Joshua 10:1-14

The Sun Stands Still

1As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction,
That is, set apart ( devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); also verses 28, 35, 37, 39, 40
bdoing to Ai and its king cas he had done to Jericho and its king, and dhow the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,
2 ehe
One Hebrew manuscript, Vulgate (compare Syriac); most Hebrew manuscripts they
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 warriors.
3So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4“Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon. For git has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel.” 5Then 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, hgathered their forces and went up with all their armies and encamped against Gibeon and made war against it.

6And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua iat the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not relax your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered against us.” 7So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and jall the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. 8And the Lord said to Joshua, k“Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. lNot a man of them shall stand before you.” 9So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal. 10 mAnd the Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who
Or and he
struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of othe ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
11And as they fled before Israel, while they were pgoing down the ascent of Beth-horon, qthe Lord threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword.

12At that time Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,

rSun, stand still at Gibeon,
and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”
13And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.
Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day.
14 sThere has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded the voice of a man, for tthe Lord fought for Israel.

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