# Joshua 10

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/joshua/10

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. It happened when Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction, as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them.
2. They were greatly afraid because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the kingdom's cities, and because it was greater than Ai, with all its men being mighty.
3. Adoni-Zedek 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 so we can strike Gibeon, because it has made peace with Joshua and the children of Israel.
5. 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 and advanced with all their armies, encamped against Gibeon, and fought it.
6. The men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, "Do not withhold your hand from your servants; come up to us quickly, save us, and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites dwelling in the hill country have gathered against us."
7. Joshua went up from Gilgal—he and all the fighting men with him, and all the mighty warriors.
8. Yahweh said to Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hand; no man of them will stand before you."
9. Joshua came upon them suddenly, having gone up from Gilgal all night.
10. Yahweh routed them before Israel and struck them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the ascent to Beth Horon, and struck them to Azekah and Makkedah.
11. As they fled before Israel down the descent of Beth Horon, Yahweh hurled great stones from the sky onto them to Azekah, and many died—more who perished from the hailstones than those the sons of Israel killed with the sword.
12. Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh on the day Yahweh handed the Amorites over before the sons of Israel, and he said before Israel, "Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon, in the valley of Aijalon!"
13. The sun stopped, and the moon stood, until the nation avenged itself on its enemies. Is this not written in the book of Jasher? The sun stood in mid-sky, and did not hasten to go down for a whole day.
14. There was no day like that before it or after it, when Yahweh heeded a man's voice, for Yahweh fought for Israel.
15. Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
16. These five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
17. It was reported to Joshua that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.
18. Joshua said, "Roll large stones to the mouth of the cave, and station men over it to guard them."
19. But you, do not stand still; chase after your enemies and strike their rear. Do not let them enter their cities, for Yahweh your God has given them into your hand.
20. It happened, when Joshua and the sons of Israel finished striking them with a very great blow until they were completely consumed, that the remnant who remained of them entered the fortified cities.
21. All the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace. No man sharpened his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
22. Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave, and bring these five kings out to me from the cave."
23. They did so and brought those five kings out of the cave to him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
24. When they brought these kings out to Joshua, he called to all the men of Israel and said to the captains of the fighting men who went with him, "Draw near, set your feet on the necks of these kings." They drew near and set their feet on their necks.
25. Joshua said to them, "Do not fear or be terrified. Be strong and courageous, for Yahweh will do so to all your enemies whom you fight."
26. Afterward Joshua struck them, killed them, and hung them on five trees. They hung on the trees until evening.
27. It happened at the time of the sun's setting that Joshua commanded, and they brought them down from the trees and cast them into the cave in which they had hidden there, and they set great stones over the mouth of the cave until this very day.
28. On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it with the sword's edge, devoting its king and everyone in it to destruction without leaving any survivor, then treating Makkedah's king just as he had treated Jericho's king.
29. Joshua advanced from Makkedah to Libnah with all Israel and fought against Libnah.
30. Yahweh also gave it and its king into Israel's hand. He struck it with the sword's edge, every person in it, leaving no survivor. He did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31. Joshua advanced from Libnah to Lachish with all Israel, encamped against it, and fought it.
32. Yahweh gave Lachish into Israel's hand, and they captured it on the second day and struck it with the sword's edge, every person in it, just as he had done to Libnah.
33. Then Horam, king of Gezer, came up to help Lachish, and Joshua struck him and his people until he left him no survivors.
34. Joshua and all Israel with him passed from Lachish to Eglon, encamped against it, and fought against it.
35. They captured it that day and struck it with the sword's edge, utterly destroying every person in it that day, just as he had done to Lachish.
36. Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
37. They captured it and struck it with the sword—its king, all its cities, and everyone in it. He spared no survivor, as he had done to Eglon, but annihilated it and everyone in it.
38. Joshua returned to Debir with all Israel and fought against it.
39. He captured it along with its king and all its cities, struck them with the sword, and devoted every person in it to destruction, sparing no survivor—just as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, and just as he had done to Libnah and its king.
40. Joshua struck the whole land—the hill country, the South, the lowlands, and the slopes—together with all their kings. He spared no survivor but devoted every living thing to destruction, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, commanded.
41. Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and all the land of Goshen to Gibeon.
42. Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because Yahweh, God of Israel, fought for Israel.
43. Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.

## Nearby chapters

[Joshua 9](https://www.lumin.faith/read/joshua/9.md)
[Joshua 11](https://www.lumin.faith/read/joshua/11.md)

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