2 GLT then they were very afraid because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the cities of the kingdom, and because it was greater than the Ai, and all its men were mighty ones. BSB BSB: So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
3 GLT And Adoni- Zedek the king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham the king of Hebron and to Piram the king of Jarmuth and to Japhia the king of Lachish and to Debir the king of Eglon, saying, BSB BSB: Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
4 GLT “Come up to me and help me. And let us strike Gibeon. For it has made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel.” BSB BSB: “Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
5 GLT And the five kings of the Amorites gathered and went up: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon— they and all their camps. And they camped against Gibeon and fought against it. BSB BSB: So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
7 GLT And Joshua went up from the Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him and all the mighty ones of the army. BSB BSB: So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.
8 GLT And Yahweh said to Joshua,“Do not be afraid from them, for they are given into your hand. Not a man from them will stand before you.” BSB BSB: The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”
9 GLT And Joshua came to them suddenly, all the night he went up from the Gilgal. BSB BSB: After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.
10 GLT And Yahweh confused them before the face of Israel and struck them down with a great blow in Gibeon. And he pursued them on the road going up to Beth Horon and he struck them down as far as Azekah and as far as Makkedah. BSB BSB: And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
13 GLT And the sun was still and the moon stood until the nation took vengeance on its enemies. Is it not written in the Book of the Upright?“And the sun stood in the middle of the heavens, and it did not hurry to go for about a whole day.” BSB BSB: So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
14 GLT And there has been no day like this before the face of it or after it, when Yahweh listened to the voice of a man. For Yahweh fought for Israel. BSB BSB: There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.
15 GLT And Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at the Gilgal. BSB BSB: Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
16 GLT And these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in the cave in Makkedah. BSB BSB: Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
17 GLT And it was told to Joshua, saying,“The five kings have been found hidden in the cave in Makkedah.” BSB BSB: And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
18 GLT And Joshua said,“Roll large stones to the mouth of the cave and assign men beside it to guard them. BSB BSB: So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.
19 GLT But you, do not stay! Chase after your enemies and strike their rear. Do not allow them to enter into their cities for Yahweh your God has given them into your hand.” BSB BSB: But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”
20 GLT And it happened as soon as Joshua and the sons of Israel finished striking them down with a very great blow until they had finished, that the escapees escaped from them and entered into the cities of fortification. BSB BSB: So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.
21 GLT And all the people returned in peace to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah. No man sharpened his tongue against the sons of Israel. BSB BSB: The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
22 GLT And Joshua said,“Open the mouth of the cave. And bring out to me these five kings from the cave.” BSB BSB: Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
23 GLT And they did so and brought out to him these five kings from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon. BSB BSB: So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
24 GLT And it happened as soon as they brought out these kings to Joshua, that Joshua called to every man of Israel and said to the commanders of the men of war, the ones who had gone with him,“Come near. Set your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came near and set their feet on their necks. BSB BSB: When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
25 GLT And Joshua said to them,“Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Be strong and be courageous, for thus Yahweh will do to all your enemies, they whom you are about to fight.” BSB BSB: “Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”
26 GLT And Joshua struck them down afterward and he put them to death and hanged them on five trees. And they were hanging on the trees until the evening. BSB BSB: After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.
27 GLT And it happened that at the time of the going of the sun Joshua commanded and they brought them down from on the trees and threw them into the cave there where they were hidden. And they set large stones over the mouth of the cave until this same day. BSB BSB: At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.
28 GLT And Joshua captured Makkedah on that day. And he struck down it and its king by the mouth of the sword. He completely destroyed them and all the life that was in it; he did not leave a survivor. And he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho. BSB BSB: On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
29 GLT And Joshua and all Israel with him passed over from Makkedah to Libnah. And he fought against Libnah. BSB BSB: Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
30 GLT And Yahweh also gave it and its king into the hand of Israel, and he struck it down with the mouth of the sword and all the life that was in it; he did not leave a survivor in it. And he did to its king just as he had done to the king of Jericho. BSB BSB: And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 GLT And Joshua and all Israel with him passed over from Libnah to Lachish. And he camped against it and fought against it. BSB BSB: And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
32 GLT And Yahweh gave Lachish into the hand of Israel and he captured it on the second day. And he struck it down by the mouth of the sword and all the life that was in it like all that he had done to Libnah. BSB BSB: And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.
33 GLT Then Horam the king of Gezer went up to help Lachish. And Joshua struck him and his people down until he left no survivor for him. BSB BSB: At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
34 GLT And Joshua and all Israel with him passed over from Lachish to Eglon. And they camped against it and fought against it. BSB BSB: So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
35 GLT And they captured it on that day and struck it down by the mouth of the sword. And he completely destroyed all the life that was in it on that day like all that he had done to Lachish. BSB BSB: That day they captured Eglon and put it to the sword, and Joshua devoted to destruction everyone in the city, just as he had done to Lachish.
36 GLT And Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron. And they fought against it. BSB BSB: Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
37 GLT And they captured it and struck it down by the mouth of the sword and its king and all its cities and all the life that was in it. He did not leave a survivor, like all that he had done to Eglon. And he completely destroyed it and all the life that was in it. BSB BSB: They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it.
38 GLT And Joshua and all Israel with him turned to Debir. And he fought against it. BSB BSB: Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
39 GLT And they captured it and its king and all its cities and struck them down by the mouth of the sword and completely destroyed all the life that was in it; he did not leave a survivor. Just as he had done to Hebron, thus he did to Debir and to its king, and just as he had done to Libnah and to its king. BSB BSB: And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.
40 GLT And Joshua struck down all the land: the hill country, and the Negev, and the lowlands, and the slopes, and all their kings. He did not leave a survivor. And he completely destroyed every breathing thing, just as Yahweh the God of Israel had commanded. BSB BSB: So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
41 GLT And Joshua struck them down from Kadesh Barnea and as far as Gaza and all the land of Goshen and as far as Gibeon. BSB BSB: Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.
42 GLT And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time. For Yahweh the God of Israel fought for Israel. BSB BSB: And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.
43 GLT And Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at the Gilgal. BSB BSB: Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
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