An angel appeareth to Joshua.

any more; but they did eat of the] fruit of the land of Canaan that year. 13 And it came to pass when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there stood Pa man over against him q with his sword drawn in his hand and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshuar fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?

Jericho is besieged. the people, saying, Ye shall not CHRIST shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout, then shall ye shout.

Heb. make your voice to be heard.

14.

15 And the captain of the LORD's host said unto Joshua, s Loose thy Gen. 17. 3. shoe from off thy foot, for the places Ex. 3. 5. whereon thou standest is holy and Acts 7. 33. Joshua did so.

4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of c See Judg. rams' horns: and the seventh day 7. 16, 22. ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blowd Nam. 10. with the trumpets.

8.

5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout and the wall of the city shall fall down † flat, and the peo-+ Heb. ple shall ascend up every man under it. straight before him.

6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD.

7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.

8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, e and the † rere-ward came e Num. 10. after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

25.

+ Heb. ga

25.

Or, devoted, Lev. 27. 28. Mic. 4. 13.

g ch. 2. 4.

h Deut. 7.26. & 13. 17. ch. 7. 1, 11, 12.

i ch. 7. 25. 1 Kings 18. 17, 18. Jonah

1. 12. + Heb. holiness.

k ver. 5.

Heb. 11. 30. + Heb. under it.

1 Deut. 7.2.

fm ch. 2. 14. Heb. 11. 31.

11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, fand the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rere-ward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days.

15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.

16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.

17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because & she hid the messengers that

we sent.

18 And ye, bin any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, i and trouble it.

19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are † consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.

20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down

flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge. of the sword.

22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, m as ye sware unto her.

23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Ra hab, and her father, and her mo

Jericho taken and destroyed.

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ther, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all CHRIST her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.

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24 And they burnt the city with families. fire, and all that was therein: o only o ver. 19. the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.

25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and Pshe dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, a Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho : he shall lay the foundation thereof in his first-born, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

p See Matt. 1.5.

1 Kings 16. 34.

27 So the LORD was with Jo-r ch. 1. 5. shua; and his fame was noised s ch. 9. 1, 3. throughout all the country.

CHAPTER VII.

I The Israelites are smitten at Ai. 6 Joshua's complaint. 10 God instructeth him what to do. 16 Achan is taken by the lot. 19 His confession. 22 He and all he had are destroyed in the valley of Achor.

BUT the children of Israel com

mitted a trespass in the accursed thing for a || Achan, the son of a ch. 22. 20. Carmi, the son of || Zabdi, the son 1 Chr. 2. of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took 7, Achar. of the accursed thing: and the anger Or, Zimri, 1 Chron. 2. of the LORD was kindled against the 6. children of Israel.

2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let † about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai: and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.

4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men:

+ Heb. about 2000 men, or about 3000

men.

b and they fled before the men of Ai.b Lev. 26. 5 And the men of Ai smote of 17. Deut. 28. them about thirty and six men for 25. they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: where- Or, fore the hearts of the people melt-in Morad. ed, and became as water. c ch. 2. 9, 11.)

6 And Joshua d rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the even-tide, he and the elders of Israel, and e put dust upon their heads.

7 And Joshua said, Alas! O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!

8 O Lord, what shall I say, when

Lev. 26. 36.
Gen. 37.

Ps. 22. 14.
29, 34.
e 1 Sam. 4.
12.2 Sam. 1.
2. & 13. 19.
Neh. 9. 1.
Job 2. 12.

Ex. 5. 22. 2 Kings 3. 10.

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+ Heb. necks.

g Ps. 83. 4. t See Ex.

32. 12. Num.

14. 13.

+ Heb. fallest.

i ver. 1.

k ch. 6. 17, 18.

m See Num. 14. 45.

The Israelites smitten at Ai Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

9 For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and g cut off our name from the earth and h what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

10 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore fliest thou thus upon thy face?

11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: k for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen,

1 See Acts 5. and I dissembled also, and they have 1, 2. put it even among their own stuff. 12 m Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their Judg. 2. 14. enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because n they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among

13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, P Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.

14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes and it shall be, that the tribe which q the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.

15 r And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath stransgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he thath wrought || folly in Israel.

16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:

17 And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Żabdi was taken:

18 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, u was taken.

19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, y and make confession unto him; and z tell me now what thou hast done, hide it not from me.

20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned z1 Sam. 14. against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done. 21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and

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two hundred shekels of silver, and at wedge of gold of fifty skekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them, and behold, they are hid + Heb. in the earth in the midst of my tent, tongue. and the silver under it.

22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent, and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.

23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid + Heb. them out before the LORD. poured.

24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto a the valley of Achor.

25 And Joshua said, b Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

a ver. 26.

ch. 15. 7.

b ch. 6. 18. 1 Chro. 2. 7. Gal. 5. 12.

c Deut. 17. 5.

1 God encourageth Joshua. 3 The stra-That is, tagem whereby Ai was taken. 29 The trouble. king thereof is hanged. 30 Joshua build

eth an altar, 32 writeth the law on stones, 33 propoundeth blessings and cursings. ND the LORD said unto Joshua,

AN

a Fear not, neither be thou dis-a Deut. 1. 21. & 7. 18. mayed: take all the people of war & 31. 8. ch. with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: 1.9. see, I have given into thy hand b ch. 6. 2. the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:

2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king, as thou didst unto Jericho and c ch. 6. 21. her king: only d the spoil thereof, d Deut. 20. and the cattle thereof, shall ye take 14. for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.

4 And he commanded them, say

ing, Behold, e ye shall lie in wait e Judg. 20. against the city, even behind the 29. city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city and it shall come to pass when they come out against us, as at the

first, that we will flee before them, f Judg. 20. 6 (For they will come out after 32. us) till we have † drawn them from+ Heb. the city; for they will say, They pulled. flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.

7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: 1

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h ver. 5.

and put to death. for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.

8 And it shall be when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. g See, I have commanded you.

9 Joshua therefore sent them forth; and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

10 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.

11 h And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.

12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on Or, of 4i. the west side || of the city.

Heb. their lying in wail. ver. 4.

i Judg. 20. 34. Eccles. 9. 12.

k Judg. 20. 36, &c.

+ Heb. hand.

13 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and † their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

14 And it came to pass when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain: but he i wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.

15 And Joshua and all Israel k made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.

16 And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

17 And there was not a man left in Ai, or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

18 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thine hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.

19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted, and set the city on fire.

20 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no † power to flee this way or that way and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.

21 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the

Ai is taken.

city ascended, then they turned] again, and slew the men of Ai.

22 And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst. of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and

d Deut. 31. 12.

e ver. 33.

they smote them, so that they let 1 Deut. 7. 2. Heb. none of them remain or escape.

23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

24 And it came to pass when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

25 And so it was, that all that fell! that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.

walked.

a Num. 34. 6.

b Ex. 3. 17. & 23. 23.

c Ps. 83. 3, 5.

+ Heb. mouth.

d ch. 10. 2.

26 For Joshua drew not his hand back wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. 27 m Only the cattle and the spoil m Num. 31.2 Sam. 21. of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he a commanded Joshua.

28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it oan heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.

22, 26.

n ver. 2.

o Deut. 13. 16.

29 P And the king of Ai he hang-p ch. 10. 26. ed on a tree until even-tide: q and Ps. 107. 40. as soon as the sun was down, Jo- & 110. 5., q Deut. 21. shua commanded that they should 23. ch. 10. take his carcass down from the tree, 27. and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon

rch. 7. 26.

a great heap of stones, that remain- & 10. 27. eth unto this day.

30 T Then Joshua built an altar

unto the LORD God of Israel sins Deut. 27. mount Ebal,

4, 5.

6.

31 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the t book t Ex. 20. 25. of the law of Moses, an altar of Deut. 27. 5, whole stones, over which no man hath lifted up any iron: and u they u Ex. 20. 24. offered thereon burnt-offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace-offerings.

32 And he wrote there upon x Deut. 27. the stones a copy of the law of 2, 8. Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

33 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites,

1, 2.

e ch. 6. 27.

+ Heb. in your hand.

CHAPTER IX.

2 That they gathered them selves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one † accord.

3 And when the inhabitants of d Gibeon e heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been am bassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up:

5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry ana mouldy.

6 And they went to Joshua funto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ve a league with us.

7 And the men of Israel said unto the g Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and h how shall we make a league with you?

8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Jo shua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

9 And they said unto him, k From a very far country thy servants are come, because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

10 And mall that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.

11 Wherefore our elders, and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals † with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us:

12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:

13 And these bottles of wine which we filled, were new, and behold they be rent: and these our

The Gibeonites are made bond-men. garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

15 And Joshua omade peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their

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Or, they received the men by rea son of their

victuals.
n Num. 27.

21. Is. 30. 1, 2. See Judg.

1. 1. I Sam.

22. 10. & 23. 10, 11. & 30. 8. 2 Sam. 2. 1. & 5. 19. ch. 11. 19. 2 Sam. 21.2.

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a ch. 6. 21. b ch. 8. 22, 26, 28.

c ch. 9. 15.

d Ex. 15. 14,

11. 25.

t Heb. cities

Five kings war against Gibeon
CHAPTER X.

1 Five kings war against Gibeon. 6 Joshua rescueth it. 10 God fighteth against them with hailstones. 12 The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua. 16 The fire kings are mured in a cave. 21 They are brought forth, 24 scornfully used, 26 and hanged. 28 Seven kings more are conquered. 43 Joshua returneth to Gilgal.

NOW it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; a as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to b Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;

2 That they d feared greatly, be

rim.

18 And the children of Israel smote them not, q because the g Eccles. 5. princes of the congregation had 2. Ps. 15. 4. sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lestr wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

r See 2 Sam. 21. 1, 2, 6. Ezek. 17. 13, 15, 18, 19.

Zech. 5. 3, 4. Mal. 3. 5.

21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be shewers of wood, and drawers ofs Deut. 29. water unto all the congregation; as 11. the princes had t promised them.

22 T And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, "We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?

X

23 Now therefore ye are y cursed, and there shall †none of you be freed from being bond-men, and z hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

t ver. 15.

u ver. 6, 9.

x ver. 16. y Gen. 9. 25. Heb. not be cut of from you.

dom.

e ver. 1. ch. 9. 15.

f ch. 9. 2.

g ch. 5. 10. & 9.6.

z ver. 21, 27. h ch. 8. 1.

24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God a commanded hisa Ex. 23. 32. servant Moses to give you all the Deut. 7 1,2. land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore bwe were sore afraid of b Ex. 15. 14. our lives because of you, and have

done this thing.

ch. 11. 6. Judg. 4. 14.

k ch. 1. 5.

25 And now, behold, we are cinc Gen. 16. 6. Judg. 4. 15. thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew

them not.

+ Heb. gave, 27 And Joshua † made them that or, delivered day dhewers of wood and drawers to be. 1 Chr. of water for the congregation and 9. 2. Ezra 8. for the altar of the LORD, even unto a ver. 21, 23. 20. this day, e in the place which he should choose.

e Deut. 12.

5.

Sam. 7. 10, 12. Ps. 18. 14. Is. 28. 21.

m ch. 16. 3, n ch. 15. 35.

5.

Ps. 18. 13, Is. 30. 30. 14. & 77. 17. Rev. 16. 21.

3 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: e for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.

5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, fgathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.

6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua g to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.

7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and h all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.

8 And the LORD said unto Joshua, i Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; k there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

10 And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up m to Beth-horon and smote them to n Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

11 And it came to pass as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hail