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son of Zerah, and the silver, and the Imantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had and they brought them up unto the val25 ley of Achor. And Joshua said, Why

hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones; and 'they' burned them with fire, and stoned 26 them with stones. And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of 1Achor, unto this day.

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And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his 2 land and thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: Iset thee 3 an ambush for the city behind it. °So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valour, and sent them (4 forth by night. And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in 'ambush against the city, behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye 5 all ready and I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them; 6 and they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first; so we will 7 flee before them: and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. 8 And it shall be, when ye have 'seized upon the city, that ye shall set the city on fire; according to the word' of the LORD shall ye do: see, I have 9 commanded you. And Joshua sent them forth and they went to the ambushment, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of

1 That is, Troubling.

2 Another reading is, Ai.

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Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and mustered the people, and went up, he and the elders of 11 Israel, before the people to Ai. And all the people, even the men of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between 'him' (12 and Ai. And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west 13 side of the city. So they set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait 'that were on the west of the city; and Joshua went that night 14 into the midst of the vale. And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the Arabah'; but he wist not that there was an ambush against 15 him behind the city. And Joshua

and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the 16 way of the wilderness. And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and 17 were drawn away from the city. And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pur18 sued after Israel. And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the javelin' that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the 'javelin' that was in his hand toward the 19) city. And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and took it; and they hasted and set the 20 city on fire. And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no "power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. 21 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the

3 Or, So the people set all &c.
4 Some MSS. read, lodged that night in.

VERSION OF 1611.- 24 garment; 25 after they had; 26 So.

5 Or, Ito the place appointed 6 Heb. hands.

VIII. 2 lay; 3 against. . away; 4 wait.. (even); 6 for. . therefore; 7 Then.. seize upon; 8 taken. . commandment; 9 therefore. . lie in ambush; 10 numbered; 11 people.. them; 12 (to lie); 13 And when.. had. . valley; 14 a. . plain . . were liers in; 16 Ai; 18 spear spear.. he had. = [40]

city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and 22 slew the men of Ai. And the other 'came forth out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain 23 or escape. And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. (24 And it came to pass, when Israel

had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they pursued them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge (25 of the sword. And all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of 26) Ai. For Joshua drew not back his

hand, wherewith he stretched out the javelin', until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. 27 °Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded 28 Joshua. So Joshua burnt Ai, and

made it an 2heap for ever, even a (29) desolation, unto this day. And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide: and at the going! down 'of the sun Joshua commanded, land' they took his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and 'raised1 thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.

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Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD, the God of Israel, in mount 31 Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of unhewn! stones, upon which no man 'had' lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and 32 sacrificed peace offerings. And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote, in the presence of the children of Is* 33 rael. And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which

1 Heb. devoted.

Or, Imound! Heb. tel.

3 Heb. whole.

• See Deut. xxvii. 2-4.

bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger as the homeborn; half of them in front of mount Gerizim, and half of them 'in front of mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded, that they should bless the 34 people of Israel first of all. And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse', according to all that is written in the 35 book of the law. "There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the Jassembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

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And it came to pass, when all the kings which were beyond Jordan, in the 'hill country', and in the 'lowland', and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, 2 heard thereof; that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto 4 Jericho and to Ai, they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wineIskins', old and rent and bound up; 5 °and old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become mouldy. 6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make ye a covenant with us. 7 °And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a cove8 nant with you? And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? 9 and from whence come ye? And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, 10 and all that he did to the two kings

5 Or, which he wrote in &c.
Or, commanded at the first, that
they should bless the people of
Israel.

7 Heb. walked.

Another reading, followed by most ancient versions, is, took them provisions. See ver. 12.

VERSION OF 1611.-22 issued: 24 chased.. (when). . on .. the Israelites; 25 (so it was, that); 26 spear; 28 And..a: 29 as soon as . . was.. that.. should take. . raise.. (that remaineth): 31 whole ..over.. hath; 33 he that was born among them.. over against.. over against. . before; 34 blessings. cursings; 35 congregation.. with. -IX. 1 on this side.. hills. . valleys.. in.. coasts.. over against; 3 And; 4 bottles; 6 be.. league; 7 league. =[55]

of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was 11 at Ashtaroth. And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take 'provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: 'and' now make ye a covenant with us. (12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is 'be13) come mouldy: and these wine-skins', which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey. 14 And the men took of their 'provision',

and asked not counsel at the mouth 15 of the LORD. And Joshua made peace with them, and made a 'covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware 16 unto them. And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among 17 them. And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and 18 Beeroth, and 'Kiriath1-jearim. oAnd

the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against 19 the princes. But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD, 'the' God of Israel: now therefore we may 20 not touch them. "This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which 21 we sware unto them. And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became' hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had 'spoken 22 unto them. And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; 23) when ye dwell among us? Now therefore ye are cursed, and there 1shall Inever fail to be of you

1 Heb. shall not be cut off from you.

bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of 24 my God. And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, 25 and have done this thing. And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to 26 do unto us, do. And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that (27 they slew them not. And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

10 (1 Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek 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 2 Israel, and were 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

3 mighty. "Wherefore 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 Eg4 lon, saying, Come up unto me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. 5 °Therefore 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 6 made war against it. And 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 7 together against us. So Joshua 'went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people

2 Heb. devoted.

VERSION OF 1611.-11 Wherefore. . victuals with you.. therefore.. league; 12 (it); 13 bottles of; 14 victuals; 15 league; 16 league; 17 Kirjath; 20 we will even; 21 but let them be.. promised; 23 none..freed from being.. and; 24 of; 27 (even).· -X. 1 (had); 4 that we may; 5 before; 6 mountains; 7 ascended. [35]

10.31.

JOSHUA.

of war with him, and all the mighty 8 men of valour. And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine 'hands'; there shall not a man of Joshua 9 them stand before thee. therefore came uponꞌ them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the 10 night. And the LORD 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 11 to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were in the going down of Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

12 Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel,

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Sun, 'stand thou still upon Gibeon;
And thou, Moon, in the valley of
Aijalon.

And the sun stood still, and the
moon stayed,

Until the nation' had avenged them-
selves of their enemies.

Is not this written in the book of 21 Jashar? And the sun 'stayed' in the midst of heaven, and hasted not 14 to go down about a whole day. And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.

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And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

'And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, 'hidden' in 'the' And Joshua 18 cave at Makkedah.

said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it (19 for to keep them: but stay not 'yel; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them 20 into your hand. And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with

1 Heb. be silent.

a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, and the remnant which remained of them had entered into 21 the fenced cities, that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none 3moved his tongue against any of the children of 22 Israel. Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth' those five kings unto me out of the (23 cave. 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, the king of Eg24 lon. And 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 Ichiefs' 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 25 upon the necks of them. And Joshua

said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye 26 fight. And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death', and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the 27) evening. 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 'hidden themselves', and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, unto this very day.

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And 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 Iremaining' and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done unto the king of Jericho.

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And Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah: 30 and the LORD 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.

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Or, The Upright See 2 Sam. i. 18.

And Joshua passed from Libnah, 4 Heb. devoted.

3 Heb. whetted.

VERSION OF 1611.-8 hand; 9 unto.. and; 10 along.. that goeth up to: 11 and..to..moe; 13 people.. upon.. Jasher? So..stood still; 16 But..a; 17 hid.. a; 18 upon; 19 and..you..(but); 20 that..rest; 21 And; 22 out; 23 (and); 24 out.. captains; 26 slew; 27 been hid.. in.. cave's.. which remain until; 28 let.. remain.. did; 29 Then: 30 let.. remain..but.. did. = [48]

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So Joshua smote all the land', the Thill 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 the LORD, the God of 41 Israel, commanded. And Joshua

smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Go42 shen, even unto Gibeon. And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. 43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 11(1 And it came to pass, when Jabin

1 Heb. devoted.

king of Hazor heard 'thereof, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king 2 of Achshaph, and to the kings that were on the north, in the hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth', and in the lowland', and in the heights of Dor on the west, (3 to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the hill country, and the Hivite under Hermon in the land of 4 'Mizpah. And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses (5 and chariots very many. And all these kings met together; and they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight with' Israel. 6 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for tomorrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn (7 their chariots with fire. So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them. 8 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until 9 they left them none remaining. And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. 10) And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those 11 kingdoms. And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, 3utterly destroying them: there was none left that breathed': 12) and he burnt Hazor with fire.

°And

all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them; as Moses the servant of the 13 LORD commanded. But as for the cities that stood on their 'mounds', Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. 14 °And all the spoil of these cities, and 3 Heb. devoting.

* Or, Naphoth Dor

Version of 1611.-32 which; 39 her; 40 of the hills.. (of) . . (of) . . vale . . (of) . . springs. XI. 1 (had)..those things; 2 of.. mountains. . of.. plains. . Cinneroth.. valley.. borders; 3 (and).. (to).. mountains.. (to). . Mizpeh; 5 when.. (were). . against; 6 about; 7 (they); 8 who; 11 not any to breathe; 13 still in.. strength. = [38]

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