Rabab Saved. Chap. vii. Ifrael Smitten at Ai. and when ye hear the found of the trum-a great shout, that the wall fell down flat pet, all the people shall thout with a great fo that the people went up into the city, thout, and the wall of the city shall fall every man straight before him, and they down flat, and the people shallafcend up took the city.

every man straight before him.

21. And they utterly destroyed all that

5 And Joshua the son of Nun called was in the city, both man and woman, the Prielts, and faid unto them, Take up young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, the ark of the covenant, and let seven with the edge of the fword. Priests bear seven trumpets of rams horns 22 But Joshua had faid unto the two before the ark of the LORD. men that had fpied out the countrey; Go

7 And he faid unto the people, Pass on into the harlots house, and bring out and compass the city, and let him that is thence the woman, and all that she hath, armed pafs on before the ark of the LORD, as ye sware unto her.

8 And it came to pass when Joshua had 23 And the young men that were spies, fpoken unto the people, y the seven priests went in, and brought out Rahab, and her bearing the seven trumpets of rams horns, father, and her mother, and her brethren, paffed on before the LORD, and blew with and all that she had, and they brought out the trumpets and the ark of the cove- all her kindred, and left them without the nant of the LORD followed them:

camp of Ifrael.

9 And the armed men went before the 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and Priefts that blew with y trumpets, and the all that was therein, onely the filver and rere-ward came after the ark, the Priests the gold, and the veisels of brass, and of going on, & blowing with the trumpets, iron, they put into the treasury of the to And Joshua had commanded the peo- house of the LORD.

ple, faying, Ye shall not shout, nor make 25 And Joshua faved Rahab the harlot aany noite w your voice, neither shall any live, and her fathers houshold, and all that word proceed out of your mouth, until the she had, and the dwelleth in Ifrael even unday I bid you shout, then shall ye shout. to this day: because she hid the meslengers 11 So the ark of the LORD compasled the which Joshua fent to spie out Jericho. city going about it once and they came 26 And Joshua adjured them at that into the camp, and lodged in the camp. time, sfaying, Curfed be the man before the 12 And Joshua rose early in the morn-LORD, that rifeth up and buildeth this city ing, and the Priests took up the ark of the Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereLORD. of in his first-born, and in his youngeft

13 And seven Priests bearing seven fon shall he fet up the gates of it. trumpet of rams horns before the ark of 27 So the LORD was with Joshua, and the LORD, went on continually, and blew his fame was noised throughout all the countrey.

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. And the the city once, and returned into the camp: to they did fix days.

CHAP. VII. Ifraelsmitten at Ai. 6 losbua complaineth. 10 God instructetbbim.

Ut the children of Ifrael committed a

Achan the fon of Carmi, the son of Zabdi,

15 And it came to paffe on the seventh the fon of Zerah, ofthe tribe of Judah, day, that they rofe early about § dawning too's of the accursed thing, and the anger of the day, and compaffed city after the of the LORD was kindled against the same manner, seven times onely on that children of Ifrael.

day they compassed the city leven times. 2 And Joshuasent men from Jerichoto 16 And it came to pass at the seventh Ai, which is befide Beth-aven, on the cuft time, when the Priests blew with trum- fide of Beth-el, and spake unto them, faypets, Joshuafaid unto the people, Shout, ing, Go up, and view the countrey. And for the LORD hath given you the city. the men went up, and viewed Ai.

17 And the city shall be accurfed, even 3 And they returned to Josmua, and faid it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: unto him, Ler not all the people go up, but onely Rahab the harlot shall live, she and let about two or three thousand men go all that are within the house, because she up, and finite Ai, and make not all the hid the messengers that we fent.

people to labour thither, for they are but.

18 And you in any wife keep your selvesfew. from the arcurfed thing, left ye make your 4 So there went up thither of the neofelves accurled when ye take of the accur-ple about three thousand men, and they fed thing, and make the canıp of Ifrael a fled before the men of Ai.

curse and trouble it.

5 And the men of Ai (mote of them about

19 But all the filver and gold, and vef- thirty and fixmen: for they chased them fels of brafs and iron, reconie rated un-from before the gate even unto Shebarim to the LORD: they fhall come into the and smote them in the going down: where treasury of the LORD. fore the hearts of the people melted, and

20 So the people shouted when the priests became as water: blew with the trumpets: and it came to 6 And Joshua rent his cloaths, and fell pass when the people heard the found ofto the earth upon his face, before the ark the trumpet, and the people thouted with of the LORD, until the even-tide, he and H

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Ashans punishment. Jomua. Ai besieged. the elders of Ifrael, and, put dust upon 21 When I faw among the spoils a good their heads. ly Babylonish garment, and two hundred 7 And Joshuafaid, Alas, O LORD God fhekels of filver, and a wedge of gold of wherefore haft thou at all brought this fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, People over Jordan, to deliver us into the and took them, and behold, they are hid hand of the Amorites, to destroy us?would in the earth in the midft of my tent, and to God we had been content, and dwelt on the silverunder it.

the other fide Jordan.

8 O LORD, what shall Isay, when Ifrael turneth their backs before thine enemies? 9 For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land shali hear ofit, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great Name?

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

23 And they took them out of the midft of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Ifrael, and laid them out before the LORD.

24 And Joshua and all Ifraelwith him, to And the LORD faid unto Joshua, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the filGet thee up, wherefore liefst thou thus up-ver, and the garment, and the wedge of on thy face? gold, and his fons, s, and his daughters, and

Ifrael hath finned and they have also his oxen, and his asles, and his theep, and tranfgreffed my covenant which I com- his tent, and all that he had: and they manded them: for they have even taken of brought them unto the valley of Achor. the accursed thing, and have alsostollen, 25 And Joshua faid, Why haft thou trouand dissembled alfo, and they have put it bled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this even amongst their own stuff. day. And all Ifrael ftoned him with stones, 12 Therefore the children of Ifrael could and burned them with fire after they had not stand before their enemies, but turned stoned them with ftones. their backs before their enemies, because 26 And they raised over him a great heap they were accurfed: neither will l be with of stones unto this day: so the LORD turnyou any more, except ye destroy the ac-ed from the fierceness of his anger:where

curfed from among you.

13. Uplànctify the people, and say. SanEtify your selves againit to morrow: for thus faith the LORD God of Ifrael, There is an accurfed thing in the midst of thee, O Ifrael: thou canit not stand before thine enemies, untill ye take away the accurfed thing from among you.

fore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto thisday. CHAP. VIII. Godencourageth Ioshua. 3 The stratagem whereby Ai was taken.

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Nd the LORD faid unto Jofhua, Fear thou difmayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arife, go up to Ar: fee, I have given into thy hand

14 In the morning therefore ye shall be rought according to your trices: and it the king of Ai, and his people, and his cithall be that the tribe which the LORD ta- ties, and his land. keth, shall come according to the fami- 2 And thou shatt do to Ai and her king as lies thereof: and the family which the thou didit unto Jericho and her king:only LORD shall take, shall come by housholds; the spoil thereof, and the cattel thereof and the houshold which the LORD shall shall ye take for a prey unto your felves: take, shall come man by man. lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

15 And it shall be that he that is taken 3 So Jofliua arofe, and all the people with the accurfed thing, shall be burnt of war, to go up against Ai: and Jofhua with fire, he and all that he hath: because chole out thirty thousand mighty men of be hath tranfgreffed the covenant of the valour, and fent them away by night. LORD, and because he hath wrought folly 4 And he commanded them, faying, Be in Ifrael. hold, ye shall lie in wait against the city even behind the city: go not very far froin the city, but be ye all ready:

16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Ifrael by their tribes: and the tribe of Juda was taken: 5 And I, and all the people that are with

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 Zabdi was taken:

Judah was taken.

18 And he brought his houshold man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, the fon of Zabdi, the fon of Zerah, of the tribe of 19 And Joshua faid unto Achan, My fon, give, I pray thee, giory to the LORD God of Ifrael, and make confeflion unto him; and tell me now what thou haft done, hide 20 And Achan answered Jofhua, and faid, Indeed I have finned against the LORD God of Ifrael, and thus and thus have I done.

me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pafle when they come outagainst us, as at the first, that we will flee

before them.

6 (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city for they will fay, They flee before us, as at the firit: therefore we will flee before them. 7 Then ye shall rife up from the ambush and feize upd upon the city: 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 fet the city on fire; ac cording to the commandment of LORD fhall ye do. See, I have commanded you. Joshua therefore fent them forth, and they went to lie in ambush and abode between

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Ai is Smitten. Chap. ix. between Beth-el and Ai, on the west-fide returned unto Ai, and smote it with the

of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among edge of the fword.

the people.

To And Joshua rose up early in the morning and numbred the people, and went up, he and the elders of Ifrael, before the people to Ai.

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

12 And he took about five thousandmen, and fet them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west-fide of city.

13 And when they had fet the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the welt of the city: Joshua went that night into the midft of thevalley.

but he wift not that there were liers in anibush against him, behind the city:

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.

26 For Joshua drew not his hand baek wherewith he stretched out the fpear, untill he had utterly destroyed all the inha bitants of Ai.

27 Onely the cattel and the spoil of that city, Ifrael took fora prey nnto themselves, according unto the word of LORD, which he commanded Joshua.

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

29 And the king of Ai hel hanged on a tree untill even-tide; and affoon as the fun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and caft it at the entring of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones that remaineth unto this day.

14 And it came to pass when theking of Ai law it, that they hasted and rofe up early, and the men of the city went out a gainft Ifrael to battel, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain, 30 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Ifrael in mount Ebal. 31 As Mofes the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Ifrael, as it is written in the book of the law of Mofes, an altar of wholestones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt-offerings unto the LORD, and facrificed peace-offerings.

15 And Joshua and all Ifrael 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 purfue 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 Ifrael: and they left the cityopen, and pursued after Ifrael.

18 And the LORD saidunto 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 be bad in his hand, toward the city.

32 And he wrote thereupon the stones a copy of the law of Mofes, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Ifrael.

33 And all Ifrael, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this fide the ark, and on that fide, before the Priefts the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizzim and half of them over against mount Ebal: as Mofes the servant of the Lo

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19 Andthe ambush arose quickly out of their place and they ran as foon as he had ftretched out his hand: and they entred had commanded before, that they should into the city, and took it, and hafted, and blesse the people of ifrael:

set the city on fire.

34 And afterward he read all the words

20 And when the men of Ai looked be- of the law, the bleslings and curfings, achind them, they law and behold, the smoak cording to all that is written in the book of the city afcended up to heaven, and of the law. they had no power to flee this way, or that way and the people that fled to the wildernef's turned back upon the purfuers,

21 And when Joshua and all Ifrael faw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the fmoak of the city afcended, then they turned again, and flew the men of Ai. 22 And the other issued out of the city against them, so they were in the midst of Hrael; fome on this fide and fome on that fide: and they fmote them, fo that they let none of them remain, or elcape.

23 And the king of Ai they took alive,

and broughthim to Joshua.

24 And it came to pass, when Ifraelhad made an end of flaying 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, untill they were confumed, thatak the Liraclites

35 There was not a word ofall that Mofes commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Ifrael, with the women & the little ones, & the strangers that were converfant among them.

CHAP, IX. The kingscombine against Ifrael. 3 The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league: 16 are condemned to perpetual bondage. A Nd it came to pafs, when all the kings A which were on this fide Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coafts of the great fea over against Lebenan, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebufiteheard thereof.

2 That they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Ifrael, with one accord.

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The Giblonites Joshua: made fiarjes. beon heard what Joshua had done unto let them live, leaft wrath be upon us, beJericho and unto Ai, cause of the oath which we fware unto them.

14 And the men took of their victuals, had made peace with Ifrael, and were aand asked not counsel at the mouth of the mong them;. LORD.

15 And Joshua made peace with them, beon was a great city, as one of the royal and made a league with them, to let them cities, and because it was greater then Ai, live: and the princes of the congregation and all the men thereof weremighty. fware unto them.

16 And it came to passe at the end of rufalem, fent unto Hoham king of Hethree dayes, after they had made a league bron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, with them, that they heard that they were and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and untheir neighbours, and that they dwelta- to Debirking of Eglon, faying,

4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we 17 And the children of Ifrael journey- may smite Gibeon: forithath made peace ed, and came unto their cities on the third with Joshua, and with y children of Ifrael; day: now their cities were Gibeon, and 5 Therefore the five kings of the AmoChephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-rites, the king of Jerufalem, the king of jearim. Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of 18 And the children of Ifrael smote them Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered not, because the princes of the congrega- themseives together, and went up, they tion had fworn unto them by the LORD and all their hofts, and encamped before God of Ifrael and all the congregation Gibeon, and made waragainst it.

19. But all the princes faid unto all the Joshua in the camp to Gilgal, faying, congregation, We have (worn unto them Slack not thy hand from thy fervants; by the LORD God of Ifrael: now there- come up to us quickly and save us, & help ore we may not touch them.

us: for all the kings of the Amorites that ao This we will do then, we will even dwell in the mountains, are gathered toge7 So

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The fun standeth still. Chap. x. Five kings hanged. 7 So Joshua afcended from Gilgal, he, called for all the men of Ifrael: and faid and all the people of war with him, and all unto the captains of the men of war, which

the mighty men of valour.

8 And the LORD faid unto Joshua, Fear them not: for 1 have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

went with him, Come near, put your feer upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.

25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not

9 Jofhua therefore came unto them fud- nor be dismayed, be itrong and of good denly, and went up from Gilgalall night, courage for thus fhall the LORD doto To And the LORD difcomfited them be- all your enemies againft whom ye fight. fore Ifrael, and tlew them with a great 26 Andafterward Joshua Imore them, and flaughter at Gibeon, & chased them along lew them, and hanged them on five trees: the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and and they werehanging upon the trees unImote them to Azekah, & unto Makkedah, till the evening.

And it came to pals as they fled from 27 And it came to pass at the time of the before Ifrael, and were in the going down going down of the fun, that Jofiua comto Beth-horon, that the LORD cait down manded, and they took them down oft the great ftones from heaven upon them unto trees and caft them into the cave wherein Aze ah, & they died: they were more which they had been hid, and laid great stones in died with hail-itones, then they whom the the caves mouth, whichremain untill this Children of Ifrael flew with the tword. very day..

12 Then spake Joshua to the LORD in 28. And that day Joshua took Makkethe day when the LORD delivered up the dah, and fimote it with the edge off fword, Amorites before the children of Ifrael, and and the king thereof he utterly destroyed he laid in the fight of Ifrael, Sun, stand them, and all the fouls that were therein, thou still upon Gibeon, and thou moon, in he let none remain: and he did to theking the valley or Ajalon. of Makkedah, as he did unto the king of 13 And the fun stood still, and the moon Jericho, stayed, until the people had avenged them- 29 Then Joshua palled from Makkedah: selves upon their enemies. Is not this writ- and all Ifrael with him unto Libnah, and ten in the book of Jasher? to the fun ftood foughtagainft Libnah. still in the midst of heaven, and hatted not 30 And the LORD delivered it also, and to go down about a whole day. the king thereof, into the hand of Ifrael,

14. And there was no day like that, be- and be smote it with the edge of the sword, fore it or after it, that the LORD hearken- and all the fouls that were therein: he let ed unto the voice of a man: for the LORD none remainin it, but did unto the king fought for Ifrael.

15 And Joshua returned and all Ifrael with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 16 But these five kings fled, andhid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

thereof, as he did unto the king of Jericho. 31 And Joshua paffed from Libnah, and all Ifrael with him, unto Lachith, and encamped against it, and fought against it. 32 And the LORD delivered Lachish in17 And it was told Jofhua, laying, The to the hand of Ifrael, which took it on the five kings are found hid in a cave at Mak-second day, and smote it with the edge of kedah. the sword, and all the fouls that were there

18 And Joshua faid, Roll greatstones in, according to all that he had done to upon the mouth of the cave, and fet men Libnah.

by it for to keepthem.

33 Then Horam king of Gezer, came

And stay you not, but pursueafter up to help Lachish: and Joshua smote him your enemies, and (mite the hindmott of and his people, untill he had left him them, fuffer them not to enter into their none remaining. cities: for the LORD your Godhath deli- 34 And from Lachith, Joshua passed un vered them into your hand. to Eglon, and all Ifrael with him, and they

20 And it came to país, when Joshua and encamped against its and fought against it. the children of Ifrael had made an end of 35 And they took it on that day, and laying them with a very great laughter till smote it with the edge of the fword, and they were confumed, that the relt which re-all the fouls that were therein he utterly mained of them, entred into fenced cities, destroyed that day, according to all that 21 And all the people returned to the he had done to Lachish. camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: 36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and none moved his tongue against any of the all Ifrael with him unto Hebron, and they children of Ifrael.

fought against it.

22 "Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of 37 And they took it, and smote it with the cave, and bring out those five kings the edge of the sword, and the king thereunto me out of the cave. of, and all the cities thereof, and all the 23 And they did fo, and brought forth fouls that were therein: he left none rethose five kings unto him out of the cave, maining(according to all that he had done the king of Jerufalem, the king of He-to Eglon) but destroyed it utterly, and all bron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of the fouls that were therein.

38 And Joshua returned, and all I frael

Lachish, and the king of Egton. 24 And it came to pals, when they brought with him to Debir, and fought againit ic

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