Joshua 10:3-23
Therefore Adoni zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,“ Come up to me and help me, and let’s attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel.”So 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, gathered together and went up, they with all their armies, and camped by Gibeon and fought against it.Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying,“ Do not abandon your servants; come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites that live in the hill country have assembled against us.”So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the valiant warriors.And the Lord said to Joshua,“ Do not fear them, for I have handed them over to you; not one of them will stand against you.”So Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching all night from Gilgal.And the Lord brought them into confusion before Israel, and He struck them down in a great defeat at Gibeon, and pursued them by the way of the ascent to Beth horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.And as they fled from Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth horon, the Lord hurled large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died; there were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword.Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord turned the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,“ Sun, stand still at Gibeon, And moon, at the Valley of Aijalon!”So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies. Is it not written in the Book of Jashar? And the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hurry to go down for about a whole day.There was no day like that before it or after it, when the Lord listened to the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel.Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.Now these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in the cave at Makkedah.And it was told to Joshua, saying,“ The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”So Joshua said,“ Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men by it to guard them,but do not stay there yourselves; pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the Lord your God has handed them over to you.”It came about when Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished striking them down in a very great defeat, until they were destroyed, and the survivors of them who escaped had entered the fortified cities,that all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah in peace. No one uttered a word against any of the sons of Israel.Then Joshua said,“ Open the mouth of the cave and bring these five kings out to me from the cave.”They did so, and brought these five kings out to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
