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Yehoshua 10
1Now it came to pass, when Adoni-Tzedek Melech Joshua Yerushalayim had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; just as he had done to Yericho and its melech, so he had done to Ai and its melech; and how the inhabitants of Giv'on had made terms of shalom with Yisroel, and were near them;
2That they feared greatly, because Giv'on was an ir gedolah, like one of the royal cities, and because it was larger than Ai, and all the men thereof were gibborim.
3Therefore Adoni-Tzedek Melech Yerushalayim, sent unto Hoham Melech Chevron, and unto Piram Melech Yarmut, and unto Yaphia Melech Lachish, and unto Devir Melech Eglon, saying,
4Come up unto me, and help me, that we may attack Giv'on; for it hath made terms of shalom with Joshua and with the Bnei Yisroel.
5Therefore the five kings of HaEmori, the Melech Yerushalayim, the Melech Chevron, the Melech Yarmut, the Melech Lachish, the Melech Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their machanot, and encamped before Giv'on, and made war against it.
6And the anshei Giv'on sent unto Joshua to the machaneh at Gilgal, saying, Abandon not thy yad from thy avadim; come up to us quickly, save us, help us; for all the melachim of HaEmori that dwell in the har are gathered together against us.
7So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and kol Am HaMilchamah with him, and kol gibborei hachayil.
8And Hashem said unto Joshua, Fear them not; for I have delivered them into thine yad; there shall not an ish of them stand before thee.
9Joshua therefore came unto them pitom, and went up from Gilgal kol halailah.
10And Hashem threw them into confusion before Yisroel, and struck them with a makkah gedolah at Giv'on, and pursued them along the derech that goeth up to Beit-Choron, and cut them down to Azekah, and to Makkedah.
11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Yisroel, and were in the going down to Beit-Choron, that Hashem cast down avanim gedolot from Shomayim upon them unto Azekah, and they died; they were more which died with avnei habarad (hailstones) than they whom the Bnei Yisroel slaughtered with the cherev.
12Then spoke Joshua to Hashem in the day when Hashem delivered up HaEmori before the Bnei Yisroel, and he said in the sight of Yisroel, Shemesh, stand thou still upon Giv'on; and thou, Yarei'ach, in the Emek Ayalon.
13And the shemesh stood still, the yarei'ach stopped, until the Goy had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the Sefer HaYasher? So the shemesh stood still in the middle of Shomayim, and hastened not to go down about a yom tamim (whole day).
14And there was no day like that before it or after it, that Hashem paid heed unto the voice of an ish; for Hashem fought for Yisroel.
15And Joshua returned, and kol Yisroel with him, unto the machaneh at Gilgal.
16But these five melachim fled, and hid themselves in a me'arah (cave) at Makkedah.
17And it was told Joshua, saying, The five melachim are found hiding in a me'arah at Makkedah.
18And Joshua said, Roll avanim gedolot upon the mouth of the me'arah, and post anashim by it to be shomer over them;
19And stop ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and attack them; allow them not to enter into their towns; for Hashem Eloheichem hath delivered them into your yad.
20And it came to pass, when Joshua and the Bnei Yisroel had made an end of striking them with a makkah gedolah me'od, until they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fortified cities.
21And kol HaAm returned to the machaneh to Joshua at Makkedah in shalom; none moved his tongue against any of the Bnei Yisroel.
22Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the me'arah, and bring out those five melachim unto me out of the me'arah.
23And they did so, and brought forth those five melachim unto him out of the me'arah, Melech Yerushalayim, Melech Chevron, Melech Yarmut, Melech Lachish, and Melech Eglon.
24And it came to pass, when they brought out those melachim unto Joshua, that Joshua called for kol Ish Yisroel, and said unto the Ketzinei Anshei HaMilchamah which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these melachim. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
25And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be discouraged, be strong and of good courage; for thus shall Hashem do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
26And afterward Joshua struck them down, and slaughtered them, and hanged them on chamishah etzim; and they were hanging upon the etzim until the erev.
27And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the shemesh, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the etzim, cast them into the me'arah wherein they had been hiding, and laid avanim gedolot on the mouth of the me'arah, which remain until this very day.
28And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and struck it down with the edge of the cherev, and the Melech thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and every nefesh that was therein; he let none remain; and he did to the Melech of Makkedah as he did unto the Melech of Yericho
29Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and kol Yisroel with him, unto Livnah, and fought against Livnah;
30And Hashem delivered it also, and the melech thereof, into the yad Yisroel; and he struck it down with the edge of the cherev, and kol hanefesh therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the melech thereof as he did unto the melech of Yericho
31And Joshua passed from Livnah, and kol Yisroel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it;
32And Hashem delivered Lachish into the yad Yisroel, which took it on the yom hasheni, and struck it down with the edge of the cherev, and kol hanefesh therein, according to all that he had done to Livnah.
33Then Horam Melech Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him down and his army, until he had left him none remaining.
34And from Lachish, Joshua passed unto Eglon, and kol Yisroel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it;
35And they took it on that day, and struck it down with the edge of the cherev, and kol hanefesh therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36And Joshua went up from Eglon, and kol Yisroel with him, unto Chevron; and they fought against it;
37And they took it, and struck it down with the edge of the cherev, and the melech thereof, and all the towns thereof, and kol hanefesh therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and kol hanefesh therein.
38And Joshua returned, and kol Yisroel with him, to Devir; and fought against it;
39And he took it, and the melech thereof, and all the towns thereof; and they struck them down with the edge of the cherev, and utterly destroyed kol nefesh therein; he left none remaining; as he had done to Chevron, so he did to Devir, and to the melech thereof; as he had done also to Livnah, and to its melech.
40So Joshua subdued kol HaAretz HaHar, and of the Negev, and of the Shefelah, and of the asedot (slopes), and all their melachim; he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed kol haneshamah, as Hashem Elohei Yisroel commanded.
41And Joshua struck them down from Kadesh-Barnea even unto Azah (Gaza), and all the country of Goshen, even unto Giv'on.
42And all these melachim and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Hashem Elohei Yisroel fought for Yisroel.
43And Joshua returned, and kol Yisroel with him, unto the machaneh at Gilgal.