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Joshua 10
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Joshua 10
Christian Standard Bible
The Day the Sun Stood Still
10 Now King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and completely destroyed(A) it, treating Ai and its king as he had Jericho and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon(B) had made peace with Israel and were living among them.(C) 2 So Adoni-zedek and his people were[a] greatly alarmed because Gibeon was a large city like one of the royal cities;(D) it was larger than Ai, and all its men were warriors. 3 Therefore King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent word to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon, saying, 4 “Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.” 5 So the five Amorite kings—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces, advanced with all their armies, besieged Gibeon, and fought against it.
6 Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Don’t give up on your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, for all the Amorite kings living in the hill country have joined forces against us.” 7 So Joshua and all his troops, including all his best soldiers, came from Gilgal.(E)
8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them,(F) for I have handed them over to you.(G) Not one of them will be able to stand against you.”(H)
9 So Joshua caught them by surprise, after marching all night from Gilgal. 10 The Lord threw them into confusion(I) before Israel. He defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them through the ascent of Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 11 As they fled before Israel, the Lord threw large hailstones on them(J) from the sky along the descent of Beth-horon all the way to Azekah, and they died. More of them died from the hail than the Israelites killed with the sword.
12 On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord in the presence of Israel:
“Sun,(K) stand still over Gibeon,
and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
13 And the sun stood still
and the moon stopped
until the nation took vengeance on its enemies.
Isn’t this written in the Book of Jashar?[b]
So the sun stopped
in the middle of the sky
and delayed its setting
almost a full day.
14 There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord listened to a man, because the Lord fought for Israel.(L) 15 Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.
Execution of the Five Kings
16 Now the five defeated kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. 17 It was reported to Joshua, “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
18 Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and station men by it to guard the kings. 19 But as for the rest of you, don’t stay there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Don’t let them enter their cities, for the Lord your God has handed them over to you.” 20 So Joshua and the Israelites finished inflicting a terrible slaughter on them until they were destroyed, although a few survivors ran away to the fortified cities. 21 The people returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. And no one dared to threaten the Israelites.
22 Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings to me out of there.” 23 That is what they did. They brought the five kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon to Joshua out of the cave. 24 When they had brought the kings to him, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the military commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks. 25 Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Be strong and courageous,(M) for the Lord will do this to all the enemies you fight.”
26 After this, Joshua struck them down and executed them. He hung[c] their bodies on five trees[d] and they were there until evening.(N) 27 At sunset Joshua commanded that they be taken down from the trees(O) 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.(P)
Conquest of Southern Cities
28 On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it down with the sword, including its king. He completely destroyed it[e] and everyone in it, leaving no survivors. So he treated the king of Makkedah as he had the king of Jericho.(Q)
29 Joshua and all Israel with him(R) crossed from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.(S) 30 The Lord also handed it and its king over to Israel. He struck it down, putting everyone in it to the sword, and left no survivors in it. He treated Libnah’s king as he had the king of Jericho.
31 From Libnah, Joshua and all Israel with him crossed to Lachish. They laid siege to it and attacked it. 32 The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He struck it down, putting everyone in it to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah. 33 At that time King Horam of Gezer went to help Lachish,(T) but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
34 Then Joshua crossed from Lachish to Eglon and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and attacked it. 35 On that day they captured it and struck it down, putting everyone in it to the sword. He completely destroyed it that day, just as he had done to Lachish.
36 Next, Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron(U) and attacked it. 37 They captured it and struck down its king, all its villages, and everyone in it with the sword. He left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon. He completely destroyed Hebron and everyone in it.
38 Finally, Joshua turned toward Debir(V) and attacked it. And all Israel was with him. 39 He captured it—its king and all its villages. They struck them down with the sword and completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He treated Debir and its king as he had treated Hebron and as he had treated Libnah and its king.
40 So Joshua conquered the whole region(W)—the hill country, the Negev, the Judean foothills,[f] and the slopes—with all their kings, leaving no survivors. He completely destroyed every living being, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.(X) 41 Joshua conquered everyone from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and all the land of Goshen(Y) as far as Gibeon. 42 Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.(Z) 43 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
Josué 10
Nova Versão Transformadora
Josué 10
Nova Versão Transformadora
Israel derrota os exércitos do sul
10 Adoni-Zedeque, rei de Jerusalém, soube que Josué havia capturado e destruído completamente a cidade de Ai e matado seu rei, assim como tinha destruído a cidade de Jericó e matado seu rei. Também soube que os gibeonitas haviam feito um tratado de paz com Israel e agora viviam no meio deles. 2 Ele e seu povo tiveram muito medo, pois Gibeom era uma cidade grande como as cidades reais, ainda maior que a cidade de Ai, e os gibeonitas eram guerreiros valentes.
3 Por isso, Adoni-Zedeque, rei de Jerusalém, enviou mensageiros a vários outros reis: a Hoão, rei de Hebrom, a Piram, rei de Jarmute, a Jafia, rei de Laquis, e a Debir, rei de Eglom. 4 “Venham e ajudem-me a destruir Gibeom, pois seu povo fez um tratado de paz com Josué e os israelitas”, pediu ele. 5 Então os cinco reis amorreus uniram seus exércitos para atacar juntos. Posicionaram suas tropas perto de Gibeom e avançaram contra ela.
6 Os homens de Gibeom enviaram mensageiros a Josué em seu acampamento em Gilgal. “Não abandone seus servos!”, suplicaram. “Venha depressa e salve-nos! Ajude-nos, pois todos os reis amorreus que vivem na região montanhosa uniram forças para nos atacar!”
7 Josué e todo o seu exército, incluindo seus melhores guerreiros, partiram de Gilgal para Gibeom. 8 “Não tenha medo desses reis”, disse o Senhor a Josué. “Eu os entreguei em suas mãos. Nenhum deles será capaz de resistir a você.”
9 Josué marchou a noite toda desde Gilgal e pegou os exércitos amorreus de surpresa. 10 O Senhor trouxe pânico sobre os amorreus, e o exército de Israel massacrou muitos deles em Gibeom. Perseguiram o inimigo ao longo da subida para Bete-Horom, matando os amorreus até Azeca e Maquedá. 11 Enquanto os amorreus recuavam pelo caminho de Bete-Horom, o Senhor os destruiu com uma terrível chuva de pedras de granizo que ele enviou do céu e que continuou até chegarem a Azeca. As pedras eliminaram mais inimigos do que os israelitas mataram à espada.
12 No dia em que o Senhor deu aos israelitas vitória sobre os amorreus, Josué orou ao Senhor diante do povo e disse:
“Que o sol pare sobre Gibeom,
e a lua, sobre o vale de Aijalom!”.
13 O sol parou e a lua ficou onde estava, até que o povo tivesse derrotado seus inimigos.
Acaso esse acontecimento não está registrado no Livro de Jasar?[a] O sol parou no meio do céu e não se pôs por cerca de um dia inteiro. 14 Nunca antes nem depois houve um dia semelhante, quando o Senhor respondeu a uma oração como essa. Certamente o Senhor lutou por Israel naquele dia!
15 Então Josué e todo o exército de Israel voltaram ao acampamento em Gilgal.
Josué executa os cinco reis do sul
16 Durante a batalha, os cinco reis fugiram e se esconderam numa caverna em Maquedá. 17 Quando Josué soube que eles haviam sido encontrados, 18 deu a seguinte ordem: “Fechem a entrada da caverna com pedras grandes e ponham guardas ali, para que os reis não saiam. 19 Quanto aos demais soldados, continuem a perseguir os inimigos e matem os da retaguarda. Não deixem que voltem às suas cidades, pois o Senhor, seu Deus, lhes deu vitória sobre eles”.
20 Assim, Josué e o exército israelita continuaram a aniquilar o inimigo. Exterminaram os cinco exércitos, com exceção de uns poucos sobreviventes que conseguiram chegar às cidades fortificadas. 21 As tropas voltaram em segurança para Josué, no acampamento de Maquedá. Depois disso, ninguém se atreveu a dizer uma palavra contra o povo de Israel.
22 Então Josué ordenou: “Removam as pedras que estão na entrada da caverna e tragam os cinco reis para cá”. 23 Eles tiraram da caverna os cinco reis das cidades de Jerusalém, Hebrom, Jarmute, Laquis e Eglom. 24 Os reis foram trazidos para fora, diante de Josué, e ele ordenou aos comandantes de seu exército: “Venham e coloquem o pé sobre o pescoço dos reis”. E eles obedeceram.
25 “Não tenham medo nem desanimem”, disse Josué. “Sejam fortes e corajosos, pois é isso que o Senhor fará com todos os inimigos que vocês enfrentarem.” 26 Então Josué matou os cinco reis e os pendurou em cinco árvores, onde ficaram até a tarde.
27 Ao entardecer, Josué ordenou que os corpos fossem tirados das árvores e lançados na caverna onde os reis haviam se escondido. A entrada da caverna foi fechada com pedras grandes, que estão lá até hoje.
Israel destrói as cidades do sul
28 Naquele mesmo dia, Josué tomou a cidade de Maquedá e a destruiu. Matou todos os seus habitantes, incluindo o rei, sem deixar sobreviventes. Destruiu todos eles e matou o rei de Maquedá, como havia feito com o rei de Jericó. 29 Então Josué e todo o exército de Israel avançaram para Libna e a atacaram. 30 O Senhor entregou a cidade e seu rei nas mãos dos israelitas, que mataram todos os seus habitantes, sem deixar sobreviventes. Depois Josué matou o rei de Libna, como havia feito com o rei de Jericó.
31 De Libna, Josué e todo o exército israelita avançaram para Laquis e a atacaram. 32 O Senhor também entregou Laquis nas mãos de Israel. Josué a tomou no segundo dia e matou todos os seus habitantes, como havia feito com Libna. 33 Durante o ataque a Laquis, Horão, rei de Gezer, chegou com seu exército para ajudar a defender a cidade, mas os homens de Josué mataram o rei e seu exército, sem deixar sobreviventes.
34 Em seguida, Josué e todo o exército israelita avançaram para Eglom e a atacaram. 35 Tomaram a cidade naquele dia e mataram todos os seus habitantes. Destruíram todos, como haviam feito com Laquis. 36 De Eglom, Josué e todo o exército de Israel subiram para Hebrom e a atacaram. 37 Tomaram a cidade e mataram todos os seus habitantes, incluindo o rei, sem deixar sobreviventes. Fizeram o mesmo com todos os povoados vizinhos. Destruíram toda a população, como haviam feito com Eglom.
38 Então Josué e todo o exército israelita voltaram e atacaram Debir. 39 Tomaram a cidade, o rei e todos os povoados vizinhos. Destruíram todos, sem deixar sobreviventes. Fizeram com Debir e seu rei o mesmo que haviam feito com Hebrom, Libna e seus reis.
40 Assim, Josué conquistou toda a região: a região montanhosa, o Neguebe, as colinas do oeste[b] e as encostas dos montes, derrotando todos os seus reis. Destruiu todos na terra, sem deixar sobreviventes, conforme o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, havia ordenado. 41 Josué os massacrou de Cades-Barneia a Gaza, e da região ao redor de Gósen até Gibeom. 42 Conquistou todos esses reis e suas terras numa só campanha, pois o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, lutou por Israel.
43 Então Josué e todo o exército israelita voltaram ao acampamento em Gilgal.
Joshua 10
New International Version
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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