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 Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem 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 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of 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, and let us smite Gibeon; 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, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it.

6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua 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 hill-country are gathered together against us. 7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. 8 And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hands; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. 9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night. 10 And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and he slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

12 Then spake Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites 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 Aijalon.

13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed,

Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies.

Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed 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 Jehovah hearkened unto the voice of a man: for Jehovah fought for Israel.

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

16 And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah. 18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them: 19 but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for Jehovah your God hath 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, and the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified cities, 21 that 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 forth those five kings unto me out of the cave. 23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon. 24 And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chiefs of the men of war that went with him, Come near, put your feet 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, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage: for thus shall Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. 26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon 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 hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, unto this very day.

28 And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, 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 left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done unto the king of Jericho.

29 And Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah: 30 and Jehovah 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 left none remaining in it; and he did unto the king thereof as he had done unto the king of Jericho.

31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: 32 and Jehovah delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel; and he 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 Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, unto Eglon; 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, unto 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 he utterly destroyed it, 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 the king thereof.

40 So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, commanded. 41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. 42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. 43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

1 Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed "it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies.

2 He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were good fighters.

3 So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon.

4 "Come up and help me attack Gibeon," he said, "because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites."

5 Then the five kings of the Amorites —the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon —joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.

6 The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: "Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us."

7 So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men.

8 The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you."

9 After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.

10 The LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, so Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely at Gibeon. Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon and cut them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

11 As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the LORD hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.

12 On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon."

13 So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on "its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.

14 There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a human being. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel!

15 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

16 Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.

17 When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah,

18 he said, "Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it.

19 But don't stop; pursue your enemies! Attack them from the rear and don't let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has given them into your hand."

20 So Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely, but a few survivors managed to reach their fortified cities.

21 The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.

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

23 So they brought the five kings out of the cave —the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon.

24 When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, "Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.

25 Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight."

26 Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening.

27 At sunset Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day.

28 That day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its king to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivors. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it.

30 The LORD also gave that city and its king into Israel's hand. The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

31 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish; he took up positions against it and attacked it.

32 The LORD gave Lachish into Israel's hands, and Joshua took it on the second day. The city and everyone in it he put to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.

33 Meanwhile, Horam king of Gezer had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army —until no survivors were left.

34 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Lachish to Eglon; they took up positions against it and attacked it.

35 They captured it that same day and put it to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it, just as they had done to Lachish.

36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it.

37 They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it.

38 Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir.

39 They took the city, its king and its villages, and put them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.

40 So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.

41 Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the whole region of Goshen to Gibeon.

42 All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

43 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.