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Five
Kings Attack Gibeon |
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| Joshua 10:1 |
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Now it came about when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem
heard that Joshua had captured Ai, and had utterly destroyed it (just as he had
done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king), and that the
inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were within their land, |
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| Joshua 10:2 |
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that he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a
great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai,
and all its men were mighty. |
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| Joshua 10:3 |
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Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent
word to Hoham king of Hebron and to Piram king of Jarmuth and to Japhia king of
Lachish and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, |
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| Joshua 10:4 |
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"Come up to me and help me, and let us attack
Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel." |
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| Joshua 10:5 |
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So the five kings of the Amorites, the king
of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and
the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they with all their armies,
and camped by Gibeon and fought against it. |
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| Joshua 10:6 |
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Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua to
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 that live in the hill
country have assembled 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 valiant warriors. |
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| Joshua 10:8 |
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The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not fear them,
for I have given them into your hands; not one of them shall stand before you." |
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| Joshua 10:9 |
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So Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching
all night from Gilgal. |
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| Joshua 10:10 |
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And the LORD confounded them before Israel,
and He slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and pursued them by the way
of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. |
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| Joshua 10:11 |
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As they fled from before Israel, while they
were at the descent of Beth-horon, the LORD threw large stones from heaven on
them as far as Azekah, and they died; there were more who died from the hailstones
than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword. |
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| Joshua 10:12 |
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Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when
the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he said in the
sight of Israel, "O sun, stand still at Gibeon, And O moon in the valley of Aijalon." |
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| Joshua 10:13 |
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So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies. Is it not written in the
book of Jashar? And the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hasten
to go down for about a whole day. |
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| Joshua 10:14 |
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There was no day like that before it or after
it, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel. |
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| Joshua 10:15 |
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Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned
to the camp to Gilgal. |
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Victory
at Makkedah |
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| Joshua 10:16 |
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Now these five kings had fled and hidden themselves
in the cave at Makkedah. |
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| Joshua 10:17 |
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It was told Joshua, saying, "The five kings
have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah." |
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| Joshua 10:18 |
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Joshua said, "Roll large stones against the
mouth of the cave, and assign men by it to guard them, |
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| Joshua 10:19 |
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but do not stay there yourselves; pursue your
enemies and attack them in the rear. Do not allow them to enter their cities,
for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand." |
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| Joshua 10:20 |
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It came about when Joshua and the sons of Israel
had finished slaying them with a very great slaughter, until they were destroyed,
and the survivors who remained of them had entered 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. No one uttered a word against any of the sons of
Israel. |
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| Joshua 10:22 |
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Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave
and bring these five kings out to me from the cave." |
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| Joshua 10:23 |
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They did so, and brought these five kings out
to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth,
the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. |
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| Joshua 10:24 |
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When they brought these kings out to Joshua,
Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of
war who had gone with him, "Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings."
So they came near and put their feet on their necks. |
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| Joshua 10:25 |
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Joshua then said to them, "Do not fear or be
dismayed! Be strong and courageous, for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies
with whom you fight." |
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| Joshua 10:26 |
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So afterward Joshua struck them and put them
to death, and he hanged them on five trees; and they hung on the trees until evening. |
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| Joshua 10:27 |
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It came about at sunset that Joshua gave a command,
and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they
had hidden themselves, and put large stones over the mouth of the cave, to this
very day. |
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| Joshua 10:28 |
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Now Joshua captured Makkedah on that day, and
struck it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed it and
every person who was in it. He left no survivor. Thus he did to the king of Makkedah
just as he had done to the king of Jericho. |
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Joshua's
Conquest of Southern Palestine |
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| Joshua 10:29 |
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Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on
from Makkedah to Libnah, and fought against Libnah. |
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| Joshua 10:30 |
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The LORD gave it also with its king into the
hands of Israel, and he struck it and every person who was in it with the edge
of the sword. He left no survivor in it. Thus he did to its king just as he had
done to the king of Jericho. |
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| Joshua 10:31 |
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And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on
from Libnah to Lachish, and they camped by it and fought against it. |
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| Joshua 10:32 |
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The LORD gave Lachish into the hands of Israel;
and he captured it on the second day, and struck it and every person who was in
it with the edge of the sword, 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 defeated him and his people until he had left him no survivor. |
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| Joshua 10:34 |
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And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on
from Lachish to Eglon, and they camped by it and fought against it. |
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| Joshua 10:35 |
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They captured it on that day and struck it with
the edge of the sword; and he utterly destroyed that day every person who was
in it, according to all that he had done to Lachish. |
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| Joshua 10:36 |
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Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up
from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it. |
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| Joshua 10:37 |
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They captured it and struck it and its king
and all its cities and all the persons who were in it with the edge of the sword.
He left no survivor, according to all that he had done to Eglon. And he utterly
destroyed it and every person who was in it. |
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| Joshua 10:38 |
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Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned
to Debir, and they fought against it. |
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| Joshua 10:39 |
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He captured it and its king and all its cities,
and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person
who was in it. He left no survivor. Just as he had done to Hebron, so he did to
Debir and its king, as he had also done to Libnah and its king. |
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| Joshua 10:40 |
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Thus Joshua struck all the land, the hill country
and the tNegev and the lowland and the slopes and all their kings. He left no
survivor, but he utterly destroyed all who breathed, just as the LORD, the God
of Israel, had commanded. |
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| Joshua 10:41 |
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Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea even as
far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen even as far as Gibeon. |
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| Joshua 10:42 |
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Joshua captured all these kings and their lands
at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. |
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| Joshua 10:43 |
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So Joshua and all Israel with him returned to
the camp at Gilgal. |
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