Joshua 10
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The Day the Sun Stood Still
10 King Adoni Zedek of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and claimed it for the Lord the same way he had destroyed Jericho and its king. He also heard that the people of Gibeon had made peace with the people of Israel and were living with them. 2 He and his people were terribly afraid because Gibeon was a large city. It was like one of the royal cities, larger than Ai. 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, help me destroy Gibeon because it has made peace with Joshua and the people of Israel.” 5 So the five Amorite kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon combined their armies. They marched to Gibeon, camped there, and attacked it.
6 The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal: “Don’t abandon us! Come quickly, and save us. Help us because all the Amorite kings who live in the mountains have united against us.”
7 So Joshua, with all his soldiers and best warriors, set out from Gilgal. 8 Yahweh told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them. I have handed them over to you. None of them can stand up to you.” 9 So Joshua marched all night from Gilgal and took them by surprise. 10 The Lord threw the enemy into disorder in front of Israel and defeated them decisively at Gibeon. He chased them along the road that goes to the slope of Beth Horon and continued to defeat them all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
11 As they fled from the Israelites down the slope of Beth Horon toward Azekah, Yahweh threw huge hailstones on them. More died from the hailstones than from Israelite swords.
12 The day Yahweh handed the Amorites over to the people of Israel, Joshua spoke to Yahweh while Israel was watching,
“Sun, stand still over Gibeon,
and moon, stand still over the valley of Aijalon!”
13 The sun stood still,
and the moon stopped
until a nation got revenge on its enemies.
Isn’t this recorded in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the middle of the sky, and for nearly a day the sun was in no hurry to set. 14 Never before or after this day was there anything like it. Yahweh did what a man told him to do, because Yahweh fought for Israel.
15 Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.
16 The five kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah. 17 Someone told Joshua, “The five kings have been found. They are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
18 Joshua replied, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post a guard there. 19 But don’t stop. Chase your enemies! Cut off their rear guard. Don’t let them get back into their own cities, because Yahweh your Elohim has handed them over to you.”
20 Joshua and the Israelites defeated them decisively, almost destroying them. But some who survived got back into the fortified cities. 21 Then the whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. Not a single person dared to speak against any of the Israelites.
22 Joshua said, “Open the cave, and bring me the five kings!” 23 So they brought him the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
24 When they brought them to Joshua, he called for all the men of Israel. He told the officers who had gone with him, “Come forward and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So that’s what they did. 25 Joshua told them, “Don’t be afraid or terrified! Be strong and courageous, because this is what Yahweh will do to all the enemies you’re fighting against.”
26 After this, Joshua put them to death and hung their bodies on five poles until evening. 27 When the sun went down, Joshua gave the order to take them down from the poles. Then they threw them into the cave where they had been hiding and put large stones over the mouth of the cave. These stones are still there today.
Joshua Defeats the Southern Kings
28 That same day Joshua captured Makkedah, and the Israelites killed its people and king with swords. He claimed them for the Lord by destroying them. There were no survivors. He did the same thing to the king of Makkedah that he had done to the king of Jericho.
29 Joshua and all Israel marched from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it. 30 Yahweh also handed Libnah and its king over to Israel. He killed all the people. There were no survivors. He did the same thing to the king of Libnah that he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish, camped there, and attacked it. 32 Yahweh handed Lachish over to Israel. He captured it on the next day and killed all the people, the same way he had captured Libnah. 33 At that time King Horam of Gezer had come to help Lachish. But Joshua killed him and his troops. There were no survivors.
34 Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon, camped there, and attacked it. 35 They captured it that day and killed everyone in it. He claimed it for the Lord by destroying it the same way he had destroyed Lachish.
36 Then Joshua and all Israel marched from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it. 37 They captured it and its neighboring villages and killed its king and all the people. There were no survivors, the same as at Eglon. He claimed the city and all its people for the Lord by destroying them.
38 Then Joshua and all Israel went back to Debir and attacked it. 39 He captured it and its king and all its neighboring villages and killed everyone. So they claimed them all for the Lord by destroying them. There were no survivors. He did the same thing to Debir and its king that he had done to Hebron and Libnah and their kings.
40 So Joshua captured the whole land—the mountains, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes. There were no survivors. He claimed every living creature for the Lord by destroying it, as Yahweh Elohim of Israel had commanded. 41 So Joshua defeated the people from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from all the country of Goshen as far as Gibeon. 42 Joshua captured all these kings and their territories in one campaign because Yahweh Elohim of Israel fought for Israel. 43 Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.
Josué 10
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Grande victoire près de Gabaon
10 Adoni-Tsédek, roi de Jérusalem, apprit que Josué s’était emparé d’Aï et l’avait dévouée par interdit, qu’il avait traité Aï et son roi comme il avait traité Jéricho et son roi, et que les habitants de Gabaon avaient fait la paix avec Israël et étaient au milieu d’eux. 2 Il eut alors une forte crainte; car Gabaon était une grande ville, comme une des villes royales, plus grande même qu’Aï, et tous ses hommes étaient vaillants. 3 Adoni-Tsédek, roi de Jérusalem, fit dire à Hoham, roi d’Hébron, à Piream, roi de Jarmuth, à Japhia, roi de Lakis, et à Debir, roi d’Eglon: 4 Montez vers moi, et aidez-moi, afin que nous frappions Gabaon, car elle a fait la paix avec Josué et avec les enfants d’Israël. 5 Cinq rois des Amoréens, le roi de Jérusalem, le roi d’Hébron, le roi de Jarmuth, le roi de Lakis, le roi d’Eglon, se réunirent ainsi et montèrent avec toutes leurs armées; ils vinrent camper près de Gabaon, et l’attaquèrent.
6 Les gens de Gabaon envoyèrent dire à Josué, au camp de Guilgal: N’abandonne pas tes serviteurs, monte vers nous en hâte, délivre-nous, donne-nous du secours; car tous les rois des Amoréens, qui habitent la montagne, se sont réunis contre nous.
7 Josué monta de Guilgal, lui et tous les gens de guerre avec lui, et tous les vaillants hommes. 8 L’Eternel dit à Josué: Ne les crains point, car je les livre entre tes mains, et aucun d’eux ne tiendra devant toi. 9 Josué arriva subitement sur eux, après avoir marché toute la nuit depuis Guilgal. 10 L’Eternel les mit en déroute devant Israël; et Israël leur fit éprouver une grande défaite près de Gabaon, les poursuivit sur le chemin qui monte à Beth-Horon, et les battit jusqu’à Azéka et à Makkéda. 11 Comme ils fuyaient devant Israël, et qu’ils étaient à la descente de Beth-Horon, l’Eternel fit tomber du ciel sur eux de grosses pierres jusqu’à Azéka, et ils périrent; ceux qui moururent par les pierres de grêle furent plus nombreux que ceux qui furent tués avec l’épée par les enfants d’Israël.
12 Alors Josué parla à l’Eternel, le jour où l’Eternel livra les Amoréens aux enfants d’Israël, et il dit en présence d’Israël:
Soleil, arrête-toi sur Gabaon,
Et toi, lune, sur la vallée d’Ajalon!
13 Et le soleil s’arrêta, et la lune suspendit sa course,
Jusqu’à ce que la nation ait tiré vengeance de ses ennemis.
Cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre du Juste? Le soleil s’arrêta au milieu du ciel, et ne se hâta point de se coucher, presque tout un jour. 14 Il n’y a point eu de jour comme celui-là, ni avant ni après, où l’Eternel ait écouté la voix d’un homme; car l’Eternel combattait pour Israël. 15 Et Josué, et tout Israël avec lui, retourna au camp à Guilgal.
16 Les cinq rois s’enfuirent, et se cachèrent dans une caverne à Makkéda. 17 On le rapporta à Josué, en disant: Les cinq rois se trouvent cachés dans une caverne à Makkéda. 18 Josué dit: Roulez de grosses pierres à l’entrée de la caverne, et mettez-y des hommes pour les garder. 19 Et vous, ne vous arrêtez pas, poursuivez vos ennemis, et attaquez-les par derrière; ne les laissez pas entrer dans leurs villes, car l’Eternel, votre Dieu, les a livrés entre vos mains.
20 Après que Josué et les enfants d’Israël leur eurent fait éprouver une très grande défaite, et les eurent complètement battus, ceux qui purent échapper se sauvèrent dans les villes fortifiées, 21 et tout le peuple revint tranquillement au camp vers Josué à Makkéda, sans que personne remue sa langue contre les enfants d’Israël.
22 Josué dit alors: Ouvrez l’entrée de la caverne, faites-en sortir ces cinq rois, et amenez-les-moi. 23 Ils firent ainsi, et lui amenèrent les cinq rois qu’ils avaient fait sortir de la caverne, le roi de Jérusalem, le roi d’Hébron, le roi de Jarmuth, le roi de Lakis, le roi d’Eglon. 24 Lorsqu’ils eurent amené ces rois devant Josué, Josué appela tous les hommes d’Israël, et dit aux chefs des gens de guerre qui avaient marché avec lui: Approchez-vous, mettez vos pieds sur les cous de ces rois. Ils s’approchèrent, et ils mirent les pieds sur leurs cous. 25 Josué leur dit: Ne craignez point et ne vous effrayez point, fortifiez vous et ayez du courage, car c’est ainsi que l’Eternel traitera tous vos ennemis contre lesquels vous combattez. 26 Après cela, Josué les frappa et les fit mourir; il les pendit à cinq arbres, et ils restèrent pendus aux arbres jusqu’au soir. 27 Vers le coucher du soleil, Josué ordonna qu’on les descende des arbres, on les jeta dans la caverne où ils s’étaient cachés, et l’on mit à l’entrée de la caverne de grosses pierres, qui y sont demeurées jusqu’à ce jour.
28 Josué prit Makkéda le même jour, et la frappa du tranchant de l’épée; il dévoua par interdit le roi, la ville et tous ceux qui s’y trouvaient; il n’en laissa échapper aucun, et il traita le roi de Makkéda comme il avait traité le roi de Jéricho.
Conquêtes dans le midi
29 Josué, et tout Israël avec lui, passa de Makkéda à Libna, et il attaqua Libna. 30 L’Eternel la livra aussi, avec son roi, entre les mains d’Israël, et la frappa du tranchant de l’épée, elle et tous ceux qui s’y trouvaient; il n’en laissa échapper aucun, et il traita son roi comme il avait traité le roi de Jéricho.
31 Josué, et tout Israël avec lui, passa de Libna à Lakis; il campa devant elle, et il l’attaqua. 32 L’Eternel livra Lakis entre les mains d’Israël, qui la prit le second jour, et la frappa du tranchant de l’épée, elle et tous ceux qui s’y trouvaient, comme il avait traité Libna.
33 Alors Horam, roi de Guézer, monta pour secourir Lakis. Josué le battit, lui et son peuple, sans laisser échapper personne.
34 Josué, et tout Israël avec lui, passa de Lakis à Eglon; ils campèrent devant elle, et ils l’attaquèrent. 35 Ils la prirent le même jour, et la frappèrent du tranchant de l’épée, elle et tous ceux qui s’y trouvaient; Josué la dévoua par interdit le jour même, comme il avait traité Lakis.
36 Josué, et tout Israël avec lui, monta d’Eglon à Hébron, et ils l’attaquèrent. 37 Ils la prirent, et la frappèrent du tranchant de l’épée, elle, son roi, toutes les villes qui en dépendaient, et tous ceux qui s’y trouvaient; Josué n’en laissa échapper aucun, comme il avait fait à Eglon, et il la dévoua par interdit avec tous ceux qui s’y trouvaient.
38 Josué, et tout Israël avec lui, se dirigea sur Debir, et il l’attaqua. 39 Il la prit, elle, son roi, et toutes les villes qui en dépendaient; ils les frappèrent du tranchant de l’épée, et ils dévouèrent par interdit tous ceux qui s’y trouvaient, sans en laisser échapper aucun; Josué traita Debir et son roi comme il avait traité Hébron et comme il avait traité Libna et son roi.
40 Josué battit tout le pays, la montagne, le midi, la vallée et les coteaux, et il en battit tous les rois; il ne laissa échapper personne, et il dévoua par interdit tout ce qui respirait, comme l’avait ordonné l’Eternel, le Dieu d’Israël. 41 Josué les battit de Kadès-Barnéa à Gaza, il battit tout le pays de Gosen jusqu’à Gabaon. 42 Josué prit en même temps tous ces rois et leur pays, car l’Eternel, le Dieu d’Israël, combattait pour Israël. 43 Et Josué, et tout Israël avec lui, retourna au camp à Guilgal.
Joshua 10
New International Version
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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