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Joshua 10:1
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Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of
Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had
done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants
of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them; |
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| Joshua 10:2 |
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that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was
a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai,
and all the men thereof were mighty. |
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| Joshua 10:3 |
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Wherefore 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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| Joshua 10:4 |
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Come up unto me, and help me, and let us smite
Gibeon; for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. |
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| Joshua 10:5 |
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Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, 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
hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it. |
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| Joshua 10:6 |
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And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the
camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly,
and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the
hill-country are gathered together against us. |
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| Joshua 10:7 |
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So 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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| Joshua 10:8 |
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And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear them not:
for I have delivered them into thy hands; there shall not a man of them stand
before thee. |
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| Joshua 10:9 |
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Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for
he went up from Gilgal all the night. |
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| Joshua 10:10 |
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And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel,
and he slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way
of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. |
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| Joshua 10:11 |
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And it came to pass, as they fled from before
Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great
stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died
with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
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| Joshua 10:12 |
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Then spake Joshua to Jehovah in the day when
Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in
the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon, in the
valley of Aijalon. |
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| Joshua 10:13 |
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And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed,
Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written
in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not
to go down about a whole day. |
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| Joshua 10:14 |
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And there was no day like that before it or
after it, that Jehovah hearkened unto the voice of a man: for Jehovah fought for
Israel. |
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| Joshua 10:15 |
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And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him,
unto the camp to Gilgal. |
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| Joshua 10:16 |
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And these five kings fled, and hid themselves
in the cave at Makkedah. |
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| Joshua 10:17 |
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And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings
are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah. |
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| Joshua 10:18 |
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And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the
mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them: |
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| Joshua 10:19 |
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but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies,
and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for
Jehovah your God hath delivered them into your hand. |
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| Joshua 10:20 |
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And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children
of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they
were consumed, and the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified
cities, |
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| Joshua 10:21 |
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that all the people returned to the camp to
Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children
of Israel. |
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| Joshua 10:22 |
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Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave,
and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave. |
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| Joshua 10:23 |
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And they did so, and brought forth those five
kings unto him out of 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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| Joshua 10:24 |
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And it came to pass, when they brought forth
those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said
unto the chiefs of the men of war that went with him, Come near, put your feet
upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the
necks of them. |
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| Joshua 10:25 |
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And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be
dismayed; be strong and of good courage: for thus shall Jehovah do to all your
enemies against whom ye fight. |
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| Joshua 10:26 |
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And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them
to death, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees
until the evening. |
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| Joshua 10:27 |
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And it came to pass at the time of the going
down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees,
and cast them into the cave wherein they had hidden themselves, and laid great
stones on the mouth of the cave, unto this very day. |
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| Joshua 10:28 |
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And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and smote
it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof: he utterly destroyed them
and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining; and he did to the
king of Makkedah as he had done unto the king of Jericho. |
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| Joshua 10:29 |
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And Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel
with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah: |
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| Joshua 10:30 |
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and Jehovah delivered it also, and the king
thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword,
and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining in it; and he did
unto the king thereof as he had done unto the king of Jericho. |
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| Joshua 10:31 |
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And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel
with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: |
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| Joshua 10:32 |
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and Jehovah delivered Lachish into the hand
of Israel; and he took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the
sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done
to Libnah. |
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| Joshua 10:33 |
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Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish;
and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. |
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| Joshua 10:34 |
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And Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel
with him, unto Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it; |
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| Joshua 10:35 |
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and they took it on that day, and smote it with
the edge of the sword; and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed
that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. |
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| Joshua 10:36 |
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And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel
with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it: |
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| Joshua 10:37 |
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and they took it, and smote it with the edge
of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls
that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to
Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein. |
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| Joshua 10:38 |
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And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him,
to Debir, and fought against it: |
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| Joshua 10:39 |
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and he took it, and the king thereof, and all
the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly
destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done
to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to
Libnah, and to the king thereof. |
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So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country,
and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings: he left none
remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah, the God of
Israel, commanded. |
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| Joshua 10:41 |
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And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even
unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. |
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| Joshua 10:42 |
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And all these kings and their land did Joshua
take at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. |
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| Joshua 10:43 |
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And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him,
unto the camp to Gilgal. |
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