1 And it came to pass when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it, that he had done to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them,
2 that they feared greatly; for Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
3 And Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piream 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 And the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, {and} the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their armies, and they encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, saying, Withdraw 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 against us.
7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, even all the valiant men.
8 And Jehovah said to Joshua, Fear them not; for into thy hand have I given them: not a man of them shall stand before thee.
9 And Joshua came upon them suddenly; he went up from Gilgal all night.
10 And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and smote them {with} a great slaughter at Gibeon; and he chased them on the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them up to Azekah and Makkedah.
11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, -they were at the descent of Beth-horon, -that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them up to Azekah, and they died. They were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel had slain with the sword.
12 Then spoke Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah gave up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand still upon Gibeon; And thou, moon, in the valley of Ajalon!
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon remained where it was, until the nation had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? And the sun remained standing in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a full day.
14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that Jehovah hearkened to the voice of a man; for Jehovah fought for Israel.
15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to 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 have been found, hid in the cave at Makkedah.
18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones before the mouth of the cave, and set men before it to keep them.
19 And ye, stay not, pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities; for Jehovah your God has given them into your hand.
20 And it came to pass when Joshua and the children of Israel had ended smiting them with a very great slaughter, until they were consumed, that the remnant which remained of them entered into fortified cities;
21 and all the people returned to the camp to Joshua, at Makkedah, in peace; none moved his tongue against the children of Israel.
22 And Joshua said, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth to me those five kings out of the cave.
23 And they did so, and brought forth to him those five kings 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 had brought forth those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called to all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, Come forward, put your feet on the necks of these kings. And they came forward and put their feet on their necks.
25 And Joshua said to them, Fear not, neither be dismayed; be strong and courageous, for thus will Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
26 And afterwards 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 where they had been hid, and laid great stones before the cave's mouth, {which remain} to this very day.
28 And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, him and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed; he let none remain; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
29 And Joshua passed, and all Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
30 And Jehovah gave 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: and he did to the king thereof as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 And Joshua passed, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
32 And Jehovah gave Lachish into the hand of Israel; and they 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, and all Israel with him, passed from Lachish to 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 on that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 And Joshua went up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon 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 let none remain, according to all that he had done to Eglon; and 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 let none remain: as he had done to Hebron, and as he had done to Libnah, and to the king thereof, so he did to Debir and to the king thereof.
40 And Joshua smote the whole country, the mountain, and the south, and the lowland, and the hill-slopes, and all their kings: he let none remain, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded.
41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even to Gazah, and all the country of Goshen, even to Gibeon;
42 and all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time; for Jehovah the God of Israel fought for Israel.
43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp, to Gilgal.
1 Tendo Adoni-Zedeque, rei de Jerusalém, ouvido que Josué tomara a Ai, e a destruíra totalmente (fazendo a Jericó e ao seu rei o que fizera a Ai e ao seu rei); e que os habitantes de Gibeom haviam feito paz com Israel, e estavam no meio deles;
2 teve muito medo, porque Gibeom era uma cidade grande, como uma das cidades reais, e porque era maior do que Ai, e todos os seus homens eram valorosos.
3 Pelo que Adoni-Zedeque, rei de Jerusalém, enviou mensageiros a Horão, rei de Hebrom, a Pirão, rei de Jarmute, a Jafia, rei de Laquis e a Debir rei de Eglom, para lhes dizer:
4 Subi a mim, e ajudai-me; firamos a Gibeom, porque fez paz com Josué e com os filhos de Israel.
5 Ajuntaram-se e subiram os 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 hostes, e acamparam-se contra Gibeom e pelejaram contra ela.
6 Mandaram os homens de Gibeom dizer a Josué no acampamento em Gilgal: Não retires dos teus servos a mão. Sobe a nós depressa, e livra-nos e ajuda-nos, porque se ajuntaram contra nós todos os reis dos amorreus que habitam na região montanhosa.
7 Então Josué, com toda a gente de guerra e todos os ilustres em valor, subiu de Gilgal.
8 Jeová disse a Josué: Não os temas, porque nas tuas mãos os entreguei; nenhum deles te poderá resistir.
9 Josué deu de repente sobre eles; porque durante a noite subiu de Gilgal.
10 Jeová pô-los em desordem diante de Israel, que os feriu com grande matança em Gibeom, e os foi perseguindo pelo caminho da subida de Bete-Horom, e deu neles até Azeca, e até Maquedá.
11 Quando iam fugindo de diante de Israel, e estavam na descida de Bete-Horom, fez Jeová cair do céu grandes pedras em cima deles até Azeca, e morreram. Foram mais os que morreram pela chuva de pedra do que os que os filhos de Israel mataram à espada.
12 Falou Josué a Jeová no dia em que Jeová entregou os amorreus nas mãos dos filhos de Israel; e disse na presença de Israel: Sol, detém-te em Gibeom, E tu, Lua, no vale de Aijalom.
13 Deteve-se o sol, e parou a lua, Até que o povo se vingou dos seus inimigos. Não está isto escrito no livro de Jasar? O sol se deteve no meio do céu, e não se apressou a pôr-se quase um dia inteiro.
14 Nem antes nem depois houve dia semelhante a esse, atendendo Jeová à voz dum homem; porque pelejava por Israel.
15 Voltou Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, ao acampamento em Gilgal.
16 Aqueles cinco reis, tendo fugido, esconderam-se na cova de Maquedá.
17 Foi anunciado a Josué nestas palavras: Os cinco reis já se acharam, estavam escondidos na cova de Maquedá.
18 Disse Josué: Arrastai grandes pedras para a boca da cova, e junto a ela ponde homens que os guardem;
19 porém vós não vos detenhais. Persegui os vossos inimigos, e matai os que vão ficando atrás; não os deixeis entrar nas suas cidades, porque Jeová vosso Deus vos entregou nas mãos.
20 Tendo Josué e os filhos de Israel acabado de os ferir com mui grande matança, até serem eles exterminados, e tendo os restantes que deles ficaram entrado nas cidades fortificadas,
21 voltou todo o povo em paz ao arraial, a Josué, em Maquedá. Não havia quem movesse a sua língua contra algum dos filhos de Israel.
22 Disse Josué: Abri a boca da cova, e trazei-me aqueles cinco reis para fora.
23 Assim fizeram, e trouxeram-lhe aqueles cinco reis: o rei de Jerusalém, o rei de Hebrom, o rei de Jarmute, o rei de Laquis e o rei de Eglom.
24 Sendo esses reis trazidos a Josué, chamou ele todos os homens de Israel, e disse aos comandantes dos homens de guerra que iam com ele: Aproximai-vos, e ponde os pés sobre os pescoços destes reis. Eles se aproximaram e puseram os pés sobre os pescoços deles.
25 Então lhes disse Josué: Não temais, nem vos atemorizeis; sede corajosos e fortes, porque assim fará Jeová a todos os vossos inimigos, contra quem estais pelejando.
26 Depois Josué os feriu, lhes tirou a vida e os enforcou em cinco madeiros; e ficaram pendurados até a tarde.
27 Ao pôr-do-sol, deu ordem Josué: desceram-nos dos madeiros, lançaram-nos na cova em que se haviam escondido, e puseram na boca da mesma grandes pedras que ali se conservam até o dia de hoje.
28 Nesse dia tomou Josué a Maquedá, ferindo-a à espada, bem como ao seu rei; totalmente os destruiu juntamente com todos os que nela estavam, sem deixar ali nem sequer um. Fez ao rei de Maquedá, como fizera ao rei de Jericó.
29 De Maquedá passou Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, a Libna, e pelejou contra ela.
30 Jeová também a entregou, e bem assim ao seu rei, nas mãos de Israel, que a passou ao fio da espada juntamente com todos os que nela estavam, sem deixar ali nem sequer um. Fez ao rei dela, como fizera ao rei de Jericó.
31 Josué, e com ele todo o Israel, passaram de Libna a Laquis, acamparam-se contra ela, e contra ela pelejaram.
32 Jeová entregou a Laquis nas mãos de Israel, que a tomou no segundo dia, e a feriu ao fio da espada juntamente com todos os que nela estavam, conforme tudo o que fizera a Libna.
33 Horão, rei de Gezer, subiu a ajudar a Laquis; Josué feriu a ele e a todo o seu povo até não lhe deixar nem sequer um.
34 De Laquis passou Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, a Eglom. Acamparam-se contra ela, e contra ela pelejaram.
35 Nesse dia a tomaram, e a feriram ao fio da espada; totalmente destruiu nesse dia todas as almas que nela estavam, conforme tudo o que fizera a Laquis.
36 De Eglom subiu Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, a Hebrom; e pelejaram contra ela.
37 Tomaram-na e ao fio da espada feriram-na a ela, e ao seu rei, e a todas as suas cidades, e a todas as almas que nela estavam. Não deixou nela nem sequer um, conforme tudo o que fizera a Eglom; mas totalmente a destruiu a ela, e a todas as almas que nela estavam.
38 Voltou Josué, e todo o Israel com ele, a Debir, e pelejou contra ela.
39 Tomou-a a ela, e ao seu rei e a todas as suas cidades; e feriu-os ao fio da espada, e totalmente destruiu a todas as almas que nela estavam. Não deixou nem sequer um; como fizera a Hebrom, assim fez a Debir e ao seu rei; como também fizera a Libna e ao seu rei.
40 Josué feriu a toda a terra, a região montanhosa, e o Neguebe, e a Sefelá, e Azedote, e a todos os seus reis. Não deixou nem sequer um; mas destruiu por completo tudo o que tinha fôlego, como Jeová, Deus de Israel, ordenou.
41 Josué feriu-os desde Cades-Barnéia até Gaza, como também toda à terra de Gósen, até Gibeom.
42 Duma vez tomou Josué todos estes reis e a sua terra, porque Jeová, Deus de Israel, pelejou por Israel.
43 Então voltou Josué com todo o Israel ao acampamento em Gilgal.