Joshua 10

KJV

1  Now it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when Adoni-zedek¹³⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ had heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ how³⁵⁸⁸ Joshua³⁰⁹¹ had taken^{3920 853} Ai,⁵⁸⁵⁷ and had utterly destroyed²⁷⁶³ it; as⁸³⁴ he had done⁶²¹³ to Jericho³⁴⁰⁵ and her king,⁴⁴²⁸ so³⁶⁵¹ he had done⁶²¹³ to Ai⁵⁸⁵⁷ and her king;⁴⁴²⁸ and how³⁵⁸⁸ the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Gibeon¹³⁹¹ had made peace⁷⁹⁹⁹ with⁸⁵⁴ Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and were¹⁹⁶¹ among⁷¹³⁰ them;

2  That they feared³³⁷² greatly,³⁹⁶⁶ because³⁵⁸⁸ Gibeon¹³⁹¹ was a great¹⁴¹⁹ city,⁵⁸⁹² as one²⁵⁹ of the royal⁴⁴⁶⁷ cities,⁵⁸⁹² and because³⁵⁸⁸ it¹⁹³¹ was greater¹⁴¹⁹ than⁴⁴⁸⁰ Ai,⁵⁸⁵⁷ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the men³⁷⁶ thereof were mighty.¹³⁶⁸

3  Wherefore Adoni-zedek¹³⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ unto⁴¹³ Hoham¹⁹⁴⁴ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Hebron,²²⁷⁵ and unto⁴¹³ Piram⁶⁵⁰² king⁴⁴²⁸ of Jarmuth,³⁴¹² and unto⁴¹³ Japhia³³⁰⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Lachish,³⁹²³ and unto⁴¹³ Debir¹⁶⁸⁸ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Eglon,⁵⁷⁰⁰ saying,⁵⁵⁹

4  Come up⁵⁹²⁷ unto⁴¹³ me, and help⁵⁸²⁶ me, that we may smite^{5221 853} Gibeon:¹³⁹¹ for³⁵⁸⁸ it hath made peace⁷⁹⁹⁹ with⁸⁵⁴ Joshua³⁰⁹¹ and with⁸⁵⁴ the children¹¹²¹ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

5  Therefore the five²⁵⁶⁸ kings⁴⁴²⁸ of the Amorites,⁵⁶⁷ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Hebron,²²⁷⁵ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Jarmuth,³⁴¹² the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Lachish,³⁹²³ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Eglon,⁵⁷⁰⁰ gathered themselves together,⁶²² and went up,⁵⁹²⁷ they¹⁹⁹² and all³⁶⁰⁵ their hosts,⁴²⁶⁴ and encamped²⁵⁸³ before⁵⁹²¹ Gibeon,¹³⁹¹ and made war³⁸⁹⁸ against⁵⁹²¹ it.

6  And the men³⁷⁶ of Gibeon¹³⁹¹ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ unto⁴¹³ Joshua³⁰⁹¹ to⁴¹³ the camp⁴²⁶⁴ to Gilgal,¹⁵³⁷ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Slack⁷⁵⁰³ not⁴⁰⁸ thy hand³⁰²⁷ from thy servants;^{4480 5650} come up⁵⁹²⁷ to⁴¹³ us quickly,⁴¹²⁰ and save³⁴⁶⁷ us, and help⁵⁸²⁶ us: for³⁵⁸⁸ all³⁶⁰⁵ the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of the Amorites⁵⁶⁷ that dwell³⁴²⁷ in the mountains²⁰²² are gathered together⁶⁹⁰⁸ against⁴¹³ us.

7  So Joshua³⁰⁹¹ ascended⁵⁹²⁷ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ Gilgal,¹⁵³⁷ he,¹⁹³¹ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of war⁴⁴²¹ with⁵⁹⁷³ him, and all³⁶⁰⁵ the mighty men¹³⁶⁸ of valor.²⁴²⁸

8  And the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ Joshua,³⁰⁹¹ Fear³³⁷² them not:⁴⁰⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ I have delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ them into thine hand;³⁰²⁷ there shall not³⁸⁰⁸ a man³⁷⁶ of⁴⁴⁸⁰ them stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ thee.

9  Joshua³⁰⁹¹ therefore came⁹³⁵ unto⁴¹³ them suddenly,⁶⁵⁹⁷ and went up⁵⁹²⁷ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ Gilgal¹⁵³⁷ all³⁶⁰⁵ night.³⁹¹⁵

10  And the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ discomfited²⁰⁰⁰ them before⁶⁴⁴⁰ Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and slew⁵²²¹ them with a great¹⁴¹⁹ slaughter⁴³⁴⁷ at Gibeon,¹³⁹¹ and chased⁷²⁹¹ them along the way¹⁸⁷⁰ that goeth up⁴⁶⁰⁸ to Beth-horon,¹⁰³² and smote⁵²²¹ them to⁵⁷⁰⁴ Azekah,⁵⁸²⁵ and unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ Makkedah.⁴⁷¹⁹

11  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ as they fled⁵¹²⁷ from before^{4480 6440} Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and were in the going down⁴¹⁷⁴ to Beth-horon,¹⁰³² that the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ cast down⁷⁹⁹³ great¹⁴¹⁹ stones⁶⁸ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ heaven⁸⁰⁶⁴ upon⁵⁹²¹ them unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ Azekah,⁵⁸²⁵ and they died:⁴¹⁹¹ they were more⁷²²⁷ which⁸³⁴ died⁴¹⁹¹ with hailstones^{1259 68} than they whom^{4480 834} the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ slew²⁰²⁶ with the sword.²⁷¹⁹

12  Then²²⁷ spoke¹⁶⁹⁶ Joshua³⁰⁹¹ to the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ in the day³¹¹⁷ when the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ delivered up^{5414 853} the Amorites⁵⁶⁷ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the children¹¹²¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and he said⁵⁵⁹ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ Sun,⁸¹²¹ stand thou still¹⁸²⁶ upon Gibeon;¹³⁹¹ and thou, Moon,³³⁹⁴ in the valley⁶⁰¹⁰ of Ajalon.³⁵⁷

13  And the sun⁸¹²¹ stood still,¹⁸²⁶ and the moon³³⁹⁴ stayed,⁵⁹⁷⁵ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ the people¹⁴⁷¹ had avenged⁵³⁵⁸ themselves upon their enemies.³⁴¹ Is not³⁸⁰⁸ this¹⁹³¹ written³⁷⁸⁹ in⁵⁹²¹ the book⁵⁶¹² of Jasher?³⁴⁷⁷ So the sun⁸¹²¹ stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ still in the midst²⁶⁷⁷ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁴ and hasted²¹³ not³⁸⁰⁸ to go down⁹³⁵ about a whole⁸⁵⁴⁹ day.³¹¹⁷

14  And there was¹⁹⁶¹ no³⁸⁰⁸ day³¹¹⁷ like that¹⁹³¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ it or after³¹⁰ it, that the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ hearkened⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto the voice⁶⁹⁶³ of a man:³⁷⁶ for³⁵⁸⁸ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ fought³⁸⁹⁸ for Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

15  And Joshua³⁰⁹¹ returned,⁷⁷²⁵ and all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ him, unto⁴¹³ the camp⁴²⁶⁴ to Gilgal.¹⁵³⁷

16  But these⁴²⁸ five²⁵⁶⁸ kings⁴⁴²⁸ fled,⁵¹²⁷ and hid themselves²²⁴⁴ in a cave⁴⁶³¹ at Makkedah.⁴⁷¹⁹

17  And it was told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Joshua,³⁰⁹¹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ The five²⁵⁶⁸ kings⁴⁴²⁸ are found⁴⁶⁷² hid²²⁴⁴ in a cave⁴⁶³¹ at Makkedah.⁴⁷¹⁹

18  And Joshua³⁰⁹¹ said,⁵⁵⁹ Roll¹⁵⁵⁶ great¹⁴¹⁹ stones⁶⁸ upon⁴¹³ the mouth⁶³¹⁰ of the cave,⁴⁶³¹ and set⁶⁴⁸⁵ men³⁷⁶ by⁵⁹²¹ it for to keep⁸¹⁰⁴ them:

19  And stay⁵⁹⁷⁵ ye⁸⁵⁹ not,⁴⁰⁸ but pursue⁷²⁹¹ after³¹⁰ your enemies,³⁴¹ and smite the hindmost²¹⁷⁹ of them; suffer⁵⁴¹⁴ them not⁴⁰⁸ to enter⁹³⁵ into⁴¹³ their cities:⁵⁸⁹² for³⁵⁸⁸ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ your God⁴³⁰ hath delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ them into your hand.³⁰²⁷

20  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when Joshua³⁰⁹¹ and the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ had made an end³⁶¹⁵ of slaying⁵²²¹ them with a very³⁹⁶⁶ great¹⁴¹⁹ slaughter,⁴³⁴⁷ till⁵⁷⁰⁴ they were consumed,⁸⁵⁵² that the rest⁸³⁰⁰ which remained⁸²⁷⁷ of⁴⁴⁸⁰ them entered⁹³⁵ into⁴¹³ fenced⁴⁰¹³ cities.⁵⁸⁹²

21  And all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ returned⁷⁷²⁵ to⁴¹³ the camp⁴²⁶⁴ to⁴¹³ Joshua³⁰⁹¹ at Makkedah⁴⁷¹⁹ in peace:⁷⁹⁶⁵ none³⁸⁰⁸ moved^{2782 853} his tongue³⁹⁵⁶ against any³⁷⁶ of the children¹¹²¹ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

22  Then said⁵⁵⁹ Joshua,³⁰⁹¹ Open^{6605 853} the mouth⁶³¹⁰ of the cave,⁴⁶³¹ and bring out^{3318 853} those⁴²⁸ five²⁵⁶⁸ kings⁴⁴²⁸ unto⁴¹³ me out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the cave.⁴⁶³¹

23  And they did⁶²¹³ so,³⁶⁵¹ and brought forth^{3318 853} those⁴²⁸ five²⁵⁶⁸ kings⁴⁴²⁸ unto⁴¹³ him out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the cave,^{4631 853} the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Jerusalem,^{3389 853} the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Hebron,^{2275 853} the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Jarmuth,^{3412 853} the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Lachish,³⁹²³ and ⁸⁵³ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Eglon.⁵⁷⁰⁰

24  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when they brought out^{3318 853} those⁴²⁸ kings⁴⁴²⁸ unto⁴¹³ Joshua,³⁰⁹¹ that Joshua³⁰⁹¹ called⁷¹²¹ for⁴¹³ all³⁶⁰⁵ the men³⁷⁶ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ the captains⁷¹⁰¹ of the men³⁷⁶ of war⁴⁴²¹ which went¹⁹⁸⁰ with⁸⁵⁴ him, Come near,⁷¹²⁶ put^{7760 853} your feet⁷²⁷² upon⁵⁹²¹ the necks⁶⁶⁷⁷ of these⁴²⁸ kings.⁴⁴²⁸ And they came near,⁷¹²⁶ and put^{7760 853} their feet⁷²⁷² upon⁵⁹²¹ the necks⁶⁶⁷⁷ of them.

25  And Joshua³⁰⁹¹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ them, Fear³³⁷² not,⁴⁰⁸ nor⁴⁰⁸ be dismayed,²⁸⁶⁵ be strong²³⁸⁸ and of good courage:⁵⁵³ for³⁵⁸⁸ thus³⁶⁰² shall the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ do⁶²¹³ to all³⁶⁰⁵ your enemies³⁴¹ against whom^{834 853} ye⁸⁵⁹ fight.³⁸⁹⁸

26  And afterward^{310 3651} Joshua³⁰⁹¹ smote⁵²²¹ them, and slew⁴¹⁹¹ them, and hanged⁸⁵¹⁸ them on⁵⁹²¹ five²⁵⁶⁸ trees:⁶⁰⁸⁶ and they were¹⁹⁶¹ hanging⁸⁵¹⁸ upon⁵⁹²¹ the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ the evening.⁶¹⁵³

27  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ at the time⁶²⁵⁶ of the going down⁹³⁵ of the sun,⁸¹²¹ that Joshua³⁰⁹¹ commanded,⁶⁶⁸⁰ and they took them down³³⁸¹ off the trees,^{4480 5921 6086} and cast⁷⁹⁹³ them into⁴¹³ the cave⁴⁶³¹ wherein^{834 8033} they had been hid,²²⁴⁴ and laid⁷⁷⁶⁰ great¹⁴¹⁹ stones⁶⁸ in⁵⁹²¹ the cave's⁴⁶³¹ mouth,⁶³¹⁰ which remain until⁵⁷⁰⁴ this²⁰⁸⁸ very⁶¹⁰⁶ day.³¹¹⁷

28  And that¹⁹³¹ day³¹¹⁷ Joshua³⁰⁹¹ took³⁹²⁰ Makkedah,⁴⁷¹⁹ and smote⁵²²¹ it with the edge⁶³¹⁰ of the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and the king⁴⁴²⁸ thereof he utterly destroyed²⁷⁶³ them, and all³⁶⁰⁵ the souls⁵³¹⁵ that⁸³⁴ were therein; he let⁷⁶⁰⁴ none³⁸⁰⁸ remain:⁸³⁰⁰ and he did⁶²¹³ to the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Makkedah⁴⁷¹⁹ as⁸³⁴ he did⁶²¹³ unto the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Jericho.³⁴⁰⁵

29  Then Joshua³⁰⁹¹ passed⁵⁶⁷⁴ from Makkedah,^{4480 4719} and all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ him, unto Libnah,³⁸⁴¹ and fought³⁸⁹⁸ against⁵⁹⁷³ Libnah:³⁸⁴¹

30  And the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ it also,¹⁵⁷¹ and the king⁴⁴²⁸ thereof, into the hand³⁰²⁷ of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ and he smote⁵²²¹ it with the edge⁶³¹⁰ of the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the souls⁵³¹⁵ that⁸³⁴ were therein; he let⁷⁶⁰⁴ none³⁸⁰⁸ remain⁸³⁰⁰ in it; but did⁶²¹³ unto the king⁴⁴²⁸ thereof as⁸³⁴ he did⁶²¹³ unto the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Jericho.³⁴⁰⁵

31  And Joshua³⁰⁹¹ passed⁵⁶⁷⁴ from Libnah,^{4480 3841} and all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ him, unto Lachish,³⁹²³ and encamped²⁵⁸³ against⁵⁹²¹ it, and fought³⁸⁹⁸ against it:

32  And the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ delivered^{5414 853} Lachish³⁹²³ into the hand³⁰²⁷ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ which took³⁹²⁰ it on the second⁸¹⁴⁵ day,³¹¹⁷ and smote⁵²²¹ it with the edge⁶³¹⁰ of the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the souls⁵³¹⁵ that⁸³⁴ were therein, according to all³⁶⁰⁵ that⁸³⁴ he had done⁶²¹³ to Libnah.³⁸⁴¹

33  Then²²⁷ Horam²⁰³⁶ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Gezer¹⁵⁰⁷ came up⁵⁹²⁷ to help^{5826 853} Lachish;³⁹²³ and Joshua³⁰⁹¹ smote⁵²²¹ him and his people,⁵⁹⁷¹ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ he had left⁷⁶⁰⁴ him none¹¹¹⁵ remaining.⁸³⁰⁰

34  And from Lachish^{4480 3923} Joshua³⁰⁹¹ passed⁵⁶⁷⁴ unto Eglon,⁵⁷⁰⁰ and all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ him; and they encamped²⁵⁸³ against⁵⁹²¹ it, and fought³⁸⁹⁸ against⁵⁹²¹ it:

35  And they took³⁹²⁰ it on that¹⁹³¹ day,³¹¹⁷ and smote⁵²²¹ it with the edge⁶³¹⁰ of the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the souls⁵³¹⁵ that⁸³⁴ were therein he utterly destroyed²⁷⁶³ that¹⁹³¹ day,³¹¹⁷ according to all³⁶⁰⁵ that⁸³⁴ he had done⁶²¹³ to Lachish.³⁹²³

36  And Joshua³⁰⁹¹ went up⁵⁹²⁷ from Eglon,^{4480 5700} and all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ him, unto Hebron;²²⁷⁵ and they fought³⁸⁹⁸ against⁵⁹²¹ it:

37  And they took³⁹²⁰ it, and smote⁵²²¹ it with the edge⁶³¹⁰ of the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and the king⁴⁴²⁸ thereof, and all³⁶⁰⁵ the cities⁵⁸⁹² thereof, and all³⁶⁰⁵ the souls⁵³¹⁵ that⁸³⁴ were therein; he left⁷⁶⁰⁴ none³⁸⁰⁸ remaining,⁸³⁰⁰ according to all³⁶⁰⁵ that⁸³⁴ he had done⁶²¹³ to Eglon;⁵⁷⁰⁰ but destroyed²⁷⁶³ it utterly, and all³⁶⁰⁵ the souls⁵³¹⁵ that⁸³⁴ were therein.

38  And Joshua³⁰⁹¹ returned,⁷⁷²⁵ and all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ him, to Debir;¹⁶⁸⁸ and fought³⁸⁹⁸ against⁵⁹²¹ it:

39  And he took³⁹²⁰ it, and the king⁴⁴²⁸ thereof, and all³⁶⁰⁵ the cities⁵⁸⁹² thereof; and they smote⁵²²¹ them with the edge⁶³¹⁰ of the sword,²⁷¹⁹ and utterly destroyed^{2763 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ the souls⁵³¹⁵ that⁸³⁴ were therein; he left⁷⁶⁰⁴ none³⁸⁰⁸ remaining:⁸³⁰⁰ as⁸³⁴ he had done⁶²¹³ to Hebron,²²⁷⁵ so³⁶⁵¹ he did⁶²¹³ to Debir,¹⁶⁸⁸ and to the king⁴⁴²⁸ thereof; as⁸³⁴ he had done⁶²¹³ also to Libnah,³⁸⁴¹ and to her king.⁴⁴²⁸

40  So Joshua³⁰⁹¹ smote^{5221 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ the country⁷⁷⁶ of the hills,²⁰²² and of the south,⁵⁰⁴⁵ and of the vale,⁸²¹⁹ and of the springs,⁷⁹⁴ and all³⁶⁰⁵ their kings:⁴⁴²⁸ he left⁷⁶⁰⁴ none³⁸⁰⁸ remaining,⁸³⁰⁰ but utterly destroyed²⁷⁶³ all³⁶⁰⁵ that breathed,⁵³⁹⁷ as⁸³⁴ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ commanded.⁶⁶⁸⁰

41  And Joshua³⁰⁹¹ smote⁵²²¹ them from Kadesh-barnea^{4480 6947} even unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ Gaza,⁵⁸⁰⁴ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the country⁷⁷⁶ of Goshen,¹⁶⁵⁷ even unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ Gibeon.¹³⁹¹

42  And all³⁶⁰⁵ these⁴²⁸ kings⁴⁴²⁸ and their land⁷⁷⁶ did Joshua³⁰⁹¹ take³⁹²⁰ at one²⁵⁹ time,⁶⁴⁷¹ because³⁵⁸⁸ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ fought³⁸⁹⁸ for Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

43  And Joshua³⁰⁹¹ returned,⁷⁷²⁵ and all³⁶⁰⁵ Israel³⁴⁷⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ him, unto⁴¹³ the camp⁴²⁶⁴ to Gilgal.¹⁵³⁷

Sep

1 ὡς δὲ ἤκουσεν Αδωνιβεζεκ βασιλεὺς Ιερουσαλημ ὅτι ἔλαβεν Ἰησοῦς τὴν Γαι καὶ ἐξωλέθρευσεν αὐτήν ὃν τρόπον ἐποίησαν τὴν Ιεριχω καὶ τὸν βασιλέα αὐτῆς οὕτως ἐποίησαν τὴν Γαι καὶ τὸν βασιλέα αὐτῆς καὶ ὅτι αὐτομόλησαν οἱ κατοικοῦντες Γαβαων πρὸς Ἰησοῦν καὶ πρὸς Ισραηλ

2 καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν ἐν αὐτοῖς σφόδρα ᾔδει γὰρ ὅτι μεγάλη πόλις Γαβαων ὡσεὶ μία τῶν μητροπόλεων καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτῆς ἰσχυροί

3 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Αδωνιβεζεκ βασιλεὺς Ιερουσαλημ πρὸς Αιλαμ βασιλέα Χεβρων καὶ πρὸς Φιδων βασιλέα Ιεριμουθ καὶ πρὸς Ιεφθα βασιλέα Λαχις καὶ πρὸς Δαβιρ βασιλέα Οδολλαμ λέγων

4 δεῦτε ἀνάβητε πρός με καὶ βοηθήσατέ μοι καὶ ἐκπολεμήσωμεν Γαβαων αὐτομόλησαν γὰρ πρὸς Ἰησοῦν καὶ πρὸς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ισραηλ

5 καὶ ἀνέβησαν οἱ πέντε βασιλεῖς τῶν Ιεβουσαίων βασιλεὺς Ιερουσαλημ καὶ βασιλεὺς Χεβρων καὶ βασιλεὺς Ιεριμουθ καὶ βασιλεὺς Λαχις καὶ βασιλεὺς Οδολλαμ αὐτοὶ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς αὐτῶν καὶ περιεκάθισαν τὴν Γαβαων καὶ ἐξεπολιόρκουν αὐτήν

6 καὶ ἀπέστειλαν οἱ κατοικοῦντες Γαβαων πρὸς Ἰησοῦν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολὴν Ισραηλ εἰς Γαλγαλα λέγοντες μὴ ἐκλύσῃς τὰς χεῖράς σου ἀπὸ τῶν παίδων σου ἀνάβηθι πρὸς ἡμᾶς τὸ τάχος καὶ ἐξελοῦ ἡμᾶς καὶ βοήθησον ἡμῖν ὅτι συνηγμένοι εἰσὶν ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς πάντες οἱ βασιλεῖς τῶν Αμορραίων οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν ὀρεινήν

7 καὶ ἀνέβη Ἰησοῦς ἐκ Γαλγαλων αὐτὸς καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὁ πολεμιστὴς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ πᾶς δυνατὸς ἐν ἰσχύι

8 καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Ἰησοῦν μὴ φοβηθῇς αὐτούς εἰς γὰρ τὰς χεῖράς σου παραδέδωκα αὐτούς οὐχ ὑπολειφθήσεται ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐθεὶς ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν

9 καὶ ἐπιπαρεγένετο ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς Ἰησοῦς ἄφνω ὅλην τὴν νύκτα εἰσεπορεύθη ἐκ Γαλγαλων

10 καὶ ἐξέστησεν αὐτοὺς κύριος ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ καὶ συνέτριψεν αὐτοὺς κύριος σύντριψιν μεγάλην ἐν Γαβαων καὶ κατεδίωξαν αὐτοὺς ὁδὸν ἀναβάσεως Ωρωνιν καὶ κατέκοπτον αὐτοὺς ἕως Αζηκα καὶ ἕως Μακηδα

11 ἐν τῷ δὲ φεύγειν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ ἐπὶ τῆς καταβάσεως Ωρωνιν καὶ κύριος ἐπέρριψεν αὐτοῖς λίθους χαλάζης ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἕως Αζηκα καὶ ἐγένοντο πλείους οἱ ἀποθανόντες διὰ τοὺς λίθους τῆς χαλάζης ἢ οὓς ἀπέκτειναν οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ μαχαίρᾳ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ

12 τότε ἐλάλησεν Ἰησοῦς πρὸς κύριον ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ παρέδωκεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν Αμορραῖον ὑποχείριον Ισραηλ ἡνίκα συνέτριψεν αὐτοὺς ἐν Γαβαων καὶ συνετρίβησαν ἀπὸ προσώπου υἱῶν Ισραηλ καὶ εἶπεν Ἰησοῦς στήτω ὁ ἥλιος κατὰ Γαβαων καὶ ἡ σελήνη κατὰ φάραγγα Αιλων

13 καὶ ἔστη ὁ ἥλιος καὶ ἡ σελήνη ἐν στάσει ἕως ἠμύνατο ὁ θεὸς τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτῶν καὶ ἔστη ὁ ἥλιος κατὰ μέσον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐ προεπορεύετο εἰς δυσμὰς εἰς τέλος ἡμέρας μιᾶς

14 καὶ οὐκ ἐγένετο ἡμέρα τοιαύτη οὐδὲ τὸ πρότερον οὐδὲ τὸ ἔσχατον ὥστε ἐπακοῦσαι θεὸν ἀνθρώπου ὅτι κύριος συνεπολέμησεν τῷ Ισραηλ

16 καὶ ἔφυγον οἱ πέντε βασιλεῖς οὗτοι καὶ κατεκρύβησαν εἰς τὸ σπήλαιον τὸ ἐν Μακηδα

17 καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Ἰησοῦ λέγοντες εὕρηνται οἱ πέντε βασιλεῖς κεκρυμμένοι ἐν τῷ σπηλαίῳ τῷ ἐν Μακηδα

18 καὶ εἶπεν Ἰησοῦς κυλίσατε λίθους ἐπὶ τὸ στόμα τοῦ σπηλαίου καὶ καταστήσατε ἄνδρας φυλάσσειν ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς

19 ὑμεῖς δὲ μὴ ἑστήκατε καταδιώκοντες ὀπίσω τῶν ἐχθρῶν ὑμῶν καὶ καταλάβετε τὴν οὐραγίαν αὐτῶν καὶ μὴ ἀφῆτε εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὰς πόλεις αὐτῶν παρέδωκεν γὰρ αὐτοὺς κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν εἰς τὰς χεῖρας ἡμῶν

20 καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς κατέπαυσεν Ἰησοῦς καὶ πᾶς υἱὸς Ισραηλ κόπτοντες αὐτοὺς κοπὴν μεγάλην σφόδρα ἕως εἰς τέλος καὶ οἱ διασῳζόμενοι διεσώθησαν εἰς τὰς πόλεις τὰς ὀχυράς

21 καὶ ἀπεστράφη πᾶς ὁ λαὸς πρὸς Ἰησοῦν εἰς Μακηδα ὑγιεῖς καὶ οὐκ ἔγρυξεν οὐθεὶς τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ τῇ γλώσσῃ αὐτοῦ

22 καὶ εἶπεν Ἰησοῦς ἀνοίξατε τὸ σπήλαιον καὶ ἐξαγάγετε τοὺς πέντε βασιλεῖς τούτους ἐκ τοῦ σπηλαίου

23 καὶ ἐξηγάγοσαν τοὺς πέντε βασιλεῖς ἐκ τοῦ σπηλαίου τὸν βασιλέα Ιερουσαλημ καὶ τὸν βασιλέα Χεβρων καὶ τὸν βασιλέα Ιεριμουθ καὶ τὸν βασιλέα Λαχις καὶ τὸν βασιλέα Οδολλαμ

24 καὶ ἐπεὶ ἐξήγαγον αὐτοὺς πρὸς Ἰησοῦν καὶ συνεκάλεσεν Ἰησοῦς πάντα Ισραηλ καὶ τοὺς ἐναρχομένους τοῦ πολέμου τοὺς συμπορευομένους αὐτῷ λέγων αὐτοῖς προπορεύεσθε καὶ ἐπίθετε τοὺς πόδας ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τοὺς τραχήλους αὐτῶν καὶ προσελθόντες ἐπέθηκαν τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοὺς τραχήλους αὐτῶν

25 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς Ἰησοῦς μὴ φοβηθῆτε αὐτοὺς μηδὲ δειλιάσητε ἀνδρίζεσθε καὶ ἰσχύετε ὅτι οὕτως ποιήσει κύριος πᾶσι τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ὑμῶν οὓς ὑμεῖς καταπολεμεῖτε αὐτούς

26 καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτοὺς Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἐκρέμασεν αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ πέντε ξύλων καὶ ἦσαν κρεμάμενοι ἐπὶ τῶν ξύλων ἕως ἑσπέρας

27 καὶ ἐγενήθη πρὸς ἡλίου δυσμὰς ἐνετείλατο Ἰησοῦς καὶ καθεῖλον αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν ξύλων καὶ ἔρριψαν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ σπήλαιον εἰς ὃ κατεφύγοσαν ἐκεῖ καὶ ἐπεκύλισαν λίθους ἐπὶ τὸ σπήλαιον ἕως τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας

28 καὶ τὴν Μακηδα ἐλάβοσαν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ καὶ ἐφόνευσαν αὐτὴν ἐν στόματι ξίφους καὶ ἐξωλέθρευσαν πᾶν ἐμπνέον ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ οὐ κατελείφθη ἐν αὐτῇ οὐδεὶς διασεσῳσμένος καὶ διαπεφευγώς καὶ ἐποίησαν τῷ βασιλεῖ Μακηδα ὃν τρόπον ἐποίησαν τῷ βασιλεῖ Ιεριχω

29 καὶ ἀπῆλθεν Ἰησοῦς καὶ πᾶς Ισραηλ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐκ Μακηδα εἰς Λεβνα καὶ ἐπολιόρκει Λεβνα

30 καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτὴν κύριος εἰς χεῖρας Ισραηλ καὶ ἔλαβον αὐτὴν καὶ τὸν βασιλέα αὐτῆς καὶ ἐφόνευσαν αὐτὴν ἐν στόματι ξίφους καὶ πᾶν ἐμπνέον ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ οὐ κατελείφθη ἐν αὐτῇ οὐδὲ εἷς διασεσῳσμένος καὶ διαπεφευγώς καὶ ἐποίησαν τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῆς ὃν τρόπον ἐποίησαν τῷ βασιλεῖ Ιεριχω

31 καὶ ἀπῆλθεν Ἰησοῦς καὶ πᾶς Ισραηλ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐκ Λεβνα εἰς Λαχις καὶ περιεκάθισεν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐπολιόρκει αὐτήν

32 καὶ παρέδωκεν κύριος τὴν Λαχις εἰς τὰς χεῖρας Ισραηλ καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ δευτέρᾳ καὶ ἐφόνευσαν αὐτὴν ἐν στόματι ξίφους καὶ ἐξωλέθρευσαν αὐτήν ὃν τρόπον ἐποίησαν τὴν Λεβνα

33 τότε ἀνέβη Αιλαμ βασιλεὺς Γαζερ βοηθήσων τῇ Λαχις καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτὸν Ἰησοῦς ἐν στόματι ξίφους καὶ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἕως τοῦ μὴ καταλειφθῆναι αὐτῶν σεσῳσμένον καὶ διαπεφευγότα

34 καὶ ἀπῆλθεν Ἰησοῦς καὶ πᾶς Ισραηλ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐκ Λαχις εἰς Οδολλαμ καὶ περιεκάθισεν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐπολιόρκησεν αὐτήν

35 καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτὴν κύριος ἐν χειρὶ Ισραηλ καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ καὶ ἐφόνευσεν αὐτὴν ἐν στόματι ξίφους καὶ πᾶν ἐμπνέον ἐν αὐτῇ ἐφόνευσαν ὃν τρόπον ἐποίησαν τῇ Λαχις

36 καὶ ἀπῆλθεν Ἰησοῦς καὶ πᾶς Ισραηλ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἰς Χεβρων καὶ περιεκάθισεν αὐτήν

37 καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτὴν ἐν στόματι ξίφους καὶ πᾶν ἐμπνέον ὅσα ἦν ἐν αὐτῇ οὐκ ἦν διασεσῳσμένος ὃν τρόπον ἐποίησαν τὴν Οδολλαμ ἐξωλέθρευσαν αὐτὴν καὶ ὅσα ἦν ἐν αὐτῇ

38 καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν Ἰησοῦς καὶ πᾶς Ισραηλ εἰς Δαβιρ καὶ περικαθίσαντες αὐτὴν

39 ἔλαβον αὐτὴν καὶ τὸν βασιλέα αὐτῆς καὶ τὰς κώμας αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπάταξαν αὐτὴν ἐν στόματι ξίφους καὶ ἐξωλέθρευσαν αὐτὴν καὶ πᾶν ἐμπνέον ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ οὐ κατέλιπον αὐτῇ οὐδένα διασεσῳσμένον ὃν τρόπον ἐποίησαν τὴν Χεβρων καὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῆς οὕτως ἐποίησαν τῇ Δαβιρ καὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῆς

40 καὶ ἐπάταξεν Ἰησοῦς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν τῆς ὀρεινῆς καὶ τὴν Ναγεβ καὶ τὴν πεδινὴν καὶ τὴν Ασηδωθ καὶ τοὺς βασιλεῖς αὐτῆς οὐ κατέλιπον αὐτῶν σεσῳσμένον καὶ πᾶν ἐμπνέον ζωῆς ἐξωλέθρευσεν ὃν τρόπον ἐνετείλατο κύριος ὁ θεὸς Ισραηλ

41 ἀπὸ Καδης Βαρνη ἕως Γάζης πᾶσαν τὴν Γοσομ ἕως τῆς Γαβαων

42 καὶ πάντας τοὺς βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν καὶ τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν ἐπάταξεν Ἰησοῦς εἰς ἅπαξ ὅτι κύριος ὁ θεὸς Ισραηλ συνεπολέμει τῷ Ισραηλ

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‎1 ‏וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ אֲדֹֽנִי־צֶ֜דֶק מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם כִּֽי־לָכַ֨ד יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ אֶת־הָעַי֮ וַיַּחֲרִימָהּ֒ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה לִֽירִיחוֹ֙ וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ כֵּן־עָשָׂ֥ה לָעַ֖י וּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּ וְכִ֨י הִשְׁלִ֜ימוּ יֹשְׁבֵ֤י גִבְעוֹן֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃

‎2 ‏וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ מְאֹ֔ד כִּ֣י עִ֤יר גְּדוֹלָה֙ גִּבְע֔וֹן כְּאַחַ֖ת עָרֵ֣י הַמַּמְלָכָ֑ה וְכִ֨י הִ֤יא גְדוֹלָה֙ מִן־הָעַ֔י וְכָל־אֲנָשֶׁ֖יהָ גִּבֹּרִֽים׃

‎3 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אֲדֹנִי־צֶ֜דֶק מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֶל־הוֹהָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶ֠בְרוֹן וְאֶל־פִּרְאָ֨ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יַרְמ֜וּת וְאֶל־יָפִ֧יעַ מֶֽלֶךְ־לָכִ֛ישׁ וְאֶל־דְּבִ֥יר מֶֽלֶךְ־עֶגְל֖וֹן לֵאמֹֽר׃

‎4 ‏עֲלֽוּ־אֵלַ֣י וְעִזְרֻ֔נִי וְנַכֶּ֖ה אֶת־גִּבְע֑וֹן כִּֽי־הִשְׁלִ֥ימָה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎5 ‏וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ וַֽיַּעֲל֜וּ חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀ מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֗י מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶבְר֤וֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־יַרְמוּת֙ מֶֽלֶךְ־לָכִ֣ישׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־עֶגְל֔וֹן הֵ֖ם וְכָל־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶ֑ם וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ עַל־גִּבְע֔וֹן וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃

‎6 ‏וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ אַנְשֵׁי֩ גִבְע֨וֹן אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ הַגִּלְגָּ֣לָה לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־תֶּ֥רֶף יָדֶ֖יךָ מֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ עֲלֵ֧ה אֵלֵ֣ינוּ מְהֵרָ֗ה וְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָה לָּ֙נוּ֙ וְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ כִּ֚י נִקְבְּצ֣וּ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ כָּל־מַלְכֵ֥י הָאֱמֹרִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָהָֽר׃

‎7 ‏וַיַּ֨עַל יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ מִן־הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל ה֚וּא³ וְכָל־עַ֤ם הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וְכֹ֖ל גִּבּוֹרֵ֥י הֶחָֽיִל׃ פ

‎8 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ אַל־תִּירָ֣א מֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י בְיָדְךָ֖ נְתַתִּ֑ים לֹֽא־יַעֲמֹ֥ד אִ֛ישׁ מֵהֶ֖ם בְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃

‎9 ‏וַיָּבֹ֧א אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ פִּתְאֹ֑ם כָּל־הַלַּ֕יְלָה עָלָ֖ה מִן־הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃

‎10 ‏וַיְהֻמֵּ֤ם יְהוָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּכֵּ֥ם מַכָּֽה־גְדוֹלָ֖ה בְּגִבְע֑וֹן וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֗ם דֶּ֚רֶךְ מַעֲלֵ֣ה בֵית־חוֹרֹ֔ן וַיַּכֵּ֥ם עַד־עֲזֵקָ֖ה וְעַד־מַקֵּדָֽה׃

‎11 ‏וַיְהִ֞י בְּנֻסָ֣ם׀ מִפְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הֵ֞ם בְּמוֹרַ֤ד בֵּית־חוֹרֹן֙ וַֽיהוָ֡ה הִשְׁלִ֣יךְ עֲלֵיהֶם֩ אֲבָנִ֨ים גְּדֹל֧וֹת מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם עַד־עֲזֵקָ֖ה וַיָּמֻ֑תוּ רַבִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־מֵ֙תוּ֙ בְּאַבְנֵ֣י הַבָּרָ֔ד מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָרְג֛וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ ס

‎12 ‏אָ֣ז יְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה בְּי֗וֹם תֵּ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ לְעֵינֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שֶׁ֚מֶשׁ בְּגִבְע֣וֹן דּ֔וֹם וְיָרֵ֖חַ בְּעֵ֥מֶק אַיָּלֽוֹן׃

‎13 ‏וַיִּדֹּ֨ם הַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֣חַ עָמָ֗ד עַד־יִקֹּ֥ם גּוֹי֙ אֹֽיְבָ֔יו הֲלֹא־הִ֥יא כְתוּבָ֖ה עַל־סֵ֣פֶר הַיָּשָׁ֑ר וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ בַּחֲצִ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְלֹא־אָ֥ץ לָב֖וֹא כְּי֥וֹם תָּמִֽים׃

‎14 ‏וְלֹ֨א הָיָ֜ה כַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ לְפָנָ֣יו וְאַחֲרָ֔יו לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ יְהוָ֖ה בְּק֣וֹל אִ֑ישׁ כִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה נִלְחָ֖ם לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ

‎15 ‏וַיָּ֤שָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עִמּ֔וֹ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה הַגִּלְגָּֽלָה׃

‎16 ‏וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ חֲמֵ֖שֶׁת הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֵּחָבְא֥וּ בַמְּעָרָ֖ה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃

‎17 ‏וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ לֵאמֹ֑ר נִמְצְאוּ֙ חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת הַמְּלָכִ֔ים נֶחְבְּאִ֥ים בַּמְּעָרָ֖ה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃

‎18 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ גֹּ֛לּוּ אֲבָנִ֥ים גְּדֹל֖וֹת אֶל־פִּ֣י הַמְּעָרָ֑ה וְהַפְקִ֧ידוּ עָלֶ֛יהָ אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לְשָׁמְרָֽם׃

‎19 ‏וְאַתֶּם֙ אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֔דוּ רִדְפוּ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם וְזִנַּבְתֶּ֖ם אוֹתָ֑ם אַֽל־תִּתְּנ֗וּם לָבוֹא֙ אֶל־עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם כִּ֧י נְתָנָ֛ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃

‎20 ‏וַיְהִי֩ כְּכַלּ֨וֹת יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְהַכּוֹתָ֛ם מַכָּ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה־מְאֹ֖ד עַד־תֻּמָּ֑ם וְהַשְּׂרִידִים֙ שָׂרְד֣וּ מֵהֶ֔ם וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אֶל־עָרֵ֥י הַמִּבְצָֽר׃

‎21 ‏וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֩ כָל־הָעָ֨ם אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶ֧ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ מַקֵּדָ֖ה בְּשָׁל֑וֹם לֹֽא־חָרַ֞ץ לִבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל לְאִ֖ישׁ אֶת־לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃

‎22 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ פִּתְח֖וּ אֶת־פִּ֣י הַמְּעָרָ֑ה וְהוֹצִ֣יאוּ אֵלַ֗י אֶת־חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת הַמְּלָכִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִן־הַמְּעָרָֽה׃

‎23 ‏וַיַּ֣עֲשׂוּ כֵ֔ן וַיֹּצִ֣יאוּ אֵלָ֗יו אֶת־חֲמֵ֛שֶׁת הַמְּלָכִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִן־הַמְּעָרָ֑ה אֵ֣ת׀ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֶת־מֶ֤לֶךְ חֶבְרוֹן֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ יַרְמ֔וּת אֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ לָכִ֖ישׁ אֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ עֶגְלֽוֹן׃

‎24 ‏וַ֠יְהִי כְּֽהוֹצִיאָ֞ם אֶת־הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵלֶּה֮ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ וַיִּקְרָ֨א יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַ֠יֹּאמֶר אֶל־קְצִינֵ֞י אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ הֶהָלְכ֣וּא אִתּ֔וֹ קִרְב֗וּ שִׂ֚ימוּ אֶת־רַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם עַֽל־צַוְּארֵ֖י הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַֽיִּקְרְב֔וּ וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ אֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־צַוְּארֵיהֶֽם׃

‎25 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ אַל־תִּֽירְא֖וּ וְאַל־תֵּחָ֑תּוּ חִזְק֣וּ וְאִמְצ֔וּ כִּ֣י כָ֗כָה יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְכָל־אֹ֣יְבֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם נִלְחָמִ֥ים אוֹתָֽם׃

‎26 ‏וַיַּכֵּ֨ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן֙ וַיְמִיתֵ֔ם וַיִּתְלֵ֕ם עַ֖ל חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה עֵצִ֑ים וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ תְּלוּיִ֥ם עַל־הָעֵצִ֖ים עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

‎27 ‏וַיְהִ֞י לְעֵ֣ת׀ בּ֣וֹא הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ צִוָּ֤ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ וַיֹּֽרִידוּם֙ מֵעַ֣ל הָעֵצִ֔ים וַיַּ֨שְׁלִכֻ֔ם אֶל־הַמְּעָרָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר נֶחְבְּאוּ־שָׁ֑ם וַיָּשִׂ֜מוּ אֲבָנִ֤ים גְּדֹלוֹת֙ עַל־פִּ֣י הַמְּעָרָ֔ה עַד־עֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פ

‎28 ‏וְאֶת־מַקֵּדָה֩ לָכַ֨ד יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא וַיַּכֶּ֣הָ לְפִי־חֶרֶב֮ וְאֶת־מַלְכָּהּ֒ הֶחֱרִ֣ם אוֹתָ֗ם וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔הּ לֹ֥א הִשְׁאִ֖יר שָׂרִ֑יד וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ מַקֵּדָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה לְמֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיחֽוֹ׃

‎29 ‏וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ מִמַּקֵּדָ֖ה לִבְנָ֑ה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם עִם־לִבְנָֽה׃

‎30 ‏וַיִּתֵּן֩ יְהוָ֨ה גַּם־אוֹתָ֜הּ בְּיַ֣ד יִשְׂרָאֵל֮³ וְאֶת־מַלְכָּהּ֒ וַיַּכֶּ֣הָ לְפִי־חֶ֗רֶב וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔הּ לֹֽא־הִשְׁאִ֥יר בָּ֖הּ שָׂרִ֑יד וַיַּ֣עַשׂ לְמַלְכָּ֔הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה לְמֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ ס

‎31 ‏וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ מִלִּבְנָ֖ה לָכִ֑ישָׁה וַיִּ֣חַן עָלֶ֔יהָ וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בָּֽהּ׃

‎32 ‏וַיִּתֵּן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶת־לָכִ֜ישׁ בְּיַ֣ד יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וַיַּכֶּ֣הָ לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֑הּ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה לְלִבְנָֽה׃ פ

‎33 ‏אָ֣ז עָלָ֗ה הֹרָם֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ גֶּ֔זֶר לַעְזֹ֖ר אֶת־לָכִ֑ישׁ וַיַּכֵּ֤הוּ יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ וְאֶת־עַמּ֔וֹ עַד־בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־ל֖וֹ שָׂרִֽיד׃

‎34 ‏וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ מִלָּכִ֖ישׁ עֶגְלֹ֑נָה וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ עָלֶ֔יהָ וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃

‎35 ‏וַֽיִּלְכְּד֜וּהָ בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ וַיַּכּ֣וּהָ לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב וְאֵת֙ כָּל־הַנֶּ֣פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔הּ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא הֶחֱרִ֑ים כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה לְלָכִֽישׁ׃ פ

‎36 ‏וַיַּ֣עַל יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ מֵעֶגְל֖וֹנָה חֶבְר֑וֹנָה וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃

‎37 ‏וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּהָ וַיַּכּֽוּהָ־לְפִי־חֶ֠רֶב וְאֶת־מַלְכָּ֨הּ וְאֶת־כָּל־עָרֶ֜יהָ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ֙ לֹֽא־הִשְׁאִ֣יר שָׂרִ֔יד כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה לְעֶגְל֑וֹן וַיַּחֲרֵ֣ם אוֹתָ֔הּ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּֽהּ׃ ס

‎38 ‏וַיָּ֧שָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֖וֹ דְּבִ֑רָה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם עָלֶֽיהָ׃

‎39 ‏וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֞הּ וְאֶת־מַלְכָּ֤הּ וְאֶת־כָּל־עָרֶ֙יהָ֙ וַיַּכּ֣וּם לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב וַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙ אֶת־כָּל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔הּ לֹ֥א הִשְׁאִ֖יר שָׂרִ֑יד כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה לְחֶבְר֗וֹן כֵּן־עָשָׂ֤ה לִדְבִ֙רָה֙ וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֛ה לְלִבְנָ֖ה וּלְמַלְכָּֽהּ׃

‎40 ‏וַיַּכֶּ֣ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֡רֶץ הָהָר֩ וְהַנֶּ֨גֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֜ה וְהָאֲשֵׁד֗וֹת וְאֵת֙ כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א הִשְׁאִ֖יר שָׂרִ֑יד וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הַנְּשָׁמָה֙ הֶחֱרִ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎41 ‏וַיַּכֵּ֧ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ מִקָּדֵ֥שׁ בַּרְנֵ֖עַ וְעַד־עַזָּ֑ה וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ גֹּ֖שֶׁן וְעַד־גִּבְעֽוֹן׃

‎42 ‏וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־הַמְּלָכִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ וְאֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם לָכַ֥ד יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת כִּ֗י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נִלְחָ֖ם לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎43 ‏וַיָּ֤שָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עִמּ֔וֹ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה הַגִּלְגָּֽלָה׃ פ

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1 Quæ cum audisset Adonisedec rex Jerusalem, quod scilicet cepisset Josue Hai, et subvertisset eam (sicut enim fecerat Jericho et regi ejus, sic fecit Hai et regi illius), et quod transfugissent Gabaonitæ ad Israël, et essent fœderati eorum,

2 timuit valde. Urbs enim magna erat Gabaon, et una civitatum regalium, et major oppido Hai, omnesque bellatores ejus fortissimi.

3 Misit ergo Adonisedec rex Jerusalem ad Oham regem Hebron, et ad Pharam regem Jerimoth, ad Japhia quoque regem Lachis, et ad Dabir regem Eglon, dicens:

4 Ad me ascendite, et ferte præsidium, ut expugnemus Gabaon, quare transfugerit ad Josue, et ad filios Israël.

5 Congregati igitur ascenderunt quinque reges Amorrhæorum: rex Jerusalem, rex Hebron, rex Jerimoth, rex Lachis, rex Eglon, simul cum exercitibus suis: et castrametati sunt circa Gabaon, oppugnantes eam.

6 Habitatores autem Gabaon urbis obsessæ miserunt ad Josue, qui tunc morabatur in castris apud Galgalam, et dixerunt ei: Ne retrahas manus tuas ab auxilio servorum tuorum: ascende cito, et libera nos, ferque præsidium: convenerunt enim adversum nos omnes reges Amorrhæorum, qui habitant in montanis.

7 Ascenditque Josue de Galgalis, et omnis exercitus bellatorum cum eo, viri fortissimi.

8 Dixitque Dominus ad Josue: Ne timeas eos: in manus enim tuas tradidi illos: nullus ex eis tibi resistere poterit.

9 Irruit itaque Josue super eos repente, tota nocte ascendens de Galgalis.

10 Et conturbavit eos Dominus a facie Israël: contrivitque plaga magna in Gabaon, ac persecutus est eos per viam ascensus Bethoron, et percussit usque Azeca et Maceda.

11 Cumque fugerent filios Israël, et essent in descensu Bethoron, Dominus misit super eos lapides magnos de cælo usque ad Azeca: et mortui sunt multo plures lapidibus grandinis, quam quos gladio percusserant filii Israël.

12 Tunc locutus est Josue Domino, in die qua tradidit Amorrhæum in conspectu filiorum Israël, dixitque coram eis: [Sol, contra Gabaon ne movearis,
et luna contra vallem Ajalon.

13 Steteruntque sol et luna,
donec ulcisceretur se gens de inimicis suis.] Nonne scriptum est hoc in libro justorum? Stetit itaque sol in medio cæli, et non festinavit occumbere spatio unius diei.

14 Non fuit antea nec postea tam longa dies, obediente Domino voci hominis, et pugnante pro Israël.

15 Reversusque est Josue cum omni Israël in castra Galgalæ.

16 Fugerant enim quinque reges et se absconderant in spelunca urbis Maceda.

17 Nuntiatumque est Josue quod inventi essent quinque reges latentes in spelunca urbis Maceda.

18 Qui præcepit sociis, et ait: Volvite saxa ingentia ad os speluncæ, et ponite viros industrios, qui clausos custodiant:

19 vos autem nolite stare, sed persequimini hostes, et extremos quosque fugientium cædite: nec dimittatis eos urbium suarum intrare præsidia, quos tradidit Dominus Deus in manus vestras.

20 Cæsis ergo adversariis plaga magna, et usque ad internecionem pene consumptis, hi qui Israël effugere potuerunt, ingressi sunt civitates munitas.

21 Reversusque est omnis exercitus ad Josue in Maceda, ubi tunc erant castra, sani et integro numero: nullusque contra filios Israël mutire ausus est.

22 Præcepitque Josue, dicens: Aperite os speluncæ, et producite ad me quinque reges, qui in ea latitant.

23 Feceruntque ministri ut sibi fuerat imperatum: et eduxerunt ad eum quinque reges de spelunca, regem Jerusalem, regem Hebron, regem Jerimoth, regem Lachis, regem Eglon.

24 Cumque educti essent ad eum, vocavit omnes viros Israël, et ait ad principes exercitus qui secum erant: Ite, et ponite pedes super colla regum istorum. Qui cum perrexissent, et subjectorum colla pedibus calcarent,

25 rursum ait ad eos: Nolite timere, nec paveatis: confortamini, et estote robusti: sic enim faciet Dominus cunctis hostibus vestris, adversum quos dimicatis.

26 Percussitque Josue, et interfecit eos, atque suspendit super quinque stipites: fueruntque suspensi usque ad vesperum.

27 Cumque occumberet sol, præcepit sociis ut deponerent eos de patibulis. Qui depositos projecerunt in speluncam in qua latuerant, et posuerunt super os ejus saxa ingentia, quæ permanent usque in præsens.

28 Eodem quoque die, Macedam cepit Josue, et percussit eam in ore gladii, regemque illius interfecit, et omnes habitatores ejus: non dimisit in ea saltem parvas reliquias. Fecitque regi Maceda sicut fecerat regi Jericho.

29 Transivit autem cum omni Israël de Maceda in Lebna, et pugnabat contra eam:

30 quam tradidit Dominus cum rege suo in manus Israël: percusseruntque urbem in ore gladii, et omnes habitatores ejus: non dimiserunt in ea ullas reliquias. Feceruntque regi Lebna sicut fecerant regi Jericho.

31 De Lebna transivit in Lachis cum omni Israël: et exercitu per gyrum disposito, oppugnabat eam.

32 Tradiditque Dominus Lachis in manus Israël, et cepit eam die altero, atque percussit in ore gladii, omnemque animam quæ fuerat in ea, sicut fecerat Lebna.

33 Eo tempore ascendit Horam rex Gazer, ut auxiliaretur Lachis: quem percussit Josue cum omni populo ejus usque ad internecionem.

34 Transivitque de Lachis in Eglon, et circumdedit,

35 atque expugnavit eam eadem die: percussitque in ore gladii omnes animas quæ erant in ea, juxta omnia quæ fecerat Lachis.

36 Ascendit quoque cum omni Israël de Eglon in Hebron, et pugnavit contra eam:

37 cepit eam, et percussit in ore gladii, regem quoque ejus, et omnia oppida regionis illius, universasque animas quæ in ea fuerant commoratæ: non reliquit in ea ullas reliquias: sicut fecerat Eglon, sic fecit et Hebron, cuncta quæ in ea reperit consumens gladio.

38 Inde reversus in Dabir,

39 cepit eam atque vastavit: regem quoque ejus atque omnia per circuitum oppida percussit in ore gladii: non dimisit in ea ullas reliquias: sicut fecerat Hebron et Lebna et regibus earum, sic fecit Dabir et regi illius.

40 Percussit itaque Josue omnem terram montanam et meridianam atque campestrem, et Asedoth, cum regibus suis: non dimisit in ea ullas reliquias, sed omne quod spirare poterat interfecit, sicut præceperat ei Dominus Deus Israël,

41 a Cadesbarne usque Gazam. Omnem terram Gosen usque Gabaon,

42 universosque reges, et regiones eorum uno impetu cepit atque vastavit: Dominus enim Deus Israël pugnavit pro eo.

43 Reversusque est cum omni Israël ad locum castrorum in Galgala.