1 Tendo Adoni-Zedeque, rei de Jerusalém, ouvido que Josué tomara a Ai e a havia destruído totalmente e feito a Ai e ao seu rei como fizera a Jericó e ao seu rei e que os moradores de Gibeão fizeram paz com os israelitas e estavam no meio deles, 2 temeu muito; porque Gibeão era cidade grande como uma das cidades reais e ainda maior do que Ai, e todos os seus homens eram valentes. 3 Pelo que Adoni-Zedeque, rei de Jerusalém, enviou mensageiros a Hoão, rei de Hebrom, e a Pirã, rei de Jarmute, e a Jafia, rei de Laquis, e a Debir, rei de Eglom, dizendo: 4 Subi a mim e ajudai-me; firamos Gibeão, porquanto fez paz com Josué e com os filhos de Israel. 5 Então, se ajuntaram e subiram cinco reis dos amorreus, o rei de Jerusalém, o rei de Hebrom, o rei de Jarmute, o rei de Laquis e o rei de Eglom, eles e todas as suas tropas; e se acamparam junto a Gibeão e pelejaram contra ela.

6 Os homens de Gibeão mandaram dizer a Josué, no arraial de Gilgal: Não retires as tuas mãos de teus servos; sobe apressadamente a nós, e livra-nos, e ajuda-nos, pois todos os reis dos amorreus que habitam nas montanhas se ajuntaram contra nós. 7 Então, subiu Josué de Gilgal, ele e toda a gente de guerra com ele e todos os valentes. 8 Disse o Senhor a Josué: Não os temas, porque nas tuas mãos os entreguei; nenhum deles te poderá resistir. 9 Josué lhes sobreveio de repente, porque toda a noite veio subindo desde Gilgal. 10 O Senhor os conturbou diante de Israel, e os feriu com grande matança em Gibeão, e os foi perseguindo pelo caminho que sobe a Bete-Horom, e os derrotou até Azeca e Maquedá. 11 Sucedeu que, fugindo eles de diante de Israel, à descida de Bete-Horom, fez o Senhor cair do céu sobre eles grandes pedras, até Azeca, e morreram. Mais foram os que morreram pela chuva de pedra do que os mortos à espada pelos filhos de Israel.

12 Então, Josué falou ao Senhor, no dia em que o Senhor entregou os amorreus nas mãos dos filhos de Israel; e disse na presença dos israelitas:

Sol, detém-te em Gibeão,

e tu, lua, no vale de Aijalom.

13 E o sol se deteve, e a lua parou

até que o povo se vingou de seus inimigos.

Não está isto escrito no Livro dos Justos? O sol, pois, se deteve no meio do céu e não se apressou a pôr-se, quase um dia inteiro.

14 Não houve dia semelhante a este, nem antes nem depois dele, tendo o Senhor, assim, atendido à voz de um homem; porque o Senhor pelejava por Israel. 15 Voltou Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, ao arraial, a Gilgal.

16 Aqueles cinco reis, porém, fugiram e se esconderam numa cova em Maquedá. 17 E anunciaram a Josué: Foram achados os cinco reis escondidos numa cova em Maquedá. 18 Disse, pois, Josué: Rolai grandes pedras à boca da cova e ponde junto a ela homens que os guardem; porém vós não vos detenhais; 19 persegui os vossos inimigos e matai os que vão ficando atrás; não os deixeis entrar nas suas cidades, porque o Senhor, vosso Deus, já vo-los entregou nas vossas mãos. 20 Tendo Josué e os filhos de Israel acabado de os ferir com mui grande matança, até consumi-los, e tendo os restantes que deles ficaram entrado nas cidades fortificadas, 21 voltou todo o povo em paz ao acampamento a Josué, em Maquedá; não havendo ninguém que movesse a língua contra os filhos de Israel.

22 Depois, disse Josué: Abri a boca da cova e dali trazei-me aqueles cinco reis. 23 Fizeram, pois, assim e da cova lhe trouxeram os cinco reis: o rei de Jerusalém, o de Hebrom, o de Jarmute, o de Laquis e o de Eglom. 24 Trazidos os reis a Josué, chamou este todos os homens de Israel e disse aos capitães do exército que tinham ido com ele: Chegai, ponde o pé sobre o pescoço destes reis. E chegaram e puseram os pés sobre os pescoços deles. 25 Então, Josué lhes disse: Não temais, nem vos atemorizeis; sede fortes e corajosos, porque assim fará o Senhor a todos os vossos inimigos, contra os quais pelejardes. 26 Depois disto, Josué, ferindo-os, os matou e os pendurou em cinco madeiros; e ficaram eles pendentes dos madeiros até à tarde. 27 Ao pôr do sol, deu Josué ordem que os tirassem dos madeiros; e lançaram-nos na cova onde se tinham escondido e, na boca da cova, puseram grandes pedras que ainda lá se encontram até ao dia de hoje.

28 No mesmo dia, tomou Josué a Maquedá e a feriu à espada, bem como ao seu rei; destruiu-os totalmente e a todos os que nela estavam, sem deixar nem sequer um. Fez ao rei de Maquedá como fizera ao rei de Jericó.

29 Então, Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, passou de Maquedá a Libna e pelejou contra ela. 30 E o Senhor a deu nas mãos de Israel, a ela e ao seu rei, e a feriu à espada, a ela e todos os que nela estavam, sem deixar nem sequer um. Fez ao seu rei como fizera ao rei de Jericó.

31 Então, Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, passou de Libna a Laquis, sitiou-a e pelejou contra ela; 32 e o Senhor deu Laquis nas mãos de Israel, que, no dia seguinte, a tomou e a feriu à espada, a ela e todos os que nela estavam, conforme tudo o que fizera a Libna.

33 Então, Hoão, rei de Gezer, subiu para ajudar Laquis; porém Josué o feriu, a ele e o seu povo, sem deixar nem sequer um.

34 E Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, passou de Laquis a Eglom, e a sitiaram e pelejaram contra ela; 35 e, no mesmo dia, a tomaram e a feriram à espada; e totalmente destruíram os que nela estavam, conforme tudo o que fizeram a Laquis. 36 Depois, Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, subiu de Eglom a Hebrom, e pelejaram contra ela; 37 e a tomaram e a feriram à espada, tanto o seu rei como todas as suas cidades e todos os que nelas estavam, sem deixar nem sequer um, conforme tudo o que fizeram a Eglom; e Josué executou a condenação contra ela e contra todos os que nela estavam.

38 Então, Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, voltou a Debir e pelejou contra ela; 39 e tomou-a com o seu rei e todas as suas cidades e as feriu à espada; todos os que nelas estavam, destruiu-os totalmente sem deixar nem sequer um; como fizera a Hebrom, a Libna e a seu rei, também fez a Debir e a seu rei.

40 Assim, feriu Josué toda aquela terra, a região montanhosa, o Neguebe, as campinas, as descidas das águas e todos os seus reis; destruiu tudo o que tinha fôlego, sem deixar nem sequer um, como ordenara o Senhor, Deus de Israel. 41 Feriu-os Josué desde Cades-Barneia até Gaza, como também toda a terra de Gósen até Gibeão. 42 E, de uma vez, tomou Josué todos estes reis e as suas terras, porquanto o Senhor, Deus de Israel, pelejava por Israel. 43 Então, Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, voltou ao arraial em Gilgal.

1 Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec 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.

3 Why Adonizedec king of Jerusalem, sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,

4 Come up to me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it has 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, gathered 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 to Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not your hand from your 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 all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.

8 And the LORD said to Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into your hand; there shall not a man of them stand before you.

9 Joshua therefore came to 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 goes up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and to Makkedah.

11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven on them to Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

12 Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand you still on Gibeon; and you, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves on their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the middle of heaven, and hurried not to go down about a whole day.

14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD listened to the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.

15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to 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 on the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

19 And stay you not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.

20 And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.

21 And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.

22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me out of the cave.

23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings to him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet on the necks of them.

25 And Joshua said to them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom you fight.

26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging on the trees until the evening.

27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave' mouth, which remain until this very day.

28 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did to the king of Jericho.

29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah:

30 And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did to the king thereof as he did to the king of Jericho.

31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

32 And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

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 to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:

35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it:

37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.

38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

40 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

41 And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even to Gibeon.

42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.