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for it has made peace with Joshua and with the Israelites.” </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">5</span>Then 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 their forces, and went up with all their armies and camped against Gibeon, and made war against it.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">6</span>And the Gibeonites sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not abandon your servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country are gathered against us.” </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">7</span>So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the fighting force with him, all the mighty warriors. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">8</span>The <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have handed them over to you; not one of them shall stand before you.” </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">9</span>So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">10</span>And the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> threw them into a panic before Israel, who inflicted a great slaughter on them at Gibeon, chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">11</span>As they fled before Israel, while they were going down the slope of Beth-horon, the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> threw down huge stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died; there were more who died because of the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">12</span>On the day when the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span>; and he said in the sight of Israel,</span></p><div class="poetry"><p class="line"><span class="text">“Sun, stand still at Gibeon,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks">    </span><span class="text">and Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.”</span></span><br /><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">13</span>And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks">    </span><span class="text">until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.</span></span></p></div><p class="first-line-none"><span class="text">Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in midheaven, and did not hurry to set for about a whole day. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">14</span>There has been no day like it before or since, when the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> heeded a human voice; for the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> fought for Israel.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">15</span>Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.</span></p> <h3><span id="en" class="text">Five Kings Defeated</span></h3><p><span class="text"><span class="versenum">16</span>Meanwhile, these five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">17</span>And it was told Joshua, “The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.” </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">18</span>Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them; </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">19</span>but do not stay there yourselves; pursue your enemies, and attack them from the rear. Do not let them enter their towns, for the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> your God has given them into your hand.” </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">20</span>When Joshua and the Israelites had finished inflicting a very great slaughter on them, until they were wiped out, and when the survivors had entered into the fortified towns, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">21</span>all the people returned safe to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah; no one dared to speak<span data-fn='#fen' class='footnote' data-link='[<a href="#fen-NRSVCE-6086b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote b">b</a>]</span> against any of the Israelites.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">22</span>Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings out to me from the cave.” </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">23</span>They did so, and brought the five kings out 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. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">24</span>When they brought the kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the Israelites, and said to the chiefs of the warriors who had gone with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” Then they came near and put their feet on their necks. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">25</span>And Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous; for thus the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> will do to all the enemies against whom you fight.” </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">26</span>Afterward Joshua struck them down and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">27</span>At sunset Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves; they set large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">28</span>Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed every person in it; he left no one remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">29</span>Then Joshua passed on from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">30</span>The <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel; and he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left no one remaining in it; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">31</span>Next Joshua passed on from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and laid siege to it, and assaulted it. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">32</span>The <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he took it on the second day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">33</span>Then King Horam of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, leaving him no survivors.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">34</span>From Lachish Joshua passed on with all Israel to Eglon; and they laid siege to it, and assaulted it; </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">35</span>and they took it that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword; and every person in it he utterly destroyed that day, as he had done to Lachish.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">36</span>Then Joshua went up with all Israel from Eglon to Hebron; they assaulted it, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">37</span>and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it; he left no one remaining, just as he had done to Eglon, and utterly destroyed it with every person in it.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">38</span>Then Joshua, with all Israel, turned back to Debir and assaulted it, </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">39</span>and he took it with its king and all its towns; they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person in it; he left no one remaining; just as he had done to Hebron, and, as he had done to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and its king.</span></p> <p><span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">40</span>So Joshua defeated the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings; he left no one remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> God of Israel commanded. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">41</span>And Joshua defeated them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, as far as Gibeon. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">42</span>Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time, because the <span style="font-variant: small-caps" class="small-caps">Lord</span> God of Israel fought for Israel. </span> <span id="en" class="text"><span class="versenum">43</span>Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.</span></p> <A name="fen"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes</h4><ol><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Joshua 10:2">Joshua 10:2</a> <span class='footnote-text'>Heb <i>they</i></span></li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Joshua 10:21">Joshua 10:21</a> <span class='footnote-text'>Heb <i>moved his tongue</i></span></li></ol></div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. 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