Joshua 10 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And it came to be when Aḏ

² that they feared greatly, because Giḇ

³ And Aḏ

⁴ “Come up to me and help me, and let us smite Giḇ

⁵ So the five sovereigns of the Amorites – the sovereign of Yerushalayim, the sovereign of Ḥ

⁶ And the men of Giḇ

⁷ And Yehoshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the soldiers with him, and all the mighty brave men.

⁸ And יהוה  said to Yehoshua, “Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hand. Not one of them does stand before you.”

⁹ So then Yehoshua came upon them suddenly, having gone up all night from Gilgal.

¹⁰ And יהוה  threw them into confusion before Yisra’ĕ

¹¹ And it came to be, as they fled before Yisra’ĕ

¹² Then Yehoshua spoke to יהוה  in the day when יהוה  gave the Amorites over to the children of Yisra’ĕ

¹³ So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Yashar? Thus the sun stopped in the midst of the heavens, and did not hasten to go down for an entire day.

¹⁴ And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that יהוה  listened to the voice of a man, because יהוה  fought for Yisra’ĕ

¹⁵ So Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra’ĕ

¹⁶ Now these five sovereigns had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Maqqĕ

¹⁷ And it was reported to Yehoshua, saying, “The five sovereigns have been found hidden in the cave at Maqqĕ

¹⁸ And Yehoshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them.

¹⁹ “And you, do not stand still, but pursue your enemies. And you shall smite them in the rear. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for יהוה  your Elohim has given them into your hand.”

²⁰ And it came to be, when Yehoshua and the children of Yisra’ĕ

²¹ that all the people returned to the camp, to Yehoshua at Maqqĕ

²² Then Yehoshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five sovereigns to me from the cave.”

²³ And they did so, and brought those five sovereigns to him from the cave: the sovereign of Yerushalayim, the sovereign of Ḥ

²⁴ And it came to be, when they brought out those sovereigns to Yehoshua, that Yehoshua called for all the men of Yisra’ĕ

²⁵ Then Yehoshua said to them, “Do not be afraid nor be discouraged, be strong and courageous, for this is what יהוה  is going to do to all your enemies whom you are fighting.”

²⁶ And afterward Yehoshua smote them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees. And they were hanging on the trees until evening.

²⁷ And it came to be, at the time of the going down of the sun, that Yehoshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, and threw them into the cave where they had been hidden, and laid large stones against the cave’s mouth, to this day.

²⁸ And on that day Yehoshua captured Maqqĕ

²⁹ Then Yehoshua passed over, and all Yisra’ĕ

³⁰ And יהוה  also gave it and its sovereign into the hand of Yisra’ĕ

³¹ Then Yehoshua passed over, and all Yisra’ĕ

³² And יהוה  gave Laḵ

³³ Then Horam sovereign of Gezer came up to help Laḵ

³⁴ Then Yehoshua passed over, and all Yisra’ĕ

³⁵ and captured it on that day and smote it with the edge of the sword. And all the beings who were in it he put under the ban that day, according to all that he had done to Laḵ

³⁶ Then Yehoshua went up, and all Yisra’ĕ

³⁷ and captured it and smote it with the edge of the sword, and its sovereign, and all its cities, and all the people who were in it. He left no survivor, according to all that he had done to Eglon, but put it and all the people who were in it under the ban.

³⁸ Then Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra’ĕ

³⁹ and captured it and its sovereign and all its cities. And they smote them with the edge of the sword and put all the people who were in it under the ban, he left no survivor. As he had done to Ḥ

⁴⁰ Thus Yehoshua smote all the land: the mountain country and the South and the low country and the wilderness slopes, and all their sovereigns. He left no survivor, but put all that breathed under the ban, as יהוה  Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

⁴¹ And Yehoshua smote them from Qaḏ

⁴² And Yehoshua captured all these sovereigns and their land at one time, because יהוה  Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

⁴³ And Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra’ĕ