23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one brought him to Joshua. accord. 24 And it came to pass, when Israel had 3¶ And when the inhabitants of Gibeon made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they and to Ai, chased them, and when they were all fallen on 4 They did work wilily, and went and the edge of the sword until they were con-made as if they had been ambassadors, and sumed. that all the Israelites returned unto took old sacks upon their asses, and wineAi, and smote it with the edge of the sword. bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; 25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, 5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, both of men and women, were twelve thou-and old garments upon them; and all the sand, even all the men of Ai. bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. 26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, 6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp wherewith he stretched out the spear, until at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. 7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? of Ai. 27 Only the cattle, and the spoil of that city, Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD, which he commanded Joshua. 28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it au neap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day 29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree nntil even-tide. and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day. 30 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal; 8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, WhoÓ are ye and from whence come ye? , 9 And they said unto him,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 all 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. 31 As Moses, the servant of the LORD, com- 11 Wherefore our elders, and all the inhamanded the children of Israel, as it is writ-bitants of our country, spake to us, saying, ten in the book of the law of Moses, An altar Take victuals with you for the journey, and of vhole stones, over which no man hath lifted go to meet them, and say unto them, We up any iron; and they offered thereon burnt-are your servants: therefore now make ye & offerings unto the LORD,and sacrificed peace-league with us. offerings. a 32 And he wrote there upon the stones copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. 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 mouidy : 33 And all Israel, and their elders, and 13 And these bottles of wine which we fillofficers, and their judges, stood on this side ed were new; and behold, they be rent: and the ark, and on that side, before the priests these our garments and our shoes are becoine the Levites, which bare the ark of the cove-old by reason of the very long journey. nant of the LORD, as well the stranger as he 14 And the men took of their victuals, and that was born among them: half of them over asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. against mount Gerizim, and half of them 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and over against mount Ebal; as Moses the ser- made a league with them, to let them live: vant of the LORD had commanded before, and the princes of the congregation sware that they should bless the people of Israel. unto them. 34 And afterward he read all the words of 16 And it came to pass, at the end of three the law, the blessings and cursings, according days after they had made a league with them, to all that is written in the book of the law. that they heard that they were their neigh35 There was not a word of all that Moses bours, and that they dwelt among them. commanded which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them. CHAP. IX. 17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephi rah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim. 18 And the children of Israel smote them AND it came to pass, when all the kings not, because the princes of the congregation which were on this side Jordan, in the had sworn unto them by the LORD God of hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts Israel. And all the congregation murmured of the great sea over against Lebanon, the against the princes. Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof, That they gathered themselves together, 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 1 his we will do to them; we will even all the people of war with him, and all the et them live, lest wrath be upon us, because mighty men of valour. of the oath which we sware unto them. 81 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear 21 And the princes said unto them, Let them not: for I have delivered them into them live; but let them be hewers of wood, thine hand; there shall not a man of them and drawers of water, unto all the congrega-stand before thee. tion; as the princes had promised them. 9 Joshua therefore came unto them sud22 1 And Joshua called for them, and he denly, and went up from Gilgal all night. spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have 10 And the LORD discomfited them before ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter from you; when ye dwell among us? at Gibeon, and chased them along the way 23 Now therefore ye are cursed; and there that goeth up to Beth-horon; and smote shall none of you be freed from being bond-them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. men, and hewers of wood, and drawers of 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from water, for the house of my God. before Israel, and were in the going down to 24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great Because it was certainly told thy servants, stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, how that the LORD thy God commanded his and they died: they were more which died servant Moses to give you all the land, and with hail-stones than they whom the children to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from of Israel slew with the sword. before you, therefore we were sore afraid of 12 Then spake Joshua to the LORD, in cur lives because of you, and have done this the day when the LORD delivered up the Amthing. orites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 25 And now, behold, we are in 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. 27 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood, and drawers of water, for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose. CHAP. X. NOW it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them; 2 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day 14 And there was no day like that before it, or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel. 15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 16 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. 18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them; 19 And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; 3 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusa-suffer them not to enter into their cities: for lem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and the LORD your God hath delivered them into unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Ja- your hand. phia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king 20 And it came to pass, when Joshua and of Eglon, saying, the children of Israel had made an end of 4 Come up unto me, and help me, that slaying them with a very great slaughter, till we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made they were consumed, that the rest which repeace with Joshua, and with the children of mained of them entered into fenced cities. Israel. 21 And all the people returned to the camp 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none mothe king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the ved his tongue against any of the children king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Israel. of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and 22 1 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth went up, they and all their hosts, and encamp-of the cave, and bring out those five kings ed before Gibeon, and made war against it. unto me out of the cave. 6¶ And the men of Gibeon sent unto Jo- 23 And they did so, and brought forth shua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack those five kings unto him out of the cave, not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, quickly,and save us, and help us; for all the the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, kings of the Amorites, that dwell in the moun- and the king of Eglon. tains, are gathered together against us. 7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and 24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua căla ed for all the men of Israel, and said unto the them with the edge of the sword, and uttercaptains of the men of war which went with ly destroyed all the souls that were therein; him, Come near, put your feet upon the he left none remaining: as he had done to necks of these kings. And they came near, Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king and put their feet upon the necks of them. thereof, as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king. 25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong, and of good 40 ¶ So Joshua smote all the country of the courage for thus shall the LORD do to all hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of your enemies against whom ye fight. the springs, and all their kings: he left none 26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and remaining, but utterly destroyed all that slew them, and hanged them on five trees: breathed, as the LORD God of Israel comand they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. manded. 43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with 41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh27 And it came to pass, at the time of the barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country going down of the sun, that Joshua com- of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. inanded, and they took them down off the 42 And all these kings, and their land did trees, and cast them into the cave wherein Joshua take at one time, because the LORD they had been hid, and laid great stones in the God of Israel fought for Israel. cave's mouth, which remain until this very day. 28 ¶ And that day Joshua took Makke- him, unto the camp to Gilgal. dah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; AND it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he he let none remain: and he did to the king sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Je-of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, richo. 2 And to the kings that were on the north 29 Then Joshua passed from Makke- of the mountains, and of the plains south of dah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the and fought against Libnah: borders of Dor on the west, CHAP. XI. 30 And the LORD delivered it also, and the 3 And to the Canaanite on the east and on king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, smote it with the edge of the sword, and all and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the the souls that were therein: he let none re-mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon main in it; but did unto the king thereof as in the land of Mizpeh. he did unto the king of Jericho. 4 And they went out, they and all their 31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and hosts with them, much people, even as the all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and en-sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, camped against it, and fought against it: with horses and chariots very many. 32 And the LORD delivered Lachish into the 5 And when all these kings were met toge hand of Israel, which took it on the second ther, they came and pitched together at the day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. and all the souls that were therein, according 6 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be to all that he had done to Libnah. not afraid because of them; for to-morrow, about this time, will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses and burn their chariots with fire. 7 So Joshua came, and all the people of 33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. 34 And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they en-war with him, against them by the waters of camped against it, and fought against it: Merom suddenly, and they fell upon them. 35 And they took it on that day, and smote 8 And the LORD delivered them into the it with the edge of the sword; and all the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased souls that were therein he utterly destroyed them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth that day, according to all that he had done main, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eest to Lachish. ward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 36 1 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it: 9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. 37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and 10 ¶ And Joshua at that time turned back, all the cities thereof, and all the souls that and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof were therein he left none remaining, ac-with the sword: for Hazor before-time was cording to all that he had done to Eglon, but the head of all those kingdoms. destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that 11 And they smote all the souls that were were therein. therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them; there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire. 38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him to Debir, and fought against it: 39 And he took it, and the king thereof, 12 And all the cities of those kings, and all and all the cities thereof, and they smote the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded. 4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 13 But as for the cities that stood still in 5 And reigned in mount Hermon, and in their strength, Israel burned none of them, Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. of the Geshurites, and the Maachathites, and 14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey Heshbon. unto themselves; but every man they smote 6 Them did Moses, the servant of the LORD, with the edge of the sword, until they had de- and the children of Israel, smite: and Moses, stroyed them, neither left they any to breathe, the servant of the LORD, gave it for a pos15 As the LORD commanded Moses his session unto the Reubenites, and the Gadservant, so did Moses command Joshua, and ites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. so did Joshua: he left nothing undone of all 7 And these are the kings of the country that the LORD commanded Moses. which Joshua and the children of Israel 16 ¶ So Joshua took all that land, the hills, smote on this side Jordan on the west, from and all the south country, and all the land of Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon, even unGoshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the to the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; mountain of Israel,and the valley of the same; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel 17 Even from the mount Halak, that go- for a possession, according to their divisions: eth up to Seir, even unto Baal gad in the val- 8 In the mountains, and in the valleys, and ley of Lebanon, under mount Hermon; and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them. 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle; in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: 9 The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one; 10 The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; 11 The king of Jarmuth, one; the king 12 The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; 20 For it was of the LORD to harden their of Lachish, one; hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses. 21 ¶ And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains: from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities. 22There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained. 23 ¶ So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel, according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war. 2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Aruon, and from 13 The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; 14 The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; 15 The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; 16 The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one; 17 The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; 18 The king of Aphek, one the king of Lasharon, one; 19 The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; 20 The king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; 21 The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; 22 The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one; 23 The king of Dor, in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one; 24 The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one. CHAP. XIII. NOW Joshua was old and stricken in years, and the LORD said unto him, Thou art the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, old and stricken in years, and there remaineven unto the river Jabbok, which is the eth yet very much land to be possessed. border of the children of Ammon: 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all 3 And from the plain to the sea of Chin- the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, neroth on the east, and unto the sea of the 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way unto the borders of Ekron northward, which to Beth-jeshimoth; and from the south, un-is counted to the Canaanite : five lords of der Ashdoth-pisgahı : the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ash JOSHUA. sayer, did the children of Israel slay with the s, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and 221 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothronites: also the Avites. rom the south, all the land of the Ca-sword among them that were slain by them. es, and Mearah that is beside the Sido- 23 And the border of the children of This was the inheritance of the children of unto Apnek, to the borders of the Am-Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof and the land of the Giblites, and all Reuben after their families, the cities and mon, toward the sun-rising, from Baal- the villages thereof. nder mount Hermon, unto the entering Hamath. : tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad, 25 And their coast was Jazer, and all the 26 And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizNow therefore divide this land for an peh and Betonim; and from Mahanaim eritance unto the nine tribes, and the unto the border of Debir; f-tribe of Manasseh; 27 And in the valley, Beth-aram, and 3 With whom the Reubenites and the Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the 9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of 28 This is the inheritance of the children he river Arnon, and the city that is in the of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages. 10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon; 291 And Moses gave inheritance unto the 11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; 30 And their coast was from Mahanaim; Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of in Bashan, threescore cities; 31 And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and were pertaining unto the children of Machir, Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, 12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out. 13 Nevertheless the children of Israel ex-the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of 32 These are the countries which Moses pelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maacha- the children of Machir by their families. thites; but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day. did distribute for inheritance in the plains 14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jerinone inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD cho, eastward. God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them. on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and 17 Heshbon, and all her cities that are in By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, 18 And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Me-for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe. phaath, 19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley, 3 For Moses had given the inheritance of Jordan; but unto the Levites he gave none two tribes and an half-tribe on the other side inheritance among them. 20 And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, 4 For the children of Joseph were two 21 And all the cities of the plain, and all tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; therefore the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, they gave no part unto the Levites in the which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs 5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so the smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and for their cattle and for their substance. Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon dwelling in the country. children ofIsrael did,and theydivided the land, 174 |