Joshua 10:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² That day the Lord allowed Israel to defeat the Amorite people. And that day Joshua stood before all the people of Israel and said to the Lord:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, be silent and stand still at Gibeon, and you, moon, in the Valley of Ajalon!

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² Then spake Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.

Common English Bible

¹² On the day the LORD gave the Amorites into the power of Israel, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of the Israelites: “Sun, stand still at Gibeon! and Moon, at the Aijalon Valley!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Then Joshua spoke to the Lord, on the day that he handed over the Amorite in the sight of the sons of Israel, and he said before them: "O sun, you shall not move toward Gibeon! O moon, you shall not move toward the valley of Aijalon!"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² Then Josue spoke to the Lord, in the day that he delivered the Amorrhite in the sight of the children of Israel, and he said before them: Move not, O sun, toward Gabaon, nor thou, O moon, toward the valley of Ajalon.

Joshua 10:12 Cross References

2 Samuel 2:12

Abner son of Ner and the officers of Saul’s son Ish Bosheth left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.

2 Kings 20:10

Hezekiah answered, “It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten steps. No, make the shadow go back ten steps.”

2 Kings 20:11

Then Isaiah prayed to the Lord, and the Lord made the shadow move back ten steps. It went back on the steps that it had already been on.

2 Kings 20:9

Isaiah said, “{Which do you want?} Should the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps? [246] This is the sign for you from the Lord to show that the Lord will do the thing he said he would do.”

2 Chronicles 11:10

Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These cities in Judah and Benjamin were made strong.

Job 9:7

God can speak to the sun,\par and make it not rise.\par He can lock up the stars,\par so they don’t shine.\par

Psalm 148:3

Sun and moon, praise the Lord!\par Stars and lights in the sky, praise him!\par

Psalm 19:4

But their “voice” goes throughout the world.\par Their “words” go to the ends of the earth.\par

Psalm 74:16

God, you control the day,\par and you control the night.\par You made the moon and the sun.\par

Isaiah 28:21

The Lord will fight like he did at Mount Perazim. The Lord will be angry like he was in Gibeon Valley. {\cf2\super [262]} Then the Lord will do the things he must do. The Lord will do some strange things. But he will finish his work. His work is a stranger’s job.

Isaiah 38:8

“Look, I am causing the shadow that is on the steps of Ahaz {\cf2\super [363]} to move back ten steps. The sun’s shadow will go back up the ten steps that it has already been on.”

Isaiah 60:20

Your ‘sun’ will never go down again.\par Your ‘moon’ will never be dark again.\par Because the Lord will be your light forever.\par And your time of sadness will end.\par

Jeremiah 28:1

In the fifth month of the fourth year {\cf2\super [218]} that Zedekiah was king of Judah, Hananiah the prophet spoke to me. Hananiah was the son of a man named Azzur. Hananiah was from the town of Gibeon. Hananiah was in the Lord’s temple when he spoke to me. The priests and all the people were there also. This is what Hananiah said:

Amos 2:9

“But it was I who destroyed the Amorites {\cf2\super [40]} before them. The Amorites were tall like cedar trees. They were as strong as oak trees. But I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below. {\cf2\super [41]}

Amos 8:9

The Lord also said these things:\par “At that time I will cause the sun\par to go down at noon.\par I will make the earth dark on a clear day.\par

Habakkuk 2:20

\{But the Lord is different\}! The Lord is in his holy temple. So all the earth should be silent and show respect in front of the Lord.

Habakkuk 3:11

The sun and the moon lost their brightness.\par They stopped shining when they saw\par your bright flashes of lightning.\par That lightning was like spears and arrows\par shooting through the air.\par

Zechariah 2:13

Everyone, be quiet!\par The Lord is coming out of his holy house.\par

Deuteronomy 17:3

that they have worshiped other gods. Or maybe that they have worshiped the sun, the moon or the stars. That is against the Lord’s command that I gave you.

Deuteronomy 4:19

And be careful when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon, and the stars—all the many things in the sky. Be careful that you are not tempted to worship and serve those things. The Lord your God lets the other people in the world do those things.

Joshua 10:13

So the sun did not move, and the moon stopped until the people defeated their enemies. This story is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky. It did not move for a full day.

Joshua 19:42

Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

Joshua 21:24

Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon. In all, Dan gave them four towns and some land around each town for their animals.

Judges 12:12

Then Elon from the family group of Zebulun died. He was buried in the city of Aijalon, Zebulun.

Judges 5:20

The stars fought {them} from heaven. From their paths {across the sky}, they fought against Sisera.

1 Samuel 12:18

So Samuel prayed to the Lord. That same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. And the people became very afraid of the Lord and Samuel.

1 Samuel 14:31

That day the Israelites defeated the Philistines. They fought them all the way from Micmash to Aijalon. So the people were very tired and hungry.