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          DASV: Joshua 10    

1 Now when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had
taken Ai, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho
and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made
peace with Israel and were now living among them;
2 he was terrified, because Gibeon was a large city, like one
of the royal cities, and because it was larger than Ai,
and all its men were warriors.
3 So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron,
Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and to Debir
king of Eglon, saying,
4 "Come up and help me and let us attack Gibeon for it has made
peace with Joshua and the Israelites."
5 Then the five kings of the Amorites, the kings of Jerusalem,
Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon, joined forces and went up.
They and all their armies camped against Gibeon, and fought against it.

6 But the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal,
"Do not abandon your servants; come up quickly. Rescue us!
Help us! For all the kings of the Amorites living in the hill
country have joined forces against us."
7 So Joshua and all the troops including the valiant warriors
went up from Gilgal.
8 Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them for
I have given them into your hands. Not one of them will be
able to stand up against you."

9 Joshua attacked them by surprise having marched up from Gilgal
all night.
10 Then the LORD threw them into a panic before Israel,
and he defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon.
They chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon,
and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
11 As they fled from Israel while they were going down the
descent from Beth-horon. The LORD threw down huge hailstones
from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died.
There were more who died from the hailstones than were
killed by the Israelites' swords.
12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD on that day when the LORD
gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, and he said in the
sight of Israel, "Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon
over the valley of Aijalon."
13 So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation
took vengeance on its enemies. Is this not written in
the Scroll of Jashar? The sun stopped in the middle of the sky,
and did not set for about a whole day.
14 There has never been a day like it before or since,
when the LORD obeyed the voice of a man, for the LORD fought
for Israel.
15 Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.

16 The five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
17 Joshua was told, "The five kings have been found hidden
in the cave at Makkedah."
18 Joshua said, "Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave,
and set men by it to guard them.
19 but do not stay there yourselves; chase after your enemies,
and attack their rear guard. Do not let them enter into
their town for the LORD your God has delivered them into
your hand."

20 Joshua and the Israelites finished striking them down with
a great slaughter, until they were wiped out, although
a few survivors got away into the fortified towns.
21 Then all the troops returned to Joshua in the camp at
Makkedah in peace. No one dared wag his tongue against
any of the Israelites.
22 Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring
out those five kings to me from the cave."
23 So they brought out the five kings to him from the cave,
the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon.
24 When they brought out the kings to Joshua, he summoned
all the men of Israel, and said to the commanders of the
troops who had been with him, "Come here put your feet on
the necks of these kings." So they came near and put their
feet on their necks.
25 Then Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid or discouraged.
Be strong and courageous for this is what the LORD will do
to all your enemies you will fight."
26 Afterward Joshua struck and put them to death. Then he hung
them on five trees and they remained hanging on the trees
until evening.
27 At sunset Joshua commanded, and they took them down from
the trees. They threw them into the cave where they had hidden
themselves. Then they put large stones over the mouth of the
cave, which are there to this day.
28 On that day Joshua captured Makkedah, and struck it and its
king with the edge of the sword. He totally destroyed them and
everyone who was in it leaving no survivors. He did to the king
of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

29 Joshua and all Israel left Makkedah and went to Libnah
and fought against it.
30 The LORD also gave it and its king into the hand of Israel.
He struck it with the edge of the sword and everyone in
it leaving no survivors. He did to its king as he had
done to the king of Jericho.
31 Then Joshua and all Israel left Libnah and went to Lachish,
laid siege against it and attacked it.
32 The LORD gave Lachish into the hand of Israel.
He captured it on the second day and struck it with the edge
of the sword, and everyone in it, just as he had done to Libnah.
33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish.
Joshua struck him and his people leaving no survivors.
34 Then Joshua and all Israel set out from Lachish and
went to Eglon. They laid siege to it and attacked it.
35 They captured it that day, and struck it with the edge
of the sword, and everyone in it he totally destroyed that day,
just as he had done to Lachish.
36 Then Joshua and all Israel set out from Eglon and went
to Hebron and attacked it.
37 They captured and struck it and its king with the edge
of the sword and all its towns, and left no survivors,
just as he had done to Eglon, he totally destroyed it
and everyone in it.
38 Then Joshua and all Israel turned back to Debir and
attacked it.
39 He captured it, then struck its king and all its towns
with the edge of the sword, and totally destroyed everyone
in it leaving no survivors, just as he had done to Hebron.
So he did to Debir and its king just as he had done
to Libnah and its king.

40 So Joshua conquered the whole land and all their kings,
the hill country, the Negev, and the western foothills,
and the mountain slopes. He left no survivors. He totally
destroyed everything that breathed, just as the LORD,
the God of Israel, commanded.
41 Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea even as far
as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, all the way
to Gibeon.
42 All these kings and their land Joshua captured in one
campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
43 So Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.

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