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still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
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And there was no day
like that before it or after it, that the L
ORD
hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the L
ORD
fought
for Israel.
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And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
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But these five kings
fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
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And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings
are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
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And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the
cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
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And stay ye not,
but
pursue after your enemies, and
smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the L
ORD
your God hath
delivered them into your hand.
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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
which
remained of them entered into fenced cities.
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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.
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Then
said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
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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,
and
the king of Eglon.
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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.
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And
Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall
the L
ORD
do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
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And afterward Joshua smote them, and
slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
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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 wherein they had been hid, and laid great
stones in the cave’s mouth,
which remain
until this very day.
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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 were
therein; he let none remain: and he
did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
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Then Joshua passed from
Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
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And the L
ORD
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
were
therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as
he did unto the king of Jericho.
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And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against
it, and fought against it:
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And the L
ORD
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
were
therein,
according to all that he had done to Libnah.
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Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people,
until he had left him none remaining.
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