⁶ So the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not ^[a]abandon your servants; come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all [five of] the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country have assembled against us.” ⁷ So Joshua ^[b]went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the men of valor. ⁸ The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, because I have given them into your hand; not ^[c]one of them shall stand before you.” ⁹ So Joshua came upon them suddenly, [surprising them] by marching [uphill] all night from Gilgal. ¹⁰ And the Lord caused them to panic and be confused before Israel, and He struck them dead in a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goes up to Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. ¹¹ As they fled before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones [of hail] from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. More [Amorites] died because of the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword.