Yehoshua 10 יהושע י׳

Now it came to pass, when Adoni-żedeq king of Yerushalayim had heard how Yehoshua had taken ῾Ay, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Yeriĥo and her king, so he had done to ῾Ay and her king; and how the inhabitants of Giv῾on had made peace with Yisra᾽el, and were among them;

that they feared greatly, because Giv῾on was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than ῾Ay and all its men were mighty.

And Adoni-żedeq king of Yerushalayim sent to Hoham king of Ḥevron, and to Pir᾽am king of Yarmut, and to Yafia, king of Lakhish, and to Devir king of ῾Eglon, saying,

Come up to me, and help me, that we may smite Giv῾on: for it has made peace with Yehoshua and with the children of Yisra᾽el.

Therefore the five kings of the Emori, the king of Yerushalayim, the king of Ḥevron, the king of Yarmut, the king of Lakhish, the king of ῾Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Giv῾on and made war against it.

And the men of Giv῾on sent to Yehoshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Do not withdraw thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Emori that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.

So Yehoshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.

And the Lord said to Yehoshua, Do not fear them: for I have delivered them into thy hand; not a man of them shall stand before thee.

So Yehoshua came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

And the Lord struck them with confusion before Yisra᾽el, and slew them with a great slaughter at Giv῾on, and chased them along the way that goes up to Bet-ĥoron, and smote them as far as ῾Azeqa, and Maqqeda.

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Yisra᾽el and were on the descent to Bet-ĥoron, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them as far as ῾Azeqa, and they died: they were more that died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Yisra᾽el slew with the sword.

Then spoke Yehoshua to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered up the Emori before the children of Yisra᾽el, and he said in the sight of Yisra᾽el, Sun, stand still upon Giv῾on; and moon, in the valley of Ayyalon;

And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the Book of Yashar? So the sun stood still in the middle of the sky, and hastened not to go down about a whole day.

And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened to the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Yisra᾽el.

And Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra᾽el with him, to the camp to Gilgal.

But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Maqqeda.

And it was told Yehoshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Maqqeda.

And Yehoshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:

and stay not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; let them not enter their cities: for the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand.

And it came to pass, when Yehoshua and the children of Yisra᾽el had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest who remained of them entered the fortified cities.

And all the people returned to the camp to Yehoshua at Maqqeda in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Yisra᾽el.

Then said Yehoshua, Open the entrance of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me out of the cave.

And they did so, and brought out those five kings to him out of the cave, the king of Yerushalayim, the king of Ḥevron, the king of Yarmut, the king of Lakhish, and the king of ῾Eglon.

And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings to Yehoshua, that Yehoshua called for all the men of Yisra᾽el, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon their necks.

And Yehoshua said to them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom you fight.

And afterwards Yehoshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.

And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Yehoshua gave command, and they took them down from off the trees, and cast them into the cave in which they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, until this very day.

And that day Yehoshua took Maqqeda, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and its king; he utterly destroyed them, and all the souls that were in it; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Maqqeda as he did to the king of Yeriĥo.

Then Yehoshua passed from Maqqeda, and all Yisra᾽el with him, to Livna, and fought against Livna:

and the Lord delivered it also, and its king, into the hand of Yisra᾽el; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were in it; he let none remain in it; but did to its king as he did to the king of Yeriĥo.

And Yehoshua passed from Livna, and all Yisra᾽el with him, to Lakhish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

and the Lord delivered Lakhish into the hand of Yisra᾽el, who took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were in it, according to all that he had done to Livna.

Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lakhish; and Yehoshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

And from Lakhish Yehoshua passed to ῾Eglon, and all Yisra᾽el with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:

and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were in it he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lakhish.

And Yehoshua went up from ῾Eglon, and all Yisra᾽el with him, to Ḥevron; and they fought against it:

and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and its king, and all its cities, and all the souls that were in it; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to ῾Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were in it.

And Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra᾽el with him, to Devir; and fought against it:

and he took it, and its king, and all its cities; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were in it; he left none remaining: as he had done to Ḥevron, so he did to Devir, and to its king; as he had done also to Livna, and to her king.

So Yehoshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the Negev, and of the plain, and of the slopes, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Yisra᾽el had commanded.

And Yehoshua smote them from Qadesh-barnea even to ῾Azza, and all the country of Goshen, as far as Giv῾on.

And all these kings and their land did Yehoshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Yisra᾽el fought for Yisra᾽el.

And Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra᾽el with him, to the camp to Gilgal.