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And it was, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai , and had doomed it, as◦ he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and that they who dwelt ··in Gibeon had made··peace with◦ Israel , and were among them;
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that they feared exceedingly, because◦ Gibeon was a great city , as one of the cities of the kingdom, and because◦ it◦ was greater than Ai , and all the men◦ thereof were mighty ;
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and Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto▵ Hoham king of Hebron , and unto▵ Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto▵ Japhia king of Lachish, and unto▵ Debir king of Eglon, saying,
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Come··up unto▵ me and help me, and let us smite Gibeon ; for it has made··peace with Joshua , and with the sons of Israel .
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And the five kings of the Amorite, the king of Jerusalem , the king of Hebron , the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered · themselves ·together and went up, they◦ and all their camps , and encamped against Gibeon , and fought against it.
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And the men◦ of Gibeon sent unto▵ Joshua , to▵ the camp to Gilgal , saying, Slack not thy hands from upon thy servants ; come··up to▵ us in haste and save us and help us ; for all the kings of the Amorite that dwell in the mountain are come··together against▵ us .
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And Joshua went··up from Gilgal , he◦ and all the people of war with▵ him, and all the mighty men of valor .
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And Jehovah said unto▵ Joshua , Fear them not, for I have given them◦ into thy hands ; there shall not a man ◦ of them◦ stand before thee.
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And Joshua came upon them suddenly; all the night he went··up from Gilgal .
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And Jehovah routed them before Israel , and He smote them with a great smiting at Gibeon , and pursued them by the way going··up to Beth-choron, and smote them unto◦ Azekah, and unto◦ Makkedah .
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And it was, when they fled from before Israel , they were in the descent of Beth-choron, and Jehovah cast upon them great stones from the heavens until Azekah, and they died ; there were many more who died with the stones of the hail , than they whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword .
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Then spoke Joshua to Jehovah , in the day Jehovah put◦ the Amorite before the sons of Israel , and he said before the eyes of the sons of Israel , Sun , be··still in Gibeon ; and moon in the valley of Ajalon !
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And the sun kept··still and the moon stood , until the nation had avenged itself of its enemies . Is it◦ not written in the Book of Jashar? And the sun stood halfway in the heavens , neither did it hurry to go down as it were an entire day .*
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And there was not a day as this◦ before it and after it, that Jehovah obeyed the voice of a man ◦; for Jehovah fought for Israel .
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And Joshua returned , and all Israel with▵ him, unto▵ the camp to Gilgal .
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And these five kings fled , and hid··themselves in the cave at Makkedah .
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And it was··told Joshua , saying, The five kings are found hidden··away in the cave at Makkedah .
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And Joshua said , Roll great stones unto▵ the mouth of the cave, and appoint men◦ by◦ it to keep them.
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And you◦, stand not still, pursue after your enemies , and smite the hindmost* of them; allow◦ them not to come into▵ their cities , for Jehovah your God has given them into your hand .
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And it was, as Joshua and the sons of Israel had completed smiting them with a very great smiting until they were entirely consumed, that the survivors who survived of them◦ came into▵ their fortified cities .
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And all the people returned to▵ the camp to▵ Joshua , at Makkedah , in peace ; no··one▵ pointed his tongue at a man ◦ of the sons of Israel .
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And Joshua said , Open the mouth of the cave, and bring··out unto▵ me those five kings from the cave.
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And they did so, and brought··out to▵ him those five kings from the cave, the king of Jerusalem , the king of Hebron , the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.
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And it was, when they brought··out those kings unto▵ Joshua , that Joshua called unto▵ every man ◦ of Israel , and said unto▵ the captains of the men ◦ of war that went◦ with him, Come··near , set your feet on the necks of these kings ; and they came··near and set their feet on their necks .
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And Joshua said unto▵ them, Fear not , and be· not ·dismayed; be··firm and have··courage, for thus shall Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom you◦ fight.
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And after this Joshua smote them, and put · them ·to··death, and hanged them on five trees , and they were hanging on the trees until the evening .
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And it was, at the time of the setting* of the sun , that Joshua commanded , and they took· them ·down from the trees , and cast them down into▵ the cave in which◦ they had hidden··themselves, and they set great stones upon the mouth of the cave, unto this same day .
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And Joshua captured Makkedah on that◦ day , and smote it with the mouth of the sword , and her king; and he doomed them and every soul that was therein; he left no◦ survivor: and he did to the king of Makkedah as◦ he had done to the king of Jericho .
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And Joshua and all Israel with▵ him crossed··over from Makkedah unto Libnah, and fought··against Libnah.
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And Jehovah gave it also and the king thereof into the hand of Israel ; and he smote it with the mouth of the sword , and every soul who was therein; he left in it no◦ survivor; and he did unto the king thereof as◦ he had done unto the king of Jericho .
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And Joshua and all Israel with▵ him crossed··over from Libnah unto Lachish, and encamped against it and fought··against it.
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And Jehovah gave Lachish into the hand of Israel , and he captured it on the second day , and smote it with the mouth of the sword and every soul that was therein; according to all that he had done to Libnah.
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Then▵ Horam king of Gezer came··up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he left him none surviving.
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And Joshua and all Israel with▵ him crossed··over from Lachish unto Eglon; and they encamped against it and fought against it.
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And they captured it on that◦ day , and they smote it with the mouth of the sword , and every soul that was therein he doomed that◦ day according to all that he had done to Lachish.
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And Joshua went··up and all Israel with▵ him from Eglon unto Hebron ; and he fought against it:
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and he captured it, and smote it with the mouth of the sword , and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and every soul that was therein; he left no◦ survivor; according to all that he had done to Eglon; and he doomed it and every soul that was therein.
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And Joshua returned and all Israel with▵ him to Debir, and fought against it.
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And he captured it and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and he smote them with the mouth of the sword ; and he doomed every soul who was therein; he left no◦ survivor; as◦ he had done to Hebron , so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; and as◦ he had done to Libnah and her king.
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And Joshua smote all the land , the mountain , and the south , and the lowland, and the watercourses, and all their kings ; he left not a survivor, and all who had breath he doomed, as◦ Jehovah the God of Israel commanded .
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And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even··to Gaza , and all the land of Goshen , even··to Gibeon .
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And all these kings and their land did Joshua capture at one time◦, because◦ Jehovah , the God of Israel , fought for Israel .
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And Joshua returned and all Israel with▵ him unto▵ the camp , toward Gilgal .