﻿Joshua.
Chapter 10.
When Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king—and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living among them, 
they were greatly afraid, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty warriors. 
Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon: 
“Come up to me and help me, and let us attack Gibeon, because it has made peace with Joshua and the people of Israel.” 
So 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 and went up with all their armies. They camped against Gibeon and fought against it. 
The men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal: “Do not withdraw your hands from your servants. Come up to us quickly, save us, and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites living in the hill country have gathered against us.” 
So Joshua went up from Gilgal with all the men of war and all the mighty warriors. 
The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will stand before you.” 
Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up from Gilgal all night. 
The LORD threw them into confusion before Israel and inflicted a great defeat on them at Gibeon. He pursued them along the road up to Beth-horon and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 
As they fled before Israel on the descent of Beth-horon, the LORD hurled great stones from heaven upon them as far as Azekah, and they died. More died from the hailstones than the people of Israel killed with the sword. 
Then Joshua spoke to the LORD on the day the LORD gave the Amorites over before the people of Israel. He said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” 
The sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation had avenged itself on its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stood still in the middle of the heavens and did not hurry to set for about a full day. 
There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, for the LORD fought for Israel. 
Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp in Gilgal. 
Now those five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. 
Joshua was told, “The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.” 
Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and station men there to guard them. 
But do not stop. Pursue your enemies and attack them from the rear. Do not let them enter their cities, for the LORD your God has given them into your hand.” 
When Joshua and the people of Israel had finished striking them down in a very great slaughter, until they were wiped out, the survivors who remained entered the fortified cities. 
All the people returned safely to Joshua at the camp in Makkedah. No one sharpened his tongue against any of the people of Israel. 
Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out of the cave to me.” 
They did so and brought those five kings out of the cave to him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 
When they brought these kings to Joshua, Joshua called all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come forward and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and put their feet on their necks. 
Joshua said to them, “Do not fear or be dismayed. Be strong and courageous, for this is what the LORD will do to all your enemies whom you fight.” 
Afterward Joshua struck them, killed them, and hanged them on five trees. They hung on the trees until evening. 
At sunset Joshua gave the command, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden. They placed large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day. 
That day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He devoted them and every person in it to destruction, leaving no survivor. He did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho. 
Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah. 
The LORD also gave it and its king into the hand of Israel. Joshua struck it and every person in it with the edge of the sword, leaving no survivor in it. He did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. 
Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish, camped against it, and fought against it. 
The LORD gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He struck it and every person in it with the edge of the sword, just as he had done to Libnah. 
Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish. Joshua struck him and his people down until he left him no survivor. 
Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon, camped against it, and fought against it. 
They captured it that day and struck it with the edge of the sword. That day he devoted every person in it to destruction, just as he had done to Lachish. 
Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it. 
They captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword, along with its king, all its towns, and every person in it. He left no survivor, just as he had done to Eglon, and devoted it and every person in it to destruction. 
Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back toward Debir and fought against it. 
He captured it, its king, and all its towns. They struck them with the edge of the sword and devoted every person in it to destruction. He left no survivor. As he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, just as he had done to Libnah and its king. 
So Joshua struck down the whole land: the hill country, the Negev, the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings. He left no survivor and devoted everything that breathed to destruction, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded. 
Joshua struck them down from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and throughout the land of Goshen as far as Gibeon. 
Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. 
Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp in Gilgal. 
