5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of
their provision was dry andmouldy.
6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men 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?
8 And they said unto Joshua, We arethy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who areye? 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 werebeyond Jordan, to Sihon king
of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which wasat 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 areyour servants:
therefore now make ye a league with us.
12 This our bread we took hot forour 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, werenew; and, behold, they be rent: and these
our 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 counselat the mouth of the LORD.
15 And Joshua made 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 weretheir neighbours, and thatthey dwelt among them.
17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their
cities wereGibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had
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, lest wrath be upon us, because of the
oath which we sware unto them.
21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers
of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us,
saying, We arevery far from you; when ye dwell among us?
23 Now therefore ye arecursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and
hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that
the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the
inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of
you, and have done this thing.
25 And now, behold, we arein 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,
1 Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek 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 wasa great city, as one of the royal cities, and
because it wasgreater than Ai, and all the men thereof weremighty.
3 Wherefore Adonizedek 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, that we may 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 before 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 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 valour.
8 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there
shall not a man of them stand before thee.
9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, andwent 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 to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah,
and unto Makkedah.
11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, andwere in the going down to
Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they
died: they weremore which died with hailstones than theywhom the children of Israel slew
with the sword.
12 Then spake 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 thou still upon Gibeon; and
thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon
their enemies. Isnot 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, butpursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them
not to enter into their cities: for the LORD 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, that the rest whichremained 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 unto me out of
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, andthe king of Eglon.
24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for
all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which 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 the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, 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, thatJoshua 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's mouth, which remainuntil 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 weretherein; he let none remain: and
he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto 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 weretherein; he let none remain in it; but did
unto the king thereof as he did 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 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 weretherein, 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 unto 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
weretherein 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 weretherein; he left none remaining, according to all that
he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that weretherein.
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 weretherein; 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 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 the LORD God of
