了 城 ， 用 刀 击 杀 了 城 中 的 人 。 那 日 ， 约 书 亚 将 城 中 的 一 切 人 口 尽 行 杀 灭 ， 是 照 他 向 拉 吉 一 切 所 行 的 。
36 约 书 亚 和 以 色 列 众 人 从 伊 矶 伦 上 希 伯 仑 去 ， 攻 打 这 城 ，
37 就 夺 了 希 伯 仑 和 属 希 伯 仑 的 诸 城 邑 ， 用 刀 将 城 中 的 人 与 王 ， 并 那 些 城 邑 中 的 人 口 ， 都 击 杀 了 ， 没 有 留 下 一 个 ， 是 照 他 向 伊 矶 伦 所 行 的 ， 把 城 中 的 一 切 人 口 尽 行 杀 灭 。
38 约 书 亚 和 以 色 列 众 人 回 到 底 璧 ， 攻 打 这 城 ，
39 就 夺 了 底 璧 和 属 底 璧 的 城 邑 ， 又 擒 获 底 璧 的 王 ， 用 刀 将 这 些 城 中 的 人 口 尽 行 杀 灭 ， 没 有 留 下 一 个 。 他 待 底 璧 和 底 璧 王 ， 像 从 前 待 希 伯 仑 和 立 拿 与 立 拿 王 一 样 。
40 这 样 ， 约 书 亚 击 杀 全 地 的 人 ， 就 是 山 地 、 南 地 、 高 原 、 山 坡 的 人 ， 和 那 些 地 的 诸 王 ， 没 有 留 下 一 个 。 将 凡 有 气 息 的 尽 行 杀 灭 ， 正 如 耶 和 华 ─ 以 色 列 的 神 所 吩 咐 的 。
41 约 书 亚 从 加 低 斯 巴 尼 亚 攻 击 到 迦 萨 ， 又 攻 击 歌 珊 全 地 ， 直 到 基 遍 。
42 约 书 亚 一 时 杀 败 了 这 些 王 ， 并 夺 了 他 们 的 地 ， 因 为 耶 和 华 ─ 以 色 列 的 神 为 以 色 列 争 战 。
43 於 是 约 书 亚 和 以 色 列 众 人 回 到 吉 甲 的 营 中 。
Joshua 10
New King James Version
Joshua 10
New King James Version
The Sun Stands Still
10 Now it came to pass when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem (A)heard how Joshua had taken (B)Ai and had utterly destroyed it—(C)as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to (D)Ai and its king—and (E)how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, 2 that they (F)feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. 3 Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 “Come up to me and help me, that we may attack Gibeon, for (G)it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.” 5 Therefore the five kings of the (H)Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, (I)gathered together and went up, they and all their armies, and camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp (J)at Gilgal, saying, “Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us.”
7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and (K)all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. 8 And the Lord said to Joshua, (L)“Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; (M)not a man of them shall (N)stand before you.” 9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal. 10 So the Lord (O)routed them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes (P)to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as (Q)Azekah and Makkedah. 11 And it happened, as they fled before Israel and were on the descent of Beth Horon, (R)that the Lord cast down large hailstones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than the children of Israel killed with the sword.
12 Then Joshua spoke 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:
(S)“Sun, stand still over Gibeon;
And Moon, in the Valley of (T)Aijalon.”
13 So the sun stood still,
And the moon stopped,
Till the people had revenge
Upon their enemies.
(U)Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14 And there has been (V)no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for (W)the Lord fought for Israel.
15 (X)Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
The Amorite Kings Executed
16 But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”
18 So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them. 19 And do not stay there yourselves, but pursue your enemies, and attack their rear guard. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand.” 20 Then it happened, while Joshua and the children of Israel made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they had finished, that those who escaped entered fortified cities. 21 And all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace.
(Y)No one [a]moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
22 Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave.” 23 And they did so, and brought out those five kings to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
24 So it was, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” And they drew near and (Z)put their feet on their necks. 25 Then Joshua said to [b]them, (AA)“Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for (AB)thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.” 26 And afterward Joshua struck [c]them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they (AC)were hanging on the trees until evening. 27 So it was at the time of the going down of the sun that Joshua commanded, and they (AD)took them down from the trees, cast them into the cave where they had been hidden, and laid large stones against the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.
Conquest of the Southland
28 On that day Joshua took Makkedah, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He utterly (AE)destroyed [d]them—all the people who were in it. He let none remain. He also did to the king of Makkedah (AF)as he had done to the king of Jericho.
29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to (AG)Libnah; and they fought against Libnah. 30 And the Lord also delivered it and its king into the hand of Israel; he struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword. He let none remain in it, but did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Then Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish; and they encamped against it and fought against it. 32 And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, who took it on the second day, and struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, according to all that he had done to Libnah. 33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he left him none remaining.
34 From Lachish Joshua passed to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it and fought against it. 35 They took it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; all the people who were in it he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 So Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to (AH)Hebron; and they fought against it. 37 And they took it and struck it with the edge of the sword—its king, all its cities, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon, but utterly destroyed it and all the people who were in it.
38 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to (AI)Debir; and they fought against it. 39 And he took it and its king and all its cities; they struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed all the people who were in it. He left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had done also to Libnah and its king.
40 So Joshua conquered all the land: the (AJ)mountain country and the [e]South and the lowland and the wilderness slopes, and (AK)all their kings; he left none remaining, but (AL)utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded. 41 And Joshua conquered them from (AM)Kadesh Barnea as far as (AN)Gaza, (AO)and all the country of Goshen, even as far as Gibeon. 42 All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, (AP)because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
Footnotes
- Joshua 10:21 criticized, lit. sharpened his tongue
- Joshua 10:25 The captains
- Joshua 10:26 The kings
- Joshua 10:28 So with MT and most authorities; many Heb. mss., some LXX mss., and some Tg. mss. it
- Joshua 10:40 Heb. Negev, and so throughout the book
Joshua 10
International Children’s Bible
Joshua 10
International Children’s Bible
The Sun Stands Still
10 At this time Adoni-Zedek was the king of Jerusalem. He heard that Joshua had defeated Ai and completely destroyed it. He learned that Joshua had done the same thing to Jericho and its king. The king also learned that the Gibeonites had made a peace agreement with Israel. And they lived very near Jerusalem. 2 So Adoni-Zedek and his people were very afraid because of this. Gibeon was not a little town like Ai. It was a large city. It was as big as a city that had a king. All its men were good fighters. 3 So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent a message to Hoham king of Hebron. He also sent it to Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon. The king of Jerusalem begged these men, 4 “Come with me and help me attack Gibeon. Gibeon has made a peace agreement with Joshua and the Israelites.”
5 Then these five Amorite kings joined their armies. They were the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon. These armies went to Gibeon, surrounded it and attacked it.
6 The Gibeonites sent a message to Joshua in his camp at Gilgal. The message said: “We are your servants. Don’t let us be destroyed. Come quickly and help us! Save us! All the Amorite kings from the mountains have joined their armies. They are fighting against us.”
7 So Joshua marched out of Gilgal with his whole army. His best fighting men were with him. 8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of those armies. I will allow you to defeat them. None of them will be able to defeat you.”
9 Joshua and his army marched all night to Gibeon. So Joshua surprised them when he attacked. 10 The Lord confused those armies when Israel attacked. So Israel defeated them in a great victory. They chased them from Gibeon on the road going to Beth Horon. The army of Israel killed men all the way to Azekah and Makkedah. 11 They chased the enemy down the road from Beth Horon to Azekah. While they were chasing them, the Lord threw large hailstones on them from the sky. Many of the enemy were killed by the hailstones. More men were killed by the hailstones than the Israelites killed with their swords.
12 That day the Lord allowed the Israelites to defeat the Amorites. And that day Joshua stood before all the people of Israel and said to the Lord:
“Sun, stand still over Gibeon.
Moon, stand still over the Valley of Aijalon.”
13 So the sun stood still.
And the moon stopped
until the people defeated their enemies.
These words are written in the Book of Jashar.
The sun stopped in the middle of the sky. It waited to go down for a full day. 14 That has never happened at any time before that day or since. That was the day the Lord listened to a man. Truly the Lord was fighting for Israel!
15 After this, Joshua and his army went back to the camp at Gilgal.
16 During the fight the five kings ran away. They hid in a cave near Makkedah. 17 But someone found them hiding in the cave and told Joshua. 18 So he said, “Cover the opening to the cave with large rocks. Put some men there to guard it. 19 But don’t stay there yourselves. Continue chasing the enemy. Continue attacking them from behind. Don’t let them get to their cities safely. The Lord your God has given you the victory over them.”
20 So Joshua and the Israelites killed the enemy. But a few were able to get back to their strong, walled cities. 21 After the fighting, Joshua’s men came back safely to him at Makkedah. No one was brave enough to say a word against the Israelites.
22 Joshua said, “Move the rocks that are covering the opening to the cave. Bring those five kings out to me.” 23 So Joshua’s men brought the five kings out of the cave. They were the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon. 24 They brought the five kings out to Joshua. He called all his men to come to that place. He said to the commanders of his army, “Come here! Put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came close and put their feet on their necks.
25 Then Joshua said to his men, “Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid. I will show you what the Lord will do to the enemies you will fight in the future.” 26 Then Joshua killed the five kings. He hung their bodies on five trees. And he left them hanging on the trees until evening.
27 At sunset Joshua told his men to take the bodies down from the trees. Then they threw their bodies into the same cave where they had been hiding. They covered the opening to the cave with large rocks. They are still there today.
28 That day Joshua defeated Makkedah. He killed the king and completely destroyed all the people in that city. He killed them as an offering to the Lord. There was no one left alive. He did the same thing to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Defeating Southern Cities
29 Then Joshua and all the Israelites traveled from Makkedah. They went to Libnah and attacked it. 30 The Lord allowed them to defeat it and its king. They killed every person in the city. No one was left alive. And they did the same thing to that king as they had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Then Joshua and all the Israelites left Libnah and went to Lachish. They camped around Lachish and attacked it. 32 The Lord allowed them to defeat Lachish. On the second day Joshua defeated it. The Israelites killed everyone in that city. This was the same thing they had done to Libnah. 33 During this same time Horam king of Gezer came to help Lachish. But Joshua also defeated him and his army. There was no one left alive.
34 Then Joshua and all the Israelites went from Lachish to Eglon. They camped around Eglon and attacked it. 35 That day they captured Eglon. They killed all its people and completely destroyed everything in it as an offering to the Lord. This is the same thing they had done to Lachish.
36 Then Joshua and the Israelites went from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it. 37 They captured it and all the little towns near it. The Israelites killed everyone in Hebron. No one was left alive there. This was the same thing they had done to Eglon. They completely destroyed the city and all its people as an offering to the Lord.
38 Then Joshua and the Israelites went back to Debir and attacked it. 39 They captured that city, its king and all the little towns near it. They completely destroyed everyone in Debir as an offering to the Lord. No one was left alive there. Israel did to Debir and its king the same thing they had done to Libnah and its king. This was what they had done to Hebron.
40 So Joshua defeated all the kings of the cities of these areas: the mountains, southern Canaan, the western mountain slopes and the eastern mountain slopes. The Lord, the God of Israel, had told Joshua to completely destroy all the people as an offering to the Lord. So he left no one alive in those places. 41 Joshua captured all the cities from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza. And he captured all the cities from Goshen to Gibeon. 42 He captured all these cities and their kings on one trip. He did it because the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for Israel.
43 Then Joshua and all the Israelites returned to their camp at Gilgal.
Joshua 10
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Joshua 10
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The Sun Stands Still
10 Now Adoni-Zedek(A) king of Jerusalem(B) heard that Joshua had taken Ai(C) and totally destroyed[a](D) it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon(E) had made a treaty of peace(F) with Israel and had become their allies. 2 He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were good fighters. 3 So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham king of Hebron,(G) Piram king of Jarmuth,(H) Japhia king of Lachish(I) and Debir(J) king of Eglon.(K) 4 “Come up and help me attack Gibeon,” he said, “because it has made peace(L) with Joshua and the Israelites.”
5 Then the five kings(M) of the Amorites(N)—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.
6 The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal:(O) “Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
7 So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army,(P) including all the best fighting men. 8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid(Q) of them; I have given them into your hand.(R) Not one of them will be able to withstand you.”(S)
9 After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise. 10 The Lord threw them into confusion(T) before Israel,(U) so Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely at Gibeon.(V) Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon(W) and cut them down all the way to Azekah(X) and Makkedah.(Y) 11 As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones(Z) down on them,(AA) 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(AB) 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.(AC)”
13 So the sun stood still,(AD)
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on[b] its enemies,
as it is written in the Book of Jashar.(AE)
The sun stopped(AF) 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(AG) for Israel!
15 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.(AH)
Five Amorite Kings Killed
16 Now the five kings had fled(AI) and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. 17 When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah, 18 he said, “Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it. 19 But don’t stop; pursue your enemies! Attack them from the rear and don’t let them reach their cities, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand.”
20 So Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely,(AJ) but a few survivors managed to reach their fortified cities.(AK) 21 The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.
22 Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.” 23 So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon. 24 When they had brought these kings(AL) to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet(AM) on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet(AN) on their necks.
25 Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous.(AO) This is what the Lord will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.” 26 Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening.
27 At sunset(AP) Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day.(AQ)
Southern Cities Conquered
28 That day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its king to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivors.(AR) And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.(AS)
29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah(AT) and attacked it. 30 The Lord also gave that city and its king into Israel’s hand. The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish;(AU) he took up positions against it and attacked it. 32 The Lord gave Lachish into Israel’s hands, and Joshua took it on the second day. The city and everyone in it he put to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah. 33 Meanwhile, Horam king of Gezer(AV) had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army—until no survivors were left.
34 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Lachish to Eglon;(AW) they took up positions against it and attacked it. 35 They captured it that same day and put it to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it, just as they had done to Lachish.
36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron(AX) and attacked it. 37 They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone(AY) in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it.
38 Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir.(AZ) 39 They took the city, its king and its villages, and put them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.(BA)
40 So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev,(BB) the western foothills and the mountain slopes,(BC) together with all their kings.(BD) He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.(BE) 41 Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea(BF) to Gaza(BG) and from the whole region of Goshen(BH) to Gibeon. 42 All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought(BI) for Israel.
43 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.(BJ)
Footnotes
- Joshua 10:1 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 28, 35, 37, 39 and 40.
- Joshua 10:13 Or nation triumphed over
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