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Our Father Makes the Sun Stand Still

Chapter 10.

Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how 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 how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living among them. they were terrified, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was larger than Ai, and all its men were warriors. So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, "Come up to me and help me, and let us attack Gibeon, because it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel." Then the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and went up with all their armies. They encamped against Gibeon and made war against it. And the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp at 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 have gathered against us."

So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with all his fighting men—his mighty warriors.

And our Father said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for I have given them over to you. Not one of them will stand before you."

So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched all night up from Gilgal. And our Father threw them into a panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes up to Beth-horon, and cut them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. As they fled before Israel down the slope of Beth-horon, our Father hurled great stones on them from the sky, all the way to Azekah, and they died. More of them died from the hailstones than the people of Israel killed with the sword.

Then Joshua spoke to our Father on the day our Father gave the Amorites over to the people of Israel, and before all Israel he said: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon." And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation had avenged itself on its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hurry to set for about a full day. ¹ There has never been a day like it, before or since, when our Father heeded the word of a man—for our Father fought for Israel.

Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.

The Five Kings Brought Low

Now these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in the cave at Makkedah. And Joshua was told, "The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah."

So Joshua said, "Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men beside it to guard them. But do not stay there yourselves. Pursue your enemies and strike them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for your Father has given them into your hand."

When Joshua and the people of Israel had struck them with a crushing blow and wiped them out—though a few survivors escaped into the fortified cities— then all the people returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to say a word against any of the Israelites. Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me." And they did so, bringing the five kings out to him from the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. When they had brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the fighting men who had gone with him, "Come near and put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came near and put their feet on their necks.

Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be terrified. Be strong and courageous, for this is what our Father will do to all the enemies you fight."

After this, Joshua struck the kings down and put them to death, and he hung their bodies on five trees, where they remained until evening. At sunset Joshua gave the order, and they took the bodies down from the trees and threw them into the cave where the kings had hidden. They placed large stones against the mouth of the cave, and they are there to this very day.

That day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it with the edge of the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left no survivor. And he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Our Father Gives the Southern Cities

Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah. And our Father gave it too, with its king, over to Israel. Joshua struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left no survivor in it. And he did to its king just as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish, laid siege to it, and fought against it. And our Father gave Lachish over to Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, just as he had done to Libnah. At that time Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him and his people down until no survivor was left.

Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Lachish to Eglon. They laid siege to it and fought against it, and they captured it that day and struck it with the edge of the sword. That day he devoted to destruction every person in it, just as he had done to Lachish.

Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it. They captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword—its king, its villages, and every person in it. He left no survivor, just as he had done to Eglon. He devoted it to destruction, along with every person in it.

Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it. He captured it, with its king and all its villages. They struck them with the edge of the sword and devoted to destruction every person in it; he left no survivor. As he had done to Hebron, and to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and its king. So Joshua struck the whole land—the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills, and the mountain slopes—and all their kings. He left no survivor, but devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as our Father, the God of Israel, had commanded. Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen, as far as Gibeon. Joshua captured all these kings and their land in a single campaign, because our Father, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.

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