| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies. | 1Now 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, |
| 2He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were good fighters. | 2that 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. |
| 3So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon. | 3Therefore 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, |
| 4"Come up and help me attack Gibeon," he said, "because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites." | 4"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." |
| 5Then the five kings of the Amorites--the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon--joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it. | 5So 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. |
| 6The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: "Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us." | 6Then 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." |
| 7So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men. | 7So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him and all the valiant warriors. |
| 8The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you." | 8The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands; not one of them shall stand before you." |
| 9After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise. | 9So Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching all night from Gilgal. |
| 10The LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, so Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely at Gibeon. Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon and cut them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah. | 10And 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. |
| 11As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the LORD hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites. | 11As 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. |
| 12On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon." | 12Then 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." |
| 13So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. | 13So 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. |
| 14There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a human being. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel! | 14There 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. |
| 15Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal. | 15Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp to Gilgal. |
| 16Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. | 16Now these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in the cave at Makkedah. |
| 17When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah, | 17It was told Joshua, saying, "The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah." |
| 18he said, "Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it. | 18Joshua said, "Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and assign men by it to guard them, |
| 19But don't stop; pursue your enemies! Attack them from the rear and don't let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has given them into your hand." | 19but 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." |
| 20So Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely, but a few survivors managed to reach their fortified cities. | 20It 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, |
| 21The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites. | 21that 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. |
| 22Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me." | 22Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring these five kings out to me from the cave." |
| 23So they brought the five kings out of the cave--the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon. | 23They 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. |
| 24When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, "Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks. | 24When 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. |
| 25Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight." | 25Joshua 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." |
| 26Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening. | 26So afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees; and they hung on the trees until evening. |
| 27At sunset Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day. | 27It 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. |
| 28That day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its king to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivors. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho. | 28Now 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. |
| 29Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it. | 29Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to Libnah, and fought against Libnah. |
| 30The LORD also gave that city and its king into Israel's hand. The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. | 30The 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. |
| 31Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish; he took up positions against it and attacked it. | 31And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish, and they camped by it and fought against it. |
| 32The LORD gave Lachish into Israel's hands, and Joshua took it on the second day. The city and everyone in it he put to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah. | 32The 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. |
| 33Meanwhile, Horam king of Gezer had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army--until no survivors were left. | 33Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish, and Joshua defeated him and his people until he had left him no survivor. |
| 34Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Lachish to Eglon; they took up positions against it and attacked it. | 34And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon, and they camped by it and fought against it. |
| 35They captured it that same day and put it to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it, just as they had done to Lachish. | 35They 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. |
| 36Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it. | 36Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it. |
| 37They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it. | 37They 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. |
| 38Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir. | 38Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to Debir, and they fought against it. |
| 39They took the city, its king and its villages, and put them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron. | 39He 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. |
| 40So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded. | 40Thus Joshua struck all the land, the hill country and the Negev 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. |
| 41Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the whole region of Goshen to Gibeon. | 41Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea even as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen even as far as Gibeon. |
| 42All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. | 42Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. |
| 43Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal. | 43So Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal. |
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