Jos 10:10-11 | NETfull | STEP | The Lord routed them before Israel. Israel thoroughly defeated them at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

Joshua 10:10-11

10 The Lord routed ^{▼▼ Or “caused to panic.”} them before Israel. Israel ^{▼▼ Heb “he.” The referent is probably Israel (mentioned at the end of the previous sentence in the verse; cf. NIV, NRSV), but it is also possible that the Lord should be understood as the referent (cf. NASB “and He slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon”), or even Joshua (cf. NEB “and Joshua defeated them utterly in Gibeon”).} thoroughly defeated them ^{▼▼ Heb “struck them down with a great striking down.”} at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass ^{▼▼ Or “ascent.”} of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah. 11 As they fled from Israel on the slope leading down from ^{▼▼ Heb “on the descent of.”} Beth Horon, the Lord threw down on them large hailstones from the sky, ^{▼▼ Or “heaven” (also in v. 13). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.} all the way to Azekah. They died – in fact, more died from the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.