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10 Now when Adoni Zedek, king of Jerusalem, had heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had destroyed it, (for as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so had he done to Ai and to its king) and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them,
2 then they feared exceedingly. For Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities. For it was greater than Ai, and all its men mighty.
3 Therefore, Adoni Zedek, king of Jerusalem, sent word to Hoham, king of Hebron, and to Piram, king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, king of Eglon, saying,
4 “Come up to me and help me, so that we may strike Gibeon. For they have made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.”
5 Therefore, the five kings of the Amorites—the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon—gathered themselves together and went up, they with all their hosts, and besieged Gibeon and made war against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not withdraw your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us. For all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.”
7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him and all the men of might.
8 And the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not fear them. For I have given them into your hand. None of them shall stand against you.”
9 Therefore, Joshua came to them suddenly. He went up from Gilgal all night.
10 And the LORD confused them before Israel, and killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goes up to Beth Horon, and struck them to Azekah, and to Makkedah.
11 And as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth Horon, the LORD cast down great stones from Heaven upon them, up to Azekah. And they died. More died from the hailstones than those whom the children of Israel killed with the sword.
12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD, on the day when the LORD gave the Amorites before the children of Israel. And he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stay in Gibeon! And Moon, you stay in the Valley of Aijalon!”
13 And the Sun stayed, and the Moon stood still, until the people avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the Sun stayed in the midst of the sky and did not hurry to go down for a whole day.
14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD heard the voice of a man. For the LORD fought for Israel.
15 Afterward, Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
16 But the five kings fled and were hidden in a cave at Makkedah.
17 And it was told to Joshua, saying, “The five kings are found hidden in a cave at Makkedah.”
18 Then Joshua said, “Roll great stones over the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them.
19 “But do not stand still. Follow after your enemies and strike all the hindmost. Do not let them enter into their cities. For the LORD your God has given them into your hand.”
20 And when Joshua and the children of Israel had finished killing them with an exceedingly great slaughter, till they were exhausted, and the rest who remained of them had entered into walled cities,
21 then all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace. No man moved his tongue against the children of Israel.
22 Afterward, Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring out these 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 And when they had brought out those kings to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chief of the men of war who went with him, “Come near. Set your feet upon the necks of these kings.” And they came near and set their feet upon their necks.
25 And Joshua said to them, “Do not fear or be dismayed. Be strong and of good courage. For thus will the LORD do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”
26 So then Joshua struck them, and killed them, and hanged them on five trees. And they hung still upon the trees until the evening.
27 And at the going down of the Sun, Joshua gave commandment that they should take them down off the trees and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hidden. And they laid great stones upon the cave’s mouth, which remain until this day.
28 And that same day Joshua took Makkedah and struck it with the edge of the sword. And he destroyed its king with them, and all the souls who were therein. He let none remain. For he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
29 Then Joshua went from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
30 And the LORD also gave it and its king into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls who were therein. He let none remain in it. For he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 And Joshua departed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and besieged it, and assaulted it.
32 And the LORD gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, who took it the second day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls who were therein, the same as he had done to Libnah.
33 Then Horam, king of Gezer, came up to help Lachish. But Joshua struck him and his people, until none of his remained.
34 And from Lachish, Joshua departed to Eglon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged it, and assaulted it.
35 And they took it the same day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. And all the souls who were therein he utterly destroyed the same day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 Then Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron, and they fought against it.
37 And when they had taken it, they struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king, and all its cities, and all the souls who were therein. He left none remaining, the same as he had done to Eglon. For he destroyed it utterly, and all the souls who were therein.
38 So Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it.
39 And when he had taken it, and its king, and all its cities, they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls who were therein. He let none remain. As he did to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to its king, as he had also done to Libnah and to its king.
40 So Joshua struck all the hill countries, and the south countries, and the valleys, and the hillsides, and all their kings, and let none remain, but utterly destroyed every soul, as the LORD God of Israel had Commanded.
41 And Joshua struck them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even to Gibeon.
42 And Joshua took all these kings, and their land, at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
43 Afterward, Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp in Gilgal.
11 And when Jabin, king of Hazor, had heard this, then he sent to Jobab, king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
2 and to the kings who were by the north, in the mountains and plains, toward the south side of Chinneroth, and in the valleys, and in the borders of Dor, westward,
3 to the Canaanites (to the east and to the west), and to the Amorites, and Hittites, and Perizzites, and Jebusites in the mountains, and to the Hivites, under Hermon, in the land of Mizpah.
4 And they came out, and all their armies with them, many people, as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with horses and chariots, exceedingly many.
5 So all these kings met together, and came and camped together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
6 Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. For tomorrow, about this time, I will deliver them all, dead, before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
7 Then came Joshua (and all the men of war with him) against them, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them suddenly.
8 And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel. And they struck them and chased them to the great Sidon, and to Misrephoth, and to the valley of Mizpah, eastward, and struck them until none of them remained.
9 And Joshua did to them as the LORD had Commanded. He hamstrung their horses and burnt their chariots with fire.
10 Also at that time, Joshua turned back and took Hazor and struck its king with the sword. For Hazor had previously been the head of all those kingdoms.
11 Moreover, they struck and utterly destroyed all its people with the edge of the sword, leaving no one alive. And he burnt Hazor with fire.
12 So Joshua took all the cities of those kings, and all those kings, and struck them with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them, as Moses, the servant of the LORD, had commanded.
13 But Israel burnt none of the cities that stood firm in their strength. The lone exception was Hazor, which Joshua burnt.
14 And the children of Israel took all the spoil of these cities and their cattle as plunder. But they struck every man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, not leaving anyone alive.
15 As the LORD had Commanded Moses, His servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua. He left nothing undone of all that the LORD had Commanded Moses.
16 So Joshua took all this land of the mountains, and all the south, and all the land of Goshen, and the low country, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the low country of the same,
17 from Mount Halak (which goes up to Seir) to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon, under Mount Hermon. And he took all their kings and struck them, and killed them.
18 Joshua made war with all those kings for a long time.
19 Nor was there any city that made peace with the children of Israel, except those Hivites who inhabited Gibeon. All others they took by battle.
20 For it came from the LORD to harden their hearts, so that they would come against Israel in battle, intending to utterly destroy them, showing them no mercy. But that they would bring them to nothing, as the LORD had Commanded Moses.
21 And Joshua came that same season and destroyed the Anakims out of the mountains, out of Hebron, out of Debir, out of Anab, and out of all the mountains of Judah, and out of all the mountains of Israel. Joshua utterly destroyed them, with their cities.
22 There was no Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel. They were only left in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod.
23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had said to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel, according to their portions, through their tribes. Then the land was at rest without war.
12 And these are the kings of the land which the children of Israel struck, whose land they possessed on the other side of Jordan, toward the rising of the Sun, from the river Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the plain, eastward.
2 Sihon, king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, having dominion from Aroer (which is beside the river of Arnon) and from the middle of the valley to the river Jabbok (on the border of the children of Ammon), which is half of Gilead.
3 And in the plain: to the Sea of Chinneroth, eastward, to the Sea of the Plain, to the Salt Sea, eastward (the way to Beth Jeshimoth) and in the south to just under the Springs of Pisgah.
4 They also conquered the territory of Og, king of Bashan, of the remnant of the giants, who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
5 and reigned in Mount Hermon and in Salcah and in all Bashan, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites and half Gilead, to the border of Sihon, king of Heshbon.
6 Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the children of Israel struck them. Also, Moses, the servant of the LORD, gave their land for a possession to the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to half the tribe of Manasseh.
7 These, also, are the kings of the country whom Joshua and the children of Israel struck on this side of Jordan, westward, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which goes up to Seir. And Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel for a possession, according to their portions:
8 in the mountains and in the valleys and in the plains and in the hillsides and in the wilderness and in the South, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
9 The king of Jericho was one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
10 the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
13 the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
16 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
19 the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
20 the king of Shimron Meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;
21 the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
23 the king of Dor, in the country of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
24 the king of Tirzah, one. Altogether, there were thirty-one kings.
39 And Mary arose in those days and quickly went into the hill country, to a city of Judah,
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it happened that, as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby sprang in her belly. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost.
42 And she cried with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed are you among women, because the fruit of your womb is blessed!
43 “And how can it be that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 “For lo, as soon as I heard the voice of your greeting in my ears, the baby in my belly sprang for joy!
45 “And blessed is she who believed. For those things shall be completed, which were told her from the Lord.
46 Then Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.
47 “And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
48 “For He has looked on the poor degree of His servant. For behold, from now on all ages shall call me blessed.
49 “Because He Who is mighty has done great things for me, and Holy is His Name.
50 “And His mercy is from generation to generation on those who fear Him.
51 “He Who showed strength with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 “He has put down the mighty from their seats and exalted those of low degree.
53 “He has filled the hungry with good things and sent away the rich empty.
54 “He has upheld Israel, His servant, to be mindful of His mercy,
55 “(as He has spoken to our fathers – that is, to Abraham and his seed) forever.”
56 And Mary stayed with her about three months. After which, she returned to her own house.
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