Joshua 10:20-43

JuliaSmith(i) 20 And it will be when Joshua finished, and the sons of Israel, smiting them an exceeding great blow till he finished them, and they escaping, escaped from them and they will go to the fortified cities. 21 And all the people will turn back to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: and none sharpened his tongue against a man to the sons of Israel. 22 And Joshua will say, Open the mouth of the cave and bring forth to me these five kings out of the cave. 23 And they will do so, and will bring forth to him these 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 will be when they brought these kings forth to Joshua, and Joshua will call to every man of Israel, and will say to the leaders of the men of war having gone with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they will come near and put their feet upon their necks. 25 And Joshua will say to them, Ye shall not fear and ye shall not be dismayed; be strong and be active, for thus will Jehovah do to all your enemies whom ye war against them. 26 And Joshua will smite them after this, and will kill them, and hang them upon five trees: and they will be hanging upon the trees till evening. 27 And it will be at the time of the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they will take them down from the trees and cast them into the cave where they were hid there; and they will put great stones upon the mouth of the cave till this self-same day. 28 And Joshua took Makkedah in that day, and he will smite her with the mouth of the sword; and her king he exterminated, them, and every soul which was in her; none was left escaping: and he will do to the king of Makkedah as he did to the king of Jericho. 29 And Joshua will pass by and all Israel with him from Makkedah to Libnah, and will fight with Libnah. 30 And Jehovah will also give it into the hand of Israel, and her king: and he will smite it with the mouth of the sword and every soul which is in it; none was left in it escaping; and he will do to her king as he did to the king of Jericho. 31 And Joshua will pass over, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and he will encamp against it, and he will fight against it 32 And Jehovah will give Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he will take it in the second day, and smite it with the mouth of the sword, and every soul which is in it, according to all which he did to Libnah. 33 Then Horam, king of Gezer, came up to help Lachish; and Joshua will smite him and his people till none was left to him escaping. 34 And Joshua will pass over, and all Israel with him, from Lachish to Eglon: and they will encamp against it and they will war against it: 35 And they will take it in that day, and they will smite it with the mouth of the sword, and every soul which is in it in that day he exterminated according to all which he did to Lachish. 36 And Joshua will go up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon to Hebron; and they will war against it: 37 And they will take it and smite it with the mouth of the sword, and its king and all its cities and every soul which is in it; none was left escaping, according to all which he did to Eglon; and he will exterminate it, and every soul which is in it 38 And Joshua will turn back, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and he will war against it 39 And he will take it and its king, and all its cities, and they will smite them with the mouth of the sword, and exterminate every soul which is in it; none was left escaping: as he did to Hebron so he did to Debir and to her king, and as he did to Libnah and her king. 40 And Joshua will smite all the land of the mountain, and the south, and the valley and the ravines, and all their kings: and none was left escaping, and all breathing was exterminated, as Jehovah the God of Israel commanded. 41 And Joshua will smite from Kadesh-Barnea and even to Gaza, and all the land of Goshen and even to Gibeon. 42 And all these kings and their land Joshua took, one time; for Jehovah the God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 And Joshua will turn back and all Israel with him to the camp of Gilgal.