BRAGADAYJAH 656

BRAGADAYJAH 656

After Elgon Joshua turned his attention to Hebron and fought against it. And he took Hebron and smote it with the edge of the sword, its king, and all the cities thereof, and all the people thereof allowing none to escape as he had done unto Eglon. And Joshua returned from Eglon, he and all the company of Israel, and turned his attack on Debir and fought against it. And he took Debir and its king and all the cities and all the people thereof and did to Debir as he had done unto Eglon and Hebron. So Joshua smote all the countries of the Hill  and the south and of the valley and of the springs and of all their kings he left none remaining but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.  So Joshua gained complete victory over all his enemies from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza and all the country of Goshen unto Gibeon; and all their kings were destroyed and their lands taken in one single campaign as the Lord had promised, because the Lord was with Israel; and then Joshua returned to Gilgal which was his base.

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BRAGADAYJAH 655

BRAGADAYJAH 655

And after dealing thus with the five kings, Joshua took Makkedah and smote it with the edge of the sword, including the king and all its inhabitants, allowing none to escape and dealt with the king as he did with the king of Jericho. And he went from Makkedah together with his company of soldiers and fought against Libnah unto Lachish and surrounded and fought against it. And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hands of the Israelites which took it on the second day, and smote with the edge of the sword all the inhabitants thereof as they had done to Libnah.  Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish and Joshua smote him and his people until none were left. And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon and all Israel with him and they encamped against it and fought against it. And they took it on that day and smote it with the edge of the sword; and all the souls that were therein were utterly destroyed that day as he had done to the other cities.

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BRAGADAYJAH 654

BRAGADAYJAH 654

Then Joshua ordered that the caves be opened up and the five kings brought to him, and they did so and brought all the five kings, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish and the king of Eglon. And it came to that when they were brought out Joshua called all the men of Israel and told the captains of the men of war, to put their feet upon the necks of the five kings.  “Don’t be afraid or be dismayed he encouraged them for thus shall the Lord deal with all your enemies.” and Joshua smote them and slew them and hanged them on five trees. And at the going down of the sun, Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and dumped into the cave from which they were taken and the entrance of the cave sealed with stones.

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BRAGADAYJAH 653

BRAGADAYJAH 653

And on that day when the Lord delivered the Amorites to Joshua in battle, Joshua said in the hearing of all Israel, “Sun stand thou still, upon Gibeon and you Moon in the valley of Ajalon.” And the sun stood still and the Moon stayed until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies, as is recorded; so the sun stood still and hurried not to go down for a whole day. And there was no day like that before or since that the Lord listened to the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel.  And Joshua and all Israel returned to their camp at Gilgal.  But the five kings fled and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.  And it was told Joshua the whereabouts of their hiding place. And Joshua ordered that large stones be rolled at the mouth of the cave and also ordered that men be placed at the mouth of the cave to guard it. And while the five kings were thus locked in the cave Joshua gave orders for the continued slaughter of all the Amorites and when this was accomplished they returned to the camp at Makkedah.

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BRAGADAYJAH 652

BRAGADAYJAH 652

After they were surrounded, the men of Gibeon sent messengers to Joshua at Gilgal urging him to come as quickly as he could to their aid to save them because all the kings of the Amorites that dwelt in the mountains had gathered themselves against them.  So Joshua ascended from Gilgal with all his mighty men of war. And the Lord said to Joshua, fear them not; for I have delivered them into your hands, and there shall not be a man of them that shall stand before you.”  So Joshua came unto them suddenly, having marched on them from Gilgal at night.  And the Lord discomforted the enemy before Israel, and they slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon and chased them along the way that goes to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah and unto Makkedah.  And it came to pass that as they fled before Israel and were going down to Bethhoron, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah and they died. And there were more who died from hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

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BRAGADAYJAH 651

BRAGADAYJAH 651

Then it came to pass that when Adonizedek King of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had vanquished Ai, and had utterly destroyed it as he had done with Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai, and her king, and how he had made peace with the Gibeonites who had made peace with Israel and was indeed living among them, that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty . Therefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Hiram, king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon saying, “Come up unto me and help me that we may smite Gibeon because he has made a pact with Joshua and with the children of Israel. Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the kings 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 hosts and encamped before Gibeon and made war against it.  

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BRAGADAYJAH 650

BRAGADAYJAH 650

Then the Princes of Egypt in reply to the people that they spare not the Gibeonites said that they would be put to cutting wood and fetching water for all the congregation.  And Joshua called unto them and asked them why they had lied to him saying they were from a far country when in fact they were of the country nigh unto them. And he told them you are cursed and henceforth none of you will be freed. In deed you shall be bondsmen all the rest of your lives, to gather wood and carry water in the house of my God. But they answered Joshua and said, “ Because it was told unto us how your God had commanded Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, we were much afraid for our lives and that is why we tried to deceive you as we have done. So now they pleaded we are in your hands deal with us as you see fit. And hearing their explanation Joshua delivered them out of the hands of the children of Israel so that they did not slay them. And decreed that they be made hewers of wood and drawers of water from that day onwards.

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