When Adonizedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all it's men were mighty.

Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, come up to me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel.

Then 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 their forces, and went up with all their armies and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it.

The men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, do not relax your hand from your servant, 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.

Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. The Lord said to Joshua, do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. There shall not a man of them stand before you.

Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal. The Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them by the way of the ascent of Bethhoron, and smote them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

As they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-Horton, the lord threw down great stones from heaven upon them as far as Azekah, and they died, there were more who died because of the hailstones than the men of Israel killed with the sword.

Joshua spoke to the lord in the day when the lord gave the Amorites over to the men of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, sun, stand thou still at Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Aijalon.
The sun stood still, and the moon stayed until the nation took vengeance on its enemies.

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