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The Five Kings

10It wasn't long before My-Master-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and destroyed it and its king under a holy curse, just as he had done to Jericho and its king. He also learned that the people of Gibeon had come to terms with Israel and were living as neighbors.H139H4428H3389H8085H3588H3091H3920H5857H2763H6213H3405H4428H6213H5857H4428H3427H1391H7999H3478H7130 2He and his people were alarmed: Gibeon was a big city—as big as any with a king and bigger than Ai—and all its men were seasoned fighters.H3372H3966H1391H1419H5892H259H4467H5892H1419H5857H582H1368 3Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon:H139H4428H3389H7971H1944H4428H2275H6502H4428H3412H3309H4428H3923H1688H4428H5700H559 4"Come and help me. Let's attack Gibeon; they've joined up with Joshua and the People of Israel."H5927H5826H5221H1391H7999H3091H1121H3478 5So the five Amorite (Western) kings—the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon—combined their armies and set out to attack Gibeon.H2568H4428H567H4428H3389H4428H2275H4428H3412H4428H3923H4428H5700H622H5927H4264H2583H1391H3898 6The men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua camped at Gilgal, "Don't let us down now! Come up here quickly! Save us! Help us! All the Amorite kings who live up in the hills have ganged up on us."H582H1391H7971H3091H4264H1537H559H7503H3027H5650H5927H4120H3467H5826H4428H567H3427H2022H6908 7So Joshua set out from Gilgal, his whole army with him—all those tough soldiers!H3091H5927H1537H5971H4421H1368H2428 8GOD told him, "Don't give them a second thought. I've put them under your thumb—not one of them will stand up to you."H3068H559H3091H3372H5414H3027H376H5975H6440 9Joshua marched all night from Gilgal and took them by total surprise.H3091H935H6597H5927H1537H3915 10GOD threw them into total confusion before Israel, a major victory at Gibeon. Israel chased them along the ridge to Beth Horon and fought them all the way down to Azekah and Makkedah.H3068H2000H6440H3478H5221H1419H4347H1391H7291H1870H4608H1032H5221H5825H4719 11As they ran from the People of Israel, down from the Beth Horon ridge and all the way to Azekah, GOD pitched huge stones on them out of the sky and many died. More died from the hailstones than the People of Israel killed with the sword.H5127H6440H3478H4174H1032H3068H7993H1419H68H8064H5825H4191H7227H4191H1259H68H834H1121H3478H2026H2719 12The day GOD gave the Amorites up to Israel, Joshua spoke to GOD, with all Israel listening: "Stop, Sun, over Gibeon; Halt, Moon, over Aijalon Valley."H1696H3091H3068H3117H3068H5414H567H6440H1121H3478H559H5869H3478H8121H1826H1391H3394H6010H357 13And Sun stopped, Moon stood stock still Until he defeated his enemies. (You can find this written in the Book of Jashar.) The sun stopped in its tracks in mid sky; just sat there all day.H8121H1826H3394H5975H1471H5358H341H1931H3789H5612H3477H8121H5975H2677H8064H213H935H8549H3117 14There's never been a day like that before or since—GOD took orders from a human voice! Truly, GOD fought for Israel.H3117H6440H310H3068H8085H6963H376H3068H3898H3478 15Then Joshua returned, all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.H3091H7725H3478H4264H1537 16Meanwhile the five kings had hidden in the cave at Makkedah.H2568H4428H5127H2244H4631H4719 17Joshua was told, "The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah."H5046H3091H559H2568H4428H4672H2244H4631H4719 18Joshua said, "Roll big stones against the mouth of the cave and post guards to keep watch.H3091H559H1556H1419H68H6310H4631H6485H582H8104 19But don't you hang around—go after your enemies. Cut off their retreat. Don't let them back into their cities. GOD has given them to you."H5975H7291H310H341H2179H5414H935H5892H3068H430H5414H3027 20Joshua and the People of Israel then finished them off, total devastation. Only a few got away to the fortified towns.H3091H1121H3478H3615H5221H3966H1419H4347H8552H8300H8277H935H4013H5892 21The whole army then returned intact to the camp and to Joshua at Makkedah. There was no criticism that day from the People of Israel!H5971H7725H4264H3091H4719H7965H2782H3956H376H1121H3478 22Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring me those five kings."H559H3091H6605H6310H4631H3318H2568H4428H4631 23They did it. They brought him the five kings from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.H6213H3318H2568H4428H4631H4428H3389H4428H2275H4428H3412H4428H3923H4428H5700 24When they had them all there in front of Joshua, he called up the army and told the field commanders who had been with him, "Come here. Put your feet on the necks of these kings." They stepped up and put their feet on their necks.H3318H4428H3091H3091H7121H376H3478H559H7101H582H4421H1980H7126H7760H7272H6677H4428H7126H7760H7272H6677 25Joshua told them, "Don't hold back. Don't be timid. Be strong! Be confident! This is what GOD will do to all your enemies when you fight them."H3091H559H3372H2865H2388H553H3068H6213H341H3898 26Then Joshua struck and killed the kings. He hung them on five trees where they remained until evening.H310H3091H5221H4191H8518H2568H6086H8518H6086H6153 27At sunset Joshua gave the command. They took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden. They put large stones at the mouth of the cave. The kings are still in there.H6256H935H8121H3091H6680H3381H6086H7993H4631H2244H7760H1419H68H4631H6310H6106H3117

No Survivors

28That same day Joshua captured Makkedah, a massacre that included the king. He carried out the holy curse. No survivors. Makkedah's king got the same treatment as Jericho's king.H3117H3091H3920H4719H5221H6310H2719H4428H2763H5315H7604H8300H6213H4428H4719H6213H4428H3405 29Joshua, all Israel with him, moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.H3091H5674H4719H3478H3841H3898H3841 30GOD gave Libnah to Israel. They captured city and king and massacred the lot. No survivors. Libnah's king got the same treatment as Jericho's king.H3068H5414H4428H3027H3478H5221H6310H2719H5315H7604H8300H6213H4428H6213H4428H3405 31Joshua, all Israel with him, moved on from Libnah to Lachish. He set up camp nearby and attacked.H3091H5674H3841H3478H3923H2583H3898 32GOD gave Lachish to Israel. Israel took it in two days and killed everyone. He carried out the holy curse, the same as with Libnah.H3068H5414H3923H3027H3478H3920H8145H3117H5221H6310H2719H5315H6213H3841 33Horam, king of Gezer, arrived to help Lachish. Joshua attacked him and his army until there was nothing left of them. No survivors.H2036H4428H1507H5927H5826H3923H3091H5221H5971H7604H8300 34Joshua, all Israel with him, moved on from Lachish to Eglon. They set up camp and attacked.H3923H3091H5674H5700H3478H2583H3898 35They captured it and killed everyone, carrying out the holy curse, the same as they had done with Lachish.H3920H3117H5221H6310H2719H5315H2763H3117H6213H3923 36Joshua, all Israel with him, went up from Eglon to Hebron. He attackedH3091H5927H5700H3478H2275H3898 37and captured it. They killed everyone, including its king, its villages, and their people. No survivors, the same as with Eglon. They carried out the holy curse on city and people.H3920H5221H6310H2719H4428H5892H5315H7604H8300H6213H5700H2763H5315 38Then Joshua, all Israel with him, turned toward Debir and attacked it.H3091H7725H3478H1688H3898 39He captured it, its king, and its villages. They killed everyone. They put everyone and everything under the holy curse. No survivors. Debir and its king got the same treatment as Hebron and its king, and Libnah and its king.H3920H4428H5892H5221H6310H2719H2763H5315H7604H8300H6213H2275H6213H1688H4428H6213H3841H4428 40Joshua took the whole country: hills, desert, foothills, and mountain slopes, including all kings. He left no survivors. He carried out the holy curse on everything that breathed, just as GOD, the God of Israel, had commanded.H3091H5221H776H2022H5045H8219H794H4428H7604H8300H2763H5397H3068H430H3478H6680 41Joshua's conquest stretched from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the entire region of Goshen to Gibeon.H3091H5221H6947H5804H776H1657H1391 42Joshua took all these kings and their lands in a single campaign because GOD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.H4428H776H3091H3920H259H6471H3068H430H3478H3898H3478 43Then Joshua, all Israel with him, went back to the camp at Gilgal.H3091H7725H3478H4264H1537


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