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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.
