Joshua 10 Parallel Bible

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1	And it will be lord Zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua took Ai and exterminated it; as he did to Jericho and to her king, so he did to Ai and her king; and that the inhabitants of Gibeon made peace with Israel, and they will be in the midst of them.	As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction, 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,	Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies.
2	And they will fear greatly, for a great city was Gibeon, as one of the cities of the kingdom, and that it was great above Ai, and all her men mighty.	he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were warriors.	He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were good fighters.
3	And lord Zedek, king of Jerusalem, will send to Hoham, king of Hebron, and to Piram, king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, king of Eglon, saying,	So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,	So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon.
4	Come up to me and help me, and we will smite Gibeon, because she made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel.	“Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon. For it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel.”	“Come up and help me attack Gibeon,” he said, “because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
5	And the five kings of the Amorites will be gathered together and will come up: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, they and all their camps, and they will encamp against Gibeon, and they will war against her.	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.	Then the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.
6	And the men of Gibeon will send to Joshua to the camp of Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hands from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites inhabiting the mountain gathered themselves together against us.	And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not relax your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered against us.”	The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
7	And Joshua will come up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty of strength.	So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.	So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men.
8	And Jehovah will say to Joshua, Thou shalt not be afraid of them, for into thy hands I gave them; a man of them shall not stand before thee.	And the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. Not a man of them shall stand before you.”	The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you.”
9	And Joshua will come to them suddenly, all night he went up from Gilgal.	So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal.	After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.
10	And Jehovah will discomfit them before Israel, and will strike them a great blow in Gibeon, and will pursue them the way of the ascent of the house of Horon, and he will strike them even to Azekah and even to Makkedah.	And the LORD threw them into a panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.	The LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, so Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely at Gibeon. Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon and cut them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
11	And it will be in their fleeing from before Israel, they in the descent of the house of Horon, and Jehovah cast down upon them great stones from the heavens, even to Azekah; and more will die who died by the stones of hail than whom the sons of Israel slew with the sword.	And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-horon, the LORD threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword.	As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the LORD hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.
12	Then will Joshua speak to Jehovah in the day Jehovah will give the Amorite before the sons of Israel, and he will say before the eyes of Israel, Sun in Gibeon, be thou silent, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.	At that time Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”	On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
13	And the sun will be silent, and the moon stood, till the people will be avenged upon its enemies. Is it not written upon the book of the upright? and the sun will stand in the half of the heavens, and it hasted not to go down for a whole day.	And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day.	So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.
14	And there was not as that day, before it and after it, that Jehovah heard to the voice of a man: for Jehovah fought for Israel.	There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD heeded the voice of a man, for the LORD fought for Israel.	There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a human being. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel!
15	And Joshua turned back, and all Israel with him, to the camp of Gilgal.	So Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.	Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
16	And these five kings will flee and will hide in a cave in Makkedah.	These five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.	Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
17	And it will be announced to Joshua, saying, The five kings were found hid in a cave in Makkedah.	And it was told to Joshua, “The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”	When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah,
18	And Joshua will say, Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men over it to watch them.	And Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave and set men by it to guard them,	he said, “Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it.
19	And ye shall not stand; pursue after your enemies; cut off the rear of them; ye shall not give them to come in to their cities, for Jehovah your God gave them into your hand.	but do not stay there yourselves. Pursue your enemies; attack their rear guard. Do not let them enter their cities, for the LORD your God has given them into your hand.”	But don’t stop; pursue your enemies! Attack them from the rear and don’t let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has given them into your hand.”
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.	When Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished striking them with a great blow until they were wiped out, and when the remnant that remained of them had entered into the fortified cities,	So Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely, but a few survivors managed to reach their 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.	then all the people returned safe to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. Not a man moved his tongue against any of the people of Israel.	The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.
22	And Joshua will say, Open the mouth of the cave and bring forth to me these five kings out of the cave.	Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me from the cave.”	Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
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.	And they did so, and brought those five kings out to him from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.	So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and 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.	And when they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come near; put your feet on the necks of these kings.” Then they came near and put their feet on their necks.	When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet on 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.	And Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. For thus the LORD will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”	Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.”
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.	And afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening.	Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until 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.	But at the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they set large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.	At sunset Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this 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.	As for Makkedah, Joshua captured it on that day and struck it, and its king, with the edge of the sword. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho.	That day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its king to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivors. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done 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.	Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.	Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it.
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.	And the LORD gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.	The LORD also gave that city and its king into Israel’s hand. The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there. And he did to its king as he had done 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.	Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish and laid siege to it and fought against it.	Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish; he took up positions against it and attacked 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.	And the LORD gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah.	The LORD gave Lachish into Israel’s hands, and Joshua took it on the second day. The city and everyone in it he put to the sword, just as he had done 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.	Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish. And Joshua struck him and his people, until he left none remaining.	Meanwhile, Horam king of Gezer had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army—until no survivors were left.
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:	Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon. And they laid siege to it and fought against it.	Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Lachish to Eglon; they took up positions against it and attacked 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.	And they captured it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. And he devoted every person in it to destruction that day, as he had done to Lachish.	They captured it that same day and put it to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it, just as they had done to Lachish.
36	And Joshua will go up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon to Hebron; and they will war against it:	Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron. And they fought against it	Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked 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.	and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it. He left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon, and devoted it to destruction and every person in it.	They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it.
38	And Joshua will turn back, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and he will war against it.	Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it	Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir.
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.	and he captured it with its king and all its towns. And they struck them with the edge of the sword and devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. Just as he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and to its king.	They took the city, its king and its villages, and put them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.
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.	So Joshua struck the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining, but devoted to destruction all that breathed, just as the LORD God of Israel commanded.	So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
41	And Joshua will smite from Kadesh-Barnea and even to Gaza, and all the land of Goshen and even to Gibeon.	And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, as far as Gibeon.	Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the whole region of Goshen to Gibeon.
42	And all these kings and their land Joshua took, one time; for Jehovah the God of Israel fought for Israel.	And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.	All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
43	And Joshua will turn back and all Israel with him to the camp of Gilgal.	Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.	Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
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