Joshua 10
Modern English Version
The Sun Stands Still
10 Now when King Adoni-Zedek of Jerusalem heard that Joshua captured Ai and destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, 2 he and his people were very afraid. Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai, and all its men were warriors. 3 So King Adoni-Zedek of Jerusalem sent this message to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon: 4 “Come and help me! Let us attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and all the children of Israel.”
5 So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—and all their armies gathered, advanced, and camped against Gibeon. Then they waged war against it.
6 The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the Gilgal settlement: “Do not abandon your slaves. Come up to us quickly. Save us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country have gathered against us.”
7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. 8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have given them into your hand. Not a single man can stand before you.”
9 Then Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal. 10 The Lord panicked them before Israel. They struck them with overwhelming force at Gibeon, then Israel pursued them on the road that rises to Beth Horon and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 11 As they fled from Israel on the downslope from Beth Horon, the Lord hurled large hailstones down upon them from the sky as far as Azekah. They died, and in fact more died from the hailstones than the children of Israel killed with the sword.
12 On the day the Lord gave over the Amorites to the children of Israel, Joshua spoke to the Lord and said in full view of Israel:
“Sun, stand still over Gibeon;
and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”
13 So the sun stood still,
and the moon stood in place
until the people brought vengeance on their enemies.
Is this not written in the book of Jashar?
The sun stood still in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day. 14 There has not been a day like this either before or after it, when the Lord obeyed a man, for the Lord waged war for Israel.
15 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, returned to the settlement at Gilgal.
The Execution of Five Amorite Kings
16 Yet these five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. 17 Joshua was told, “The five kings have been found hiding themselves in the cave at Makkedah.” 18 So Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave, and station men to stand guard over it. 19 As for you, do not stop pursuing your enemies, but attack them from behind. Do not let them go back to their cities, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand.”
20 When Joshua and the children of Israel had finished striking them with overwhelming force until they were completely defeated, the survivors escaped from them and went back to their fortified cities. 21 Then all the people returned safely to Joshua at the Makkedah settlement, and no one spoke against any of the children of Israel.
22 Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out to me those five kings from the cave.” 23 They did this, and they brought out those five kings from the cave: the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. 24 When they brought out those five kings to Joshua, he called out to all the men of Israel and the army commanders, “Come here and place your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came near and placed their feet on their necks.
25 Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed. Be strong and courageous! For this is what the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.” 26 After that, Joshua struck them down, killed them, and hung them on five trees. They were hanging on the trees until evening.
27 At sundown Joshua commanded men to take them down from the trees and throw them into the cave in which they had hidden themselves. Over the mouth of the cave he placed large stones, which remain to this day.
Southern Cities Conquered
28 Joshua took Makkedah that day and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He destroyed it and all life within it. He did not leave any survivors. He did to the king of Makkedah just as he did to the king of Jericho. 29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah to Libnah with all of Israel, and they fought against Libnah. 30 The Lord gave Libnah and its king into the hand of Israel, and they struck all who lived in it with the edge of the sword. There were no survivors left. They did to its king what they had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Then Joshua passed from Libnah to Lachish with all of Israel, camped against it, and waged war against it. 32 The Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel. They captured it on the second day and struck all who lived in it with the edge of the sword, just as they had done to Libnah. 33 King Horam of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua attacked him and his people until he did not have a single survivor left.
34 From Lachish, Joshua and all of Israel passed to Eglon. They camped against it and waged war against it. 35 They captured it that day and struck it with the edge of the sword. All who lived in it were destroyed that day, just as Israel had done to Lachish.
36 Then Joshua and all of Israel went up from Eglon to Hebron and waged war against it. 37 They captured it and struck its king, and all who lived in it, and its surrounding towns with the edge of the sword. No survivor was left. Just as they had done to Eglon, they destroyed it and all who lived in it.
38 Then Joshua and all of Israel turned to Debir and waged war against it. 39 They captured it, its king, and all its surrounding towns and struck them with the edge of the sword. They destroyed all who lived in them, and no survivor was left. As he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king.
40 So Joshua attacked the whole land: the hill country, the Negev, the lowlands, the mountain slopes, and all their kings. No survivor was left. He destroyed all who breathed, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded. 41 Joshua attacked the land from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and the land of Goshen as far as Gibeon. 42 Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign because the Lord God of Israel waged war for Israel.
43 Then Joshua and all of Israel returned to the settlement at Gilgal.
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
ﻳﺸﻮﻉ 10
Ketab El Hayat
ثبات الشمس
10 وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ أَدُونِي صَادَقَ مَلِكُ أُورُشَلِيمَ أَنَّ يَشُوعَ اسْتَوْلَى عَلَى عَايَ وَدَمَّرَهَا وَقَتَلَ مَلِكَهَا كَمَا صَنَعَ بِأَرِيحَا وَمَلِكِهَا، وَأَنَّ أَهْلَ جِبْعُونَ قَدْ صَالَحُوا الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ وَأَقَامُوا فِي وَسَطِهِمْ، 2 اعْتَرَاهُ خَوْفٌ شَدِيدٌ، لأَنَّ جِبْعُونَ كَانَتْ مِدِينَةً عَظِيمَةً كَإِحْدَى الْمُدُنِ الَّتِي يُقِيمُ فِيهَا الْمُلُوكُ وَهِيَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ عَايَ، وَكُلُّ رِجَالِهَا مُحَارِبُونَ جَبَابِرَةٌ. 3 فَبَعَثَ أَدُونِي صَادَقَ مَلِكُ أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى هُوهَامَ مَلِكِ حَبْرُونَ وَفِرْآمَ مَلِكِ يَرْمُوتَ وَيَافِيعَ مَلِكِ لَخِيشَ وَدَبِيرَ مَلِكِ عَجْلُونَ قَائِلاً: 4 «أَقْبِلُوا إِلَيَّ وَأَعِينُونِي عَلَى تَدْمِيرِ جِبْعُونَ، لأَنَّهَا عَقَدَتْ صُلْحاً مَعَ يَشُوعَ وَبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ». 5 فَوَحَّدَ مُلُوكُ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الْخَمْسَةُ جُيُوشَهُمْ لِلْقِيَامِ بِهُجُومٍ عَلَى جِبْعُونَ. 6 فَأَرْسَلَ أَهْلُ جِبْعُونَ إِلَى يَشُوعَ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ قَائِلِينَ: «لا تَتَقَاعَسْ عَنْ إِعَانَةِ عَبِيدِكَ، بَلْ أَسْرِعْ إِلَيْنَا وَأَنْقِذْنَا وَأَعِنَّا، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ تَحَالَفَ ضِدَّنَا جَمِيعُ مُلُوكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الْمُسْتَوْطِنِينَ فِي الْجَبَلِ». 7 فَانْطَلَقَ يَشُوعُ مِنَ الْجِلْجَالِ بِقُوَّاتِهِ وَجُنُودِهِ الأَشِدَّاءِ.
8 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِيَشُوعَ: «لا تَخَفْ مِنْهُمْ، لأَنَّنِي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُهُمْ إِلَى يَدِكَ، وَلَنْ يَجْرُؤَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى مُقَاوَمَتِكَ». 9 فَبَاغَتَهُمْ يَشُوعُ عَلَى حِينِ غِرَّةٍ إِذْ سَارَ طَوَالَ اللَّيْلِ كُلِّهِ مِنَ الْجِلْجَالِ. 10 وَأَلْقَى الرَّبُّ فِيهِمِ الرُّعْبَ أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ هَزَمُوهُمْ هَزِيمَةً نَكْرَاءَ فِي جِبْعُونَ، وَتَعَقَّبُوهُمْ فِي طَرِيقِ عَقَبَةِ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا عَزِيقَةَ وَمَقِّيدَةَ. 11 وَفِيمَا هُمْ لائِذُونَ بِالْفِرَارِ أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ عِنْدَ مُنْحَدَرِ بَيْتِ حُورُونَ، قَذَفَهُمُ الرَّبُّ بِعَاصِفَةٍ مِنْ بَرَدٍ عَظِيمٍ انْهَمَرَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى أَشْرَفُوا عَلَى عَزِيقَةَ فَمَاتُوا. وَكَانَ الَّذِينَ قَضَى عَلَيْهِمِ الْبَرَدُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ سَيْفُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.
12 فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي هَزَمَ فِيهِ الرَّبُّ الأُمُورِيِّينَ أَمَامَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، ابْتَهَلَ يَشُوعُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ عَلَى مَسْمَعٍ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ: «يَا شَمْسُ دُومِي عَلَى جِبْعُونَ، وَيَا قَمَرُ عَلَى وَادِي أَيَّلُونَ». 13 فَثَبَتَتِ الشَّمْسُ، وَتَوَقَّفَ الْقَمَرُ حَتَّى انْتَقَمَ الْجَيْشُ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِ. أَلَيْسَ هَذَا مُدَوَّناً فِي كِتَابِ يَاشَرَ؟ فَوَقَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فِي كَبِدِ السَّمَاءِ وَلَمْ تُسْرِعْ لِلْغُرُوبِ نَحْوَ يَوْمٍ كَامِلٍ. 14 وَلَمْ يَحْدُثْ نَظِيرُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلا مِنْ بَعْدُ، فِيهِ اسْتَجَابَ الرَّبُّ دُعَاءَ إِنْسَانٍ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ حَارَبَ حَقّاً عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.
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15 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ يَشُوعُ وَجَيْشُهُ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي الْجِلْجَالِ. 16 وَهَرَبَ المُلُوكُ الْخَمْسَةُ وَاخْتَبَأُوا فِي كَهْفٍ فِي مَقِّيدَةَ. 17 وَعِنْدَمَا قِيلَ لِيَشُوعَ إِنَّ الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ مُخْتَبِئُونَ فِي الْكَهْفِ فِي مَقِّيدَةَ 18 قَالَ: «دَحْرِجُوا حِجَارَةً كَبِيرَةً عَلَى مَدْخَلِ الْكَهْفِ وَأَقِيمُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حُرَّاساً. 19 أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَتَعَقَّبُوا جَيْشَ الْعَدُوِّ وَهَاجِمُوا مُؤَخَّرَتَهُ وَلا تَدَعُوا مُحَارِبِيهِ يَدْخُلُونَ مُدُنَهُمْ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَسْلَمَهُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ». 20 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ هَزَمَ يَشُوعُ وَبَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ هَزِيمَةً فَادِحَةً، وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهُمْ إِلا قِلَّةٌ مِنَ الشَّارِدِينَ الَّذِينَ لَجَأُوا إِلَى الْمُدُنِ الْحَصِينَةِ 21 رَجَعَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ فِي مَقِّيدَةَ بِسَلامٍ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَشُوعُ. وَلَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ عَلَى مُعَارَضَتِهِمْ. 22 ثُمَّ قَالَ يَشُوعُ: «افْتَحُوا مَدْخَلَ الْكَهْفِ وَأَخْرِجُوا إِلَيَّ الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ» 23 فَنَفَّذُوا أَمْرَهُ وَأَخْرَجُوا الْمُلُوكَ الْخَمْسَةَ: مَلِكَ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَمَلِكَ حَبْرُونَ وَمَلِكَ يَرْمُوتَ وَمَلِكَ لَخِيشَ وَمَلِكَ عَجْلُونَ، 24 وَمَا إِنْ أَقْبَلُوا بِهِمْ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَدْعَى كُلَّ مَحَارِبِيهِ، وَقَالَ لِقَادَتِهِمِ الَّذِينَ سَارُوا مَعَهُ: «تَقَدَّمُوا وَطِئُوا بِأَرْجُلِكُمْ رِقَابَ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُلُوكِ». فَفَعَلُوا كَذَلِكَ. 25 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَشُوعُ: «لا تَخَافُوا وَلا تَجْزَعُوا، بَلْ تَقَوَّوْا وَتَشَجَّعُوا، لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا يَصْنَعُ الرَّبُّ بِجَمِيعِ أَعْدَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ تُحَارِبُونَهُمْ». 26 ثُمَّ قَتَلَهُمْ يَشُوعُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَعَلَّقَ جُثَثَهُمْ عَلَى خَمْسَةِ أَشْجَارٍ، حَتَّى الْمَسَاءِ. 27 وَعِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ أَمَرَ يَشُوعُ فَأَنْزَلُوهُمْ عَنْهَا وَطَرَحُوهُمْ فِي الْكَهْفِ الَّذِي لَجَأُوا إِلَيْهِ وَسَدُّوا مَدْخَلَهُ بِحِجَارَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ بَاقِيَةٍ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.
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28 وَاسْتَوْلَى يَشُوعُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ عَلَى مَقِّيدَةَ وَقَتَلَ بِالسَّيْفِ مَلِكَهَا وَكُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا. لَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، وَصَنَعَ بِمَلِكِ مَقِّيدَةَ مَا صَنَعَهُ بِمَلِكِ أَرِيحَا. 29 ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ يَشُوعُ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَيْشِهِ مِنْ مَقِّيدَةَ إِلَى لِبْنَةَ وَحَارَبَهَا، 30 فَأَسْلَمَهَا الرَّبُّ هِيَ أَيْضاً إِلَى يَدِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَعَ مَلِكِهَا، فَدَمَّرَهَا وَقَتَلَ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، وَصَنَعَ بِمَلِكِهَا مَا صَنَعَهُ بِمَلِكِ أَرِيحَا. 31 بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَقَدَّمَ يَشُوعُ مِنْ لِبْنَةَ إِلَى لَخِيشَ وَحَاصَرَهَا وَهَاجَمَهَا، 32 فَأَسْلَمَ الرَّبُّ لَخِيشَ إِلَى يَدِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي وَدَمَّرُوهَا وَقَتَلُوا كُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، نَظِيرَ مَا صَنَعُوا بِلِبْنَةَ. 33 عِنْدَئِذٍ أَقْبَلَ هُورَامُ مَلِكُ جَازَرَ لِمَعُونَةِ لَخِيشَ، فَقَضَى يَشُوعُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى جَيْشِهِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهُمْ نَاجٍ.
34 ثُمَّ تَحَرَّكَ يَشُوعُ وَجَيْشُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ لَخِيشَ نَحْوَ عَجْلُونَ فَحَاصَرُوهَا وَحَارَبُوهَا، 35 وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَدَمَّرُوهَا، وَقَضَوْا عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، عَلَى غِرَارِ مَا صَنَعُوا بِلَخِيشَ. 36 ثُمَّ اتَّجَهَ يَشُوعُ بِقُوَّاتِهِ مِنْ عَجْلُونَ إِلَى حَبْرُونَ وَهَاجَمُوهَا، 37 وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَيْهَا وَدَمَّرُوهَا مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ ضَوَاحِيهَا التَّابِعَةِ لَهَا، وَقَتَلُوا مَلِكَهَا وَكُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، عَلَى غِرَارِ مَا صَنَعُوا بِعَجْلُونَ. وَهَكَذَا قَضَوْا عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا.
38 ثُمَّ عَادَ يَشُوعُ إِلَى دَبِيرَ وَهَاجَمَهَا، 39 وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا وَدَمَّرَهَا مَعَ ضَوَاحِيهَا وَقَتَلَ مَلِكَهَا وَكُلَّ نَفْسٍ فِيهَا بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، فَصَنَعَ بِدَبِيرَ وَمَلِكِهَا نَظِيرَ مَا صَنَعَ بِلِبْنَةَ وَمَلِكِهَا.
40 وَهَكَذَا هَاجَمَ يَشُوعُ كُلَّ أَرْضِ الْجَبَلِ وَالْمَنَاطِقِ السَّهْلِيَّةِ وَالسَّفْحِ وَدَمَّرَهَا وَقَتَلَ كُلَّ مُلُوكِهَا، وَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهَا نَاجٍ، بَلْ قَضَى عَلَى كُلِّ حَيٍّ كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ. 41 وَهَكَذَا أَخْضَعَ يَشُوعُ الْمِنْطَقَةَ بَدْءاً مِنْ قَادَشَ بَرْنِيعَ إِلَى غَزَّةَ، بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْطَقَةُ جُوشِنَ وَجِبْعُونَ. 42 وَظَفِرَ يَشُوعُ بِجَمِيعِ هَؤُلاءِ الْمُلُوكِ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى أَرْضِهِمْ دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ حَارَبَ عَنْهُمْ. 43 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ يَشُوعُ وَجَمِيعُ جَيْشِهِ مَعَهُ إِلَى الْمُخَيَّمِ، إِلَى الْجِلْجَالِ.
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