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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Joshua 10 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/joshua/10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/joshua/10-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Joshua 10</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../joshua/9.htm" title="Joshua 9">◄</a> Joshua 10 <a href="../joshua/11.htm" title="Joshua 11">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/joshua/10.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">The Sun Stands Still</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="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.">a</a></sup></span> it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Come up and help me attack Gibeon,” he said, “because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then the five kings of the Amorites—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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “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.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> threw them into confusion before Israel, so Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely at Gibeon. Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon and cut them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the <span class="name">Lord</span> hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>On the day the <span class="name">Lord</span> gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the <span class="name">Lord</span> in the presence of Israel:</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1">“Sun, stand still over Gibeon,</p><p class="line2">and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So the sun stood still,</p><p class="line2">and the moon stopped,</p><p class="line2">till the nation avenged itself on <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or nation triumphed over">b</a></sup></span> its enemies,</p></div><p class="pcontinued">as it is written in the Book of Jashar.</p><p class="reg">The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the <span class="name">Lord</span> listened to a human being. Surely the <span class="name">Lord</span> was fighting for Israel!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.</p> <p class="sectionhead">Five Amorite Kings Killed</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>he said, “Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But don’t stop; pursue your enemies! Attack them from the rear and don’t let them reach their cities, for the <span class="name">Lord</span> your God has given them into your hand.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely, but a few survivors managed to reach their fortified cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>When they had brought these kings 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 on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the <span class="name">Lord</span> will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>At sunset 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.</p> <p class="sectionhead">Southern Cities Conquered</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>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. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> 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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish; he took up positions against it and attacked it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Meanwhile, Horam king of Gezer had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army—until no survivors were left.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Lachish to Eglon; they took up positions against it and attacked it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the <span class="name">Lord</span>, the God of Israel, had commanded. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the whole region of Goshen to Gibeon. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the <span class="name">Lord</span>, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/10-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotebot">The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the <span class="name">Lord</span>, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 28, 35, 37, 39 and 40.</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>nation triumphed over</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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