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约书亚记 8

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1 耶和华对约书亚:不要惧,也不要惊惶。你起来,率领一切兵丁上艾城去,我已经把艾城的王和他的民、他的城,并他的,都交在你里。

2 你怎样待耶利哥耶利哥的王,也当照样待艾城和艾城的王。只是城内所夺的财物和牲畜,你们可以取为自己的掠物。你要在城设下伏兵。

3 於是,约书亚和一切兵丁都起来,要上艾城去。约书亚选了三万大能的勇士,夜间打发他们前往,

4 吩咐他们说:你们要在城埋伏,不可离城太远,都要各自准备。

5 我与我所带领的众民要向城前往。城里的人像初次出来攻击我们的时候,我们就在他们面前逃跑

6 他们必出来追赶我们,直到我们引诱他们离开城;因为他们必:这些人像初次在我们面前逃跑。所以我们要在他们面前逃跑

7 你们就从埋伏的地方起来,夺取那城,因为耶和华─你们的必把城交在你们里。

8 你们夺了城以後,就放烧城,要照耶和华的行。这是我吩咐你们的。

9 约书亚打发他们前往,他们就上埋伏的地方去,住在伯特利和艾城的中间,就是在艾城的西边。这夜约书亚却在民中住宿。

10 约书亚清起来,点齐百姓,他和以色列的长老在百姓前面上艾城去。

11 众民,就是他所带领的兵丁,都上去,向前直往,到城前,在艾城边安营。在约书亚和艾城中间有一山谷。

12 他挑了约有五,使他们埋伏在伯特利和艾城的中间,就是在艾城的西边,

13 於是安置了百姓,就是城的全军和城西的伏兵。这夜约书亚进入山谷之中

14 艾城的王见这景况,就和全城的人,清急忙起来,按所定的时候,出到亚拉巴前,要与以色列人交战;王却不知道在城有伏兵。

15 约书亚和以色列众人在他们面前装败,往那通旷野逃跑

16 城内的众民都被招聚,追赶他们;艾城人追赶的时候,就被引诱离开城。

17 艾城和伯特利城没有一不出来追赶以色列人的,撇了敞开的城门,去追赶以色列人

18 耶和华吩咐约书亚:你向艾城伸出里的短枪,因为我要将城交在你里。约书亚就向城伸出里的短枪。

19 他一伸,伏兵就从埋伏的地方急忙起来,夺了城,跑进城去,放焚烧。

20 艾城的人回头一,不料,城中烟气冲,他们就无力向左向右逃跑。那往旷野逃跑的百姓便转身攻击追赶他们的人。

21 约书亚和以色列众人见伏兵已经夺了城,城中烟气飞腾,就转身回去,击杀艾城的人。

22 伏兵也出城迎击艾城人,艾城人就困在以色列人中间,前後都是以色列人。於是以色列人击杀他们,没有留下一个,也没有一个逃脱的,

23 生擒了艾城的王,将他解到约书亚那里。

24 以色列人在田间和旷野杀尽所追赶一切艾城的居民。艾城人倒在刀下,直到灭尽;以色列众人就回到艾城,用刀杀了城中的人。

25 当日杀毙的,连带女共有一万,就是艾城所有的

26 约书亚没有收回里所伸出来的短枪,直到把艾城的一切居民尽行杀灭。

27 惟独城中的牲畜和财物,以色列人都取为自己的掠物,是照耶和华所吩咐约书亚的

28 约书亚将艾城焚烧,使城永为高堆、荒场,直到今日;

29 又将艾城王上,直到晚上。日落的时候,约书亚吩咐人把尸首从上取,丢在城门口,在尸首上成一石头,直存到今日。

30 那时,约书亚在以巴路上为耶和华以色列的筑一座

31 是用没有动过器的整石头筑的,照着耶和华仆人摩西所吩咐以色列人的话,正如摩西律法上所的。众人在这上给耶和华奉献燔祭和平安祭。

32 约书亚在那里,当着以色列人面前,将摩西的律法抄石头上。

33 以色列众人,无论是本地人、是寄居的,和长老长,并审判,都站在约柜两旁,在抬耶和华约柜的祭司利未人面前,一半对着基利心,一半对着以巴路,为以色列祝福,正如耶和华仆人摩西先前所吩咐的。

34 ,约亚将律法上祝福、咒诅的,照着律法上一切所的,都宣读了一遍。

35 摩西所吩咐的一切,约书亚在以色列会众和妇女、孩子,并他们中间寄居的外人面前,没有一句不宣读的。

   

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