1Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.stylusGenesis 14:18, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 6:21, Joshua 11:19, Joshua 11:202So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.stylusDeuteronomy 11:25, Deuteronomy 11:25, Joshua 2:24, Exodus 15:14, Exodus 15:163Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,stylus2 Chronicles 11:9, Micah 1:13, 2 Chronicles 11:9, Micah 1:13, Numbers 13:224“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”stylusJoshua 9:15, Joshua 9:15, Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:1, Revelation 20:85So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.stylusGenesis 15:16, Joshua 9:1, Joshua 9:2, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:106Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”stylusJoshua 9:6, Joshua 5:10, Joshua 9:6, Joshua 5:10, Deuteronomy 1:157So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.stylusJoshua 8:1, Joshua 8:1, Isaiah 8:12, Isaiah 8:14, Isaiah 8:128The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”stylusRomans 8:31, Romans 8:31, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 27:2, Isaiah 41:109After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.stylusProverbs 24:11, Proverbs 24:12, Proverbs 22:29, Ecclesiastes 9:10, 2 Timothy 2:310And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.stylusPsalms 18:14, Psalms 18:14, Joshua 16:3, Joshua 16:5, Joshua 16:311As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.stylusIsaiah 28:2, Isaiah 28:2, Exodus 9:22, Exodus 9:26, Judges 5:2012On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”stylusHabakkuk 3:11, Habakkuk 3:11, Isaiah 38:8, Isaiah 38:8, Isaiah 60:2013So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”stylusHabakkuk 3:11, Habakkuk 3:11, Isaiah 38:8, Isaiah 38:8, Joshua 10:1414There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.stylusDeuteronomy 1:30, Deuteronomy 1:30, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:14, Joshua 10:4215Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.stylusJoshua 10:43, Joshua 10:43, Joshua 10:6, Joshua 10:616Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.stylusMicah 7:17, 1 Samuel 13:6, Revelation 6:15, Isaiah 2:10, Isaiah 2:1217And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”stylus18So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.stylusMatthew 27:66, Matthew 27:66, Job 21:30, Amos 9:1, Amos 5:1919But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”stylusPsalms 18:37, Psalms 18:41, Psalms 18:37, Psalms 18:41, Jeremiah 48:1020So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.stylusJoshua 8:24, Joshua 8:24, Jeremiah 8:14, 2 Samuel 20:6, Deuteronomy 20:1621The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.stylusExodus 11:7, Exodus 11:7, Isaiah 57:4, Isaiah 54:17, Isaiah 57:422Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”stylus1 Samuel 15:32, 1 Samuel 15:3223So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.stylusJoshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:524When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.stylusRevelation 2:26, Revelation 2:27, Malachi 4:3, Romans 16:20, Revelation 2:2625“Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”stylusJoshua 1:9, 2 Corinthians 1:10, Joshua 1:9, 2 Corinthians 1:10, Ephesians 6:1026After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.stylusJoshua 8:29, Joshua 8:29, Numbers 25:4, 2 Samuel 21:9, Esther 2:2327At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.stylusJoshua 8:29, Joshua 8:29, Joshua 7:26, 2 Samuel 18:17, Deuteronomy 21:2228On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.stylusJoshua 6:21, Joshua 6:21, Deuteronomy 7:2, Psalms 21:8, Psalms 21:929Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.stylusJoshua 21:13, Joshua 21:13, Joshua 15:42, Joshua 15:42, Joshua 6:2130And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.stylus31And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.stylusJoshua 10:3, Joshua 10:3, 2 Kings 19:8, 2 Chronicles 11:9, Joshua 15:3932And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.stylus33At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.stylusJoshua 16:10, Judges 1:29, Joshua 16:10, Judges 1:29, Joshua 16:334So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.stylusJoshua 10:3, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 15:39, Joshua 12:12, Joshua 15:3935That day they captured Eglon and put it to the sword, and Joshua devoted to destruction everyone in the city, just as he had done to Lachish.stylusLeviticus 26:44, Joshua 10:37, Job 19:10, Leviticus 26:44, Joshua 10:3736Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.stylusJudges 1:10, Judges 1:10, Joshua 15:13, Joshua 15:13, Joshua 14:1337They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it.stylus38Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.stylusJoshua 15:15, Joshua 15:15, Joshua 21:15, Judges 1:11, Judges 1:1539And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.stylusJoshua 10:37, Deuteronomy 3:3, Joshua 11:8, 2 Kings 10:11, Obadiah 1:1840So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.stylusDeuteronomy 7:2, Deuteronomy 7:16, Deuteronomy 7:2, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 9:2441Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.stylusJoshua 11:16, Joshua 11:16, Joshua 15:51, Joshua 15:51, Genesis 10:1942And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.stylusJoshua 10:14, Joshua 10:14, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 80:343Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.stylusJoshua 10:15, Joshua 10:15, 1 Samuel 11:14, Joshua 4:19, 1 Samuel 11:14
