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Now vvv Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua - - had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction — doing to Ai and its king ... as he had done to Jericho and its king — and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were (living) near them.
So (Adoni-zedek and his people) were greatly alarmed , because Gibeon (was) a great city , like one of the royal ... cities ; it was larger than Ai , and all its men were mighty.
vvv Therefore 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 , saying ,
“ Come up ... and help me. We will attack - Gibeon , because they have made peace with Joshua - ... and the Israelites .... ”
So the five kings of the Amorites — the kings of Jerusalem , ... Hebron , ... Jarmuth , ... Lachish , ... and Eglon — ... joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua - in the camp at Gilgal : ... “ Do not abandon ... your servants. Come quickly and save Help us , because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us. ”
So Joshua - and his whole army ... ... , including all the mighty men of valor , came from Gilgal -.
The LORD said to Joshua - , “ Do not be afraid for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one shall stand against you. ”
After marching all night from Gilgal , Joshua - caught them by surprise.
And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel , who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon , pursued them along the ascent vvv to Beth-horon , and struck them down as far as Azekah ... and Makkedah.
- As they fled before Israel ... along the descent vvv from Beth-horon to Azekah , the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky , - and more of them were killed by the hailstones than - by the swords vvv of the Israelites.
- On the day (that) the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites ... , ... Joshua - spoke to the LORD - in the presence of Israel : “ O sun , stand still over Gibeon , O moon , over the Valley of Aijalon. ”
So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar ? “ So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed ... going down about a full day. ”
There has been no day ... like it before or since , when the LORD listened to the voice of a man , because the LORD fought for Israel.
Then Joshua - returned with all Israel - to the camp at Gilgal.
Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
And Joshua - was informed ... : “ The five kings have been found ; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah. ”
So Joshua - said , “ Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave , and post men there to guard them.
But you , do not stop there. Pursue ... your enemies and attack them from behind. - Do not let them reach ... their cities , for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand. ”
- So Joshua - and the Israelites ... continued to inflict a terrible ... slaughter until they had finished them off , and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.
The whole army returned safely to Joshua - in the camp at Makkedah , (and) no one dared to utter a word against - vvv the Israelites.
Then Joshua - said , “ Open - the mouth of the cave (and bring) those five kings out ... to - me. ”
So (they) - - brought the five kings out of the cave — - the kings of Jerusalem , - - Hebron , - - Jarmuth , - - Lachish , - - and Eglon.
- When they had brought - the kings to Joshua - , (he) summoned all the men of Israel and said ... to vvv the army commanders who had accompanied him , “ Come here and put - your feet on the necks of these kings. ” So the commanders came forward and put - their feet on their necks.
“ Do not be afraid ... or discouraged , ” Joshua - said -. “ Be strong and courageous , for the LORD will do this to all the enemies - you fight. ” -
After this , Joshua - struck down and killed (the kings) , and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them ... there ... until evening.
- - At sunset ... Joshua - ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. ... Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave , and the stones ... are there to this day.
- On that day Joshua - captured Makkedah and put it ... to the sword , along with its king. He devoted to destruction vvv vvv everyone ... - leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Then Joshua - and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
And the LORD also delivered (that city) and its king into the hand of Israel , and (Joshua -) put ... all the people to the sword , - leaving no survivors. And he did to the king (of Libnah) as he had done to the king of Jericho.
And Joshua - and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought
And the LORD - delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel , and Joshua - captured it on the second day. He put ... all the people to the sword , - just as - - he had done to Libnah.
At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help - Lachish , but Joshua - - struck him down along with his people , ... leaving no survivors.
So Joshua - moved on from Lachish to Eglon , and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
That day they captured (Eglon) and put it ... to the sword , and (Joshua -) devoted to destruction everyone ... - - - , just as - he had done to Lachish.
Then Joshua - and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
They captured it and put ... to the sword - its king , - all its villages , and all the people - (Joshua -) left no survivors , just as - he had done at Eglon ; he devoted to destruction (Hebron) and everyone ... -
Finally Joshua - and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
And they captured (Debir) , - its king , and all its villages. They put them ... to the sword and devoted to destruction - everyone ... - leaving no survivors. (Joshua -) did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.
So Joshua - - conquered the whole region — the hill country , the Negev , the foothills , and the slopes , together with all their kings — leaving no survivors. - He devoted to destruction everything that breathed , just as the LORD , the God of Israel , had commanded.
Joshua - conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza , - and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.
And because the LORD , the God of Israel , fought for Israel , Joshua - captured all these - kings and their land in one campaign.
Then Joshua - returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.