english Bible Presentation Sharing - Joshua Book, chapter 10, verse All in Nlv Version

Joshua 10 : 1 (NLV)

Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and had destroyed it. Joshua had done the same thing to Ai and its king that he had done to Jericho and its king. Adoni-zedek heard that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them.

Joshua 10 : 2 (NLV)

He was very much afraid. Because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the cities of a king. It was larger than Ai. All its men were strong.

Joshua 10 : 3 (NLV)

So Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon. He said to them,

Joshua 10 : 4 (NLV)

"Come and help me. Let us go fight against Gibeon. For it has made peace with Joshua and the people of Israel."

Joshua 10 : 5 (NLV)

So the five kings of the Amorites, the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon, gathered together with all their armies. And they went and set up their tents by Gibeon, to fight against it.

Joshua 10 : 6 (NLV)

Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the tents at Gilgal, saying, "Do not leave your servants alone. Hurry and help us. For all the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country have gathered against us."

Joshua 10 : 7 (NLV)

So Joshua went up from Gilgal. He took with him all the men of war and all the strong soldiers.

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The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them. For I have given them into your hands. Not one of them will stand in front of you."

Joshua 10 : 9 (NLV)

So Joshua came upon them by surprise by traveling all night from Gilgal.

Joshua 10 : 10 (NLV)

The Lord brought trouble upon the Amorites in front of Israel. He killed many of them at Gibeon, and went after them on the way up to Beth-horon. He killed them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

Joshua 10 : 11 (NLV)

They ran from Israel. And while they ran from Beth-horon, the Lord made large hail-stones fall from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. More died from the hail-stones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword.

Joshua 10 : 12 (NLV)

Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord made the Amorites lose the war against the sons of Israel. He said, in the eyes of Israel, "O sun, stand still at Gibeon. O moon, stand still in the valley of Aijalon."

Joshua 10 : 13 (NLV)

So the sun stood still and the moon stopped, until the nation punished those who fought against them. Is it not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the center of the sky. It did not hurry to go down for about a whole day.

Joshua 10 : 14 (NLV)

There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord listened to the voice of a man. For the Lord fought for Israel.

Joshua 10 : 15 (NLV)

Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the tents at Gilgal.

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Now these five kings had run away and hidden themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

Joshua 10 : 17 (NLV)

Joshua was told, "The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah."

Joshua 10 : 18 (NLV)

And Joshua said, "Roll large stones against the opening of the cave. Then put men there to watch over them.

Joshua 10 : 19 (NLV)

But do not stay there yourselves. Go after those who hate you. Follow after them and fight. Do not let them go into their cities. For the Lord your God has given them into your hand."

Joshua 10 : 20 (NLV)

Joshua and the sons of Israel finished killing many of them, until they were destroyed. Those who were left alive went into their strong cities.

Joshua 10 : 21 (NLV)

Then all the people returned to Joshua at the tents at Makkedah in peace. No one said a word against any of the people of Israel.

Joshua 10 : 22 (NLV)

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

Joshua 10 : 23 (NLV)

The five kings were brought to him from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon.

Joshua 10 : 24 (NLV)

When they brought those kings out to Joshua, he called for all the men of Israel. He said to the leaders of the men of war who had gone with him, "Come near. Put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came and put their feet on their necks.

Joshua 10 : 25 (NLV)

Then Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid or troubled. Be strong and have strength of heart. For the Lord will do this to all who hate you and fight against you."

Joshua 10 : 26 (NLV)

After this Joshua killed the kings. He hanged them on five trees, and they hung on the trees until evening.

Joshua 10 : 27 (NLV)

When the sun went down, Joshua had them taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave where they had hidden. Large stones were put over the opening of the cave. And they are there to this day.

Joshua 10 : 28 (NLV)

Joshua took Makkedah on that day. He destroyed it and its king with the sword. He destroyed all of it and every person in it. No one was left alive. He did the same to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Joshua 10 : 29 (NLV)

Then Joshua and all Israel went from Makkedah to fight against Libnah.

Joshua 10 : 30 (NLV)

The Lord gave it and its king into the hands of Israel also. Joshua destroyed it and every person in it with the sword. He left no one alive. So he did the same to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Joshua 10 : 31 (NLV)

Joshua and all Israel went from Libnah to Lachish. They stayed beside it and fought against it.

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And the Lord gave Lachish into the hands of Israel. Joshua took it on the second day. He destroyed it and every person in it with the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.

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Horam king of Gezer came to help Lachish. But Joshua won the battle against him and his people. He left no one alive.

Joshua 10 : 34 (NLV)

Joshua and all Israel went from Lachish to Eglon. They stayed beside it and fought against it.

Joshua 10 : 35 (NLV)

And they took it on that day and destroyed it with the sword. He destroyed every person who was in it that day, just as he had done to Lachish.

Joshua 10 : 36 (NLV)

Joshua and all Israel went from Eglon to Hebron. And they fought against it.

Joshua 10 : 37 (NLV)

They took it and destroyed it. They destroyed its king, all its cities and all who were in it with the sword. He left no one alive, just as he had done to Eglon. He destroyed all of it and every person in it.

Joshua 10 : 38 (NLV)

Then Joshua and all Israel returned to Debir. And they fought against it.

Joshua 10 : 39 (NLV)

He took it, its king and all its cities. He destroyed them with the sword. Every person in it was destroyed. No one was left alive. He did the same to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and Libnah and their kings.

Joshua 10 : 40 (NLV)

So Joshua won the war against the whole land, the hill country, the Negev, the valleys, the hill-sides, and all their kings. He left no one alive. He destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had told him.

Joshua 10 : 41 (NLV)

Joshua killed them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza. He killed them in all the country of Goshen as far as Gibeon.

Joshua 10 : 42 (NLV)

Joshua took all these kings and their lands at the same time. Because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Joshua 10 : 43 (NLV)

Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the tents at Gilgal.