1Now it came to pass , when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai , and had utterly destroyed it ( as he had done to Jericho and her king , so he had done to Ai and her king ), and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel , and were among them ; 2that 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 . 3Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron , and unto Piram king of Jarmuth , and unto Japhia king of Lachish , and unto Debir king of Eglon , saying, 4Come up unto me , and help me , and let us smite Gibeon ; for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel . 5Therefore 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 themselves together , and went up , they and all their hosts , and encamped against Gibeon , and made war against it . 6And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal , saying, Slack 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 together against us . 7So Joshua went up from Gilgal , he , and all the people of war with him , and all the mighty men of valor . 8And Jehovah said unto Joshua , Fear them not : for I have delivered them into thy hands ; there shall not a man of them stand before thee . 9Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly ; for he went up from Gilgal all the night . 10And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel , and he slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon , and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon , and smote them to Azekah , and unto Makkedah . 11And it came to pass , as they fled from before Israel , while they were at the descent of Beth-horon , that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah , and they died : they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword . 12Then spake Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel ; and he said in the sight of Israel , Sun , stand thou still upon Gibeon ; And thou , Moon , in the valley of Aijalon. 13And the sun stood still , and the moon stayed , Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar ? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven , and hasted not to go down about a whole day . 14And there was no day like that before it or after it , that Jehovah hearkened unto the voice of a man : for Jehovah fought for Israel . 15And Joshua returned , and all Israel with him , unto the camp to Gilgal .
The Defeat of the Five Kings
16And these five kings fled , and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah . 17And it was told Joshua , saying, The five kings are found , hidden in the cave at Makkedah . 18And Joshua said , Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave , and set men by it to keep them : 19but stay not ye ; pursue after your enemies , and smite the hindmost of them ; suffer them not to enter into their cities : for Jehovah your God hath delivered them into your hand . 20And 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 , and the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified cities , 21that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace : none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel . 22Then said Joshua , Open the mouth of the cave , and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave . 23And 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 , the king of Eglon . 24And it came to pass , when they brought forth those kings unto Joshua , that Joshua called for all the men of Israel , and said unto the chiefs of the men of war that 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 . 25And Joshua said unto them , Fear not , nor be dismayed ; be strong and of good courage : for thus shall Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom ye fight . 26And afterward Joshua smote them , and put them to death , and hanged them on five trees : and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening . 27And 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 hidden themselves , and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave , unto this very day .
Conquest of Southern Canaan
28And Joshua took Makkedah on that day , 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 left none remaining ; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done unto the king of Jericho . 29And Joshua passed from Makkedah , and all Israel with him , unto Libnah , and fought against Libnah : 30and Jehovah 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 left none remaining in it ; and he did unto the king thereof as he had done unto the king of Jericho . 31And Joshua passed from Libnah , and all Israel with him , unto Lachish , and encamped against it , and fought against it : 32and Jehovah delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel ; and he 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 . 33Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish ; and Joshua smote him and his people , until he had left him none remaining . 34And Joshua passed from Lachish , and all Israel with him , unto Eglon ; and they encamped against it , and fought against it ; 35and 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 that day , according to all that he had done to Lachish . 36And Joshua went up from Eglon , and all Israel with him , unto Hebron ; and they fought against it : 37and 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 left none remaining , according to all that he had done to Eglon ; but he utterly destroyed it , and all the souls that were therein. 38And Joshua returned , and all Israel with him , to Debir , and fought against it : 39and 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 left none remaining : as he had done to Hebron , so he did to Debir , and to the king thereof ; as he had done also to Libnah , and to the king thereof . 40So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South , and the lowland , and the slopes, and all their kings : he left none remaining , but he utterly destroyed all that breathed , as Jehovah , the God of Israel , commanded . 41And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza , and all the country of Goshen , even unto Gibeon . 42And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time , because Jehovah , the God of Israel , fought for Israel . 43And Joshua returned , and all Israel with him , unto the camp to Gilgal .