1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Joshua 10

1 Five kings war against Gibeon. 6 Joshua rescueth it. 11 God fighteth against them with hailstones. 12 The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua. 16 The five kings are mured in a cave. 23 They are brought forth, 24 scornfully used, 26 and hanged. 28 Seven kings more are conquered. 43 Joshua returneth to Gilgal.

 10:1 Now it came 1961 about when Adoni-zedek 139 king 4428 of Jerusalem 3389 heard 8085 that Joshua 3091 had captured 3920 Ai 5857, and had utterly 2763a destroyed 2763a it (just 3512c as he had done 6213a to Jericho 3405 and its king 4428, so 3651 he had done 6213a to Ai 5857 and its king 4428), and that the inhabitants 3427 of Gibeon 1391 had made 7999b peace 7999b with Israel 3478 and were within 7130 their land 7130,

 10:2 that he feared 3372a greatly 3966, because 3588 Gibeon 1391 [was] a great 1419 city 5892b, like one 259 of the royal 4467 cities 5892b, and because 3588 it was greater 1419 than 4480 Ai 5857, and all 3605 its men 376 [were] mighty 1368.

 10:3 Therefore Adoni-zedek 139 king 4428 of Jerusalem 3389 sent 7971 [word] to Hoham 1944 king 4428 of Hebron 2275a and to Piram 6502 king 4428 of Jarmuth 3412 and to Japhia 3309 king 4428 of Lachish 3923 and to Debir 1688 king 4428 of Eglon 5700a, saying 559,

 10:4 “Come 5927 up to me and help 5826 me, and let us attack 5221 Gibeon 1391, for it has made 7999b peace 7999b with Joshua 3091 and with the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.”

 10:5 So the five 2568 kings 4428 of the Amorites 567, the king 4428 of Jerusalem 3389, the king 4428 of Hebron 2275a, the king 4428 of Jarmuth 3412, the king 4428 of Lachish 3923, [and] the king 4428 of Eglon 5700a, gathered 622 together and went 5927 up, they with all 3605 their armies 4264, and camped 2583 by Gibeon 1391 and fought 3898a against 5921 it.

 10:6 ¶ Then the men 376 of Gibeon 1391 sent 7971 [word] to Joshua 3091 to the camp 4264 at Gilgal 1537, saying 559, “Do not abandon 7503 3027 4480 your servants 5650; come 5927 up to us quickly 4120 and save 3467 us and help 5826 us, for all 3605 the kings 4428 of the Amorites 567 that live 3427 in the hill 2022 country 2022 have assembled 6908 against 413 us.”

 10:7 So Joshua 3091 went 5927 up from Gilgal 1537, he and all 3605 the people 5971a of war 4421 with him and all 3605 the valiant 2428 warriors 1368.

 10:8 The LORD 3068 said 559 to Joshua 3091, “Do not fear 3372a them, for I have given 5414 them into your hands 3027; not one 376 of them shall stand 5975 before 6440 you.”

 10:9 So Joshua 3091 came 935 upon them suddenly 6597 by marching 5927 all 3605 night 3915 from Gilgal 1537.

 10:10 And the LORD 3068 confounded 2000 them before 6440 Israel 3478, and He slew 5221 them with a great 1419 slaughter 4347 at Gibeon 1391, and pursued 7291 them by the way 1870 of the ascent 4608 of Beth-horon 1032 and struck 5221 them as far 5704 as Azekah 5825 and Makkedah 4719.

 10:11 As they fled 5127 from before 4480 6440 Israel 3478, [while] they were at the descent 4174 of Beth-horon 1032, the LORD 3068 threw 7993 large 1419 stones 68 from heaven 8064 on them as far 5704 as Azekah 5825, and they died 4191; [there were] more 7227a who 834 died 4191 from the hailstones 1259 68 than 4480 those whom 834 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 killed 2026 with the sword 2719.

 10:12 ¶ Then 227 Joshua 3091 spoke 1696 to the LORD 3068 in the day 3117 when the LORD 3068 delivered 5414 up the Amorites 567 before 6440 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, and he said 559 in the sight 5869 of Israel 3478, “O sun 8121, stand 1826a still 1826a at Gibeon 1391, And O moon 3394 in the valley 6010 of Aijalon 357.”

 10:13 So the sun 8121 stood 1826a still 1826a, and the moon 3394 stopped 5975, Until 5704 the nation 1471 avenged 5358 themselves of their enemies 340. Is it not written 3789 in the book 5612 of Jashar 3477? And the sun 8121 stopped 5975 in the middle 2677 of the sky 8064 and did not hasten 213 to go 935 [down] for about a whole 8549 day 3117.

 10:14 There was no 3808 day 3117 like that before 6440 it or after 310 it, when the LORD 3068 listened 8085 to the voice 6963 of a man 376; for the LORD 3068 fought 3898a for Israel 3478.

 10:15 ¶ Then Joshua 3091 and all 3605 Israel 3478 with him returned 7725 to the camp 4264 to Gilgal 1537.

 10:16 ¶ Now these 428 five 2568 kings 4428 had fled 5127 and hidden 2244 themselves in the cave 4631 at Makkedah 4719.

 10:17 It was told 5046 Joshua 3091, saying 559, “The five 2568 kings 4428 have been found 4672 hidden 2244 in the cave 4631 at Makkedah 4719.”

 10:18 Joshua 3091 said 559, “Roll 1556 large 1419 stones 68 against 413 the mouth 6310 of the cave 4631, and assign 6485 men 376 by it to guard 8104 them,

 10:19 but do not stay 5975 [there] yourselves 864b; pursue 7291 your enemies 340 and attack 2179 them in the rear 2179. Do not allow 5414 them to enter 935 their cities 5892b, for the LORD 3068 your God 430 has delivered 5414 them into your hand 3027.”

 10:20 It came 1961 about when Joshua 3091 and the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 had finished 3615 slaying 5221 them with a very 3966 great 1419 slaughter 4347, until 5704 they were destroyed 8552, and the survivors 8300 [who] remained 8277 of them had entered 935 the fortified 4013 cities 5892b,

 10:21 that all 3605 the people 5971a returned 7725 to the camp 4264 to Joshua 3091 at Makkedah 4719 in peace 7965. No 3808 one uttered 2782 a word 3956 against any of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.

 10:22 ¶ Then Joshua 3091 said 559, “Open 6605a the mouth 6310 of the cave 4631 and bring 3318 these 428 five 2568 kings 4428 out to me from the cave 4631.”

 10:23 They did 6213a so 3651, and brought 3318 these 428 five 2568 kings 4428 out to him from the cave 4631: the king 4428 of Jerusalem 3389, the king 4428 of Hebron 2275a, the king 4428 of Jarmuth 3412, the king 4428 of Lachish 3923, [and] the king 4428 of Eglon 5700a.

 10:24 When they brought 3318 these 428 kings 4428 out to Joshua 3091, Joshua 3091 called 7121 for all 3605 the men 376 of Israel 3478, and said 559 to the chiefs 7101 of the men 376 of war 4421 who had gone 1980 with him, “Come 7126 near 7126, put 7760 your feet 7272 on the necks 6677 of these 428 kings 4428.” So they came 7126 near 7126 and put 7760 their feet 7272 on their necks 6677.

 10:25 Joshua 3091 then said 559 to them, “Do not fear 3372a or be dismayed 2865! Be strong 2388 and courageous 553, for thus 3602 the LORD 3068 will do 6213a to all 3605 your enemies 340 with whom 834 you fight 3898a.”

 10:26 So afterward 310 3651 Joshua 3091 struck 5221 them and put 4191 them to death 4191, and he hanged 8518 them on five 2568 trees 6086; and they hung 8518 on the trees 6086 until 5704 evening 6153.

 10:27 It came 1961 about at sunset 8121 935 that Joshua 3091 gave 6680 a command 6680, and they took 3381 them down 3381 from the trees 6086 and threw 7993 them into the cave 4631 where 834 8033 they had hidden 2244 themselves, and put 7760 large 1419 stones 68 over 5921 the mouth 6310 of the cave 4631, to this 2088 very 6106 day 3117.

 10:28 ¶ Now Joshua 3091 captured 3920 Makkedah 4719 on that day 3117, and struck 5221 it and its king 4428 with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719; he utterly 2763a destroyed 2763a it and every 3605 person 5315 who 834 was in it. He left 7604 no 3808 survivor 8300. Thus he did 6213a to the king 4428 of Makkedah 4719 just 3512c as he had done 6213a to the king 4428 of Jericho 3405.

 10:29 ¶ Then Joshua 3091 and all 3605 Israel 3478 with him passed 5674a on from Makkedah 4719 to Libnah 3841, and fought 3898a against 5973 Libnah 3841.

 10:30 The LORD 3068 gave 5414 it also 1571 with its king 4428 into the hands 3027 of Israel 3478, and he struck 5221 it and every 3605 person 5315 who 834 [was] in it with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719. He left 7604 no 3808 survivor 8300 in it. Thus he did 6213a to its king 4428 just 3512c as he had done 6213a to the king 4428 of Jericho 3405.

 10:31 ¶ And Joshua 3091 and all 3605 Israel 3478 with him passed 5674a on from Libnah 3841 to Lachish 3923, and they camped 2583 by it and fought 3898a against it.

 10:32 The LORD 3068 gave 5414 Lachish 3923 into the hands 3027 of Israel 3478; and he captured 3920 it on the second 8145 day 3117, and struck 5221 it and every 3605 person 5315 who 834 [was] in it with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719, according to all 3605 that he had done 6213a to Libnah 3841.

 10:33 ¶ Then 227 Horam 2036 king 4428 of Gezer 1507 came 5927 up to help 5826 Lachish 3923, and Joshua 3091 defeated 5221 him and his people 5971a until 5704 he had left 7604 him no 1115 survivor 8300.

 10:34 ¶ And Joshua 3091 and all 3605 Israel 3478 with him passed 5674a on from Lachish 3923 to Eglon 5700a, and they camped 2583 by it and fought 3898a against 5921 it.

 10:35 They captured 3920 it on that day 3117 and struck 5221 it with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719; and he utterly 2763a destroyed 2763a that day 3117 every 3605 person 5315 who 834 [was] in it, according to all 3605 that he had done 6213a to Lachish 3923.

 10:36 ¶ Then Joshua 3091 and all 3605 Israel 3478 with him went 5927 up from Eglon 5700a to Hebron 2275a, and they fought 3898a against 5921 it.

 10:37 They captured 3920 it and struck 5221 it and its king 4428 and all 3605 its cities 5892b and all 3605 the persons 5315 who 834 [were] in it with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719. He left 7604 no 3808 survivor 8300, according to all 3605 that he had done 6213a to Eglon 5700a. And he utterly 2763a destroyed 2763a it and every 3605 person 5315 who 834 [was] in it.

 10:38 ¶ Then Joshua 3091 and all 3605 Israel 3478 with him returned 7725 to Debir 1688, and they fought 3898a against 5921 it.

 10:39 He captured 3920 it and its king 4428 and all 3605 its cities 5892b, and they struck 5221 them with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719, and utterly 2763a destroyed 2763a every 3605 person 5315 [who was] in it. He left 7604 no 3808 survivor 8300. Just 3512c as he had done 6213a to Hebron 2275a, so 3651 he did 6213a to Debir 1688 and its king 4428, as he had also done 6213a to Libnah 3841 and its king 4428.

 10:40 ¶ Thus Joshua 3091 struck 5221 all 3605 the land 776, the hill 2022 country 2022 and the Negev 5045 and the lowland 8219 and the slopes 794 and all 3605 their kings 4428. He left 7604 no 3808 survivor 8300, but he utterly 2763a destroyed 2763a all 3605 who 5397 breathed 5397, just 3512c as the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, had commanded 6680.

 10:41 Joshua 3091 struck 5221 them from Kadesh-barnea 6947 even as far 5704 as Gaza 5804a, and all 3605 the country 776 of Goshen 1657 even as far 5704 as Gibeon 1391.

 10:42 Joshua 3091 captured 3920 all 3605 these 428 kings 4428 and their lands 776 at one 259 time 6471, because 3588 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, fought 3898a for Israel 3478.

 10:43 So Joshua 3091 and all 3605 Israel 3478 with him returned 7725 to the camp 4264 at Gilgal 1537.