e Deut. 31. 2,25. d Deut. 31. 12. • Deut. 11. 29 & 27. 11-13. с children of Israel. 33 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 bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, das 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 had1commanded, that they should bless the people of Israel first of all. 34 And afterward Deut. 31. he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all A Deut. 31. the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that 2 were conversant among them. Neh. 8. 2, 3 & 13. 1. g Deut. 30. 19. See Deut. 25.2-68. 12. i ver. 33. j Deut. 1. 7. & Num. 7 ch. 3, 10 له ch. 1. 2, 1. 12. 2 Sam. 21. 1,2 1 Kin.34,5 &9.2 #ch. 6. 21. 24. ochi 20 1 And it came to pass, when yond 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, heard thereof; 2 that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. & 6. 27. whence come ye? 9 And they said 21. a Cp. ch. 18. 9 all the kings which were be- behold, they be rent: and these 3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, 4 they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wineskins, 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 pch. 5. 10. 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 9 the Hivites, Peradventure ye Ex. 22. 52. dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you? 8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from 1 Or, commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel. 2 Heb. walked. 3 Another 25-28 & Ezra 2. 25. Deut, 29. 11. c ver. 15. f ver. 6, 9. g ver. 16. i Deut. 7. 1, 2. d ver. 23, 27. came dhewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had spoken unto them. 22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? 23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you h ver. 21, 27. bondmen, both "hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. 24 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 j Ex. 15. 14. you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 25 And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. 26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. 27 And Joshua made them that day k ver. 21, 23.hewers of wood and drawers of Cp1 Chr. water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, unto this day, 'in the place which he should choose. 9.2 & Ezra 2. 43 & 8. 20 & Neh. 7.60 & 11. 3. ? Deut. 12. 5. 21, 24. n ch. 8. 22, 26-29. o ch. 9. 15. 25. Now it came to pass, IO when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had 2utterly dem See ch. 6. stroyed 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 p Deut. 11. them; 2 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. 3 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 Eglon, saying, 4 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 9 ver. 1. ch. 9. 15. 1 Heb. shall not be cut off from you. & 9.6. uch. 11. 6. Judg. 4. 14. v ch.1. 5. king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and ch. 9. 2. went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it. 6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, sch. 5. 10 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. 7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all ch. 8. 1, a the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour. 8 And the LORD said unto Joshua, "Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hands; "there shall not a man of them stand before thee. 9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night. 10" 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 to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. II 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 Cp. Ps. 18. from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with the hailstones than 21. they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. w Judg. 4. 15. 1 Sam. 7. 10, 18. 14. Isai. 28. 21. ch. 16. 3, 5 Kin.9. 17. 1 Chr. 7. 24. 2 Chr. 8. 5. & 18. 13, 14. 1 29. jeh. 8. 24. @Ex. 11. 7. Israel with him, unto the camp to 16 And these five kings fled, and d ver. 10, 23, hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah. 18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them: 19 but stay not ye; pursue after your eneCp. Dent. mies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand. 20 And 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 fenced cities, 21 that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. 22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave. 23 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 Eglon. 24 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 chiefs 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 upon the necks of them. 25 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 fight. 26 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 evening. 27 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. ch. 1.69 See Deut. Deut 3.21 7.19. Jch. 8. 29. * Deut. 21. 21.23. 1 Heb. whetted. 2 Kin. 8. 22 & 19. 8, al. 29 And Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto "Libnah, and fought against Lib-n ch. 21. 13. nah: 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. 31 And Joshua passed from Lib. nah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: 32 and the LORD 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. 33 Then Horam king of "Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. over. 3. 2 Kin. 18. 14, 17 & 19.8, al. pch. 16. 10. Judg.1. 29. 9.15-17. See I Kin. 34 And Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, unto Eglon; and they encamped against q ver. 3. it, and fought against it; 35 and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he 2utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. 36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto "Hebron; and they fought against it: 37 and 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. 38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it: 39 and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them 2 Heb. devoted. r ch. 15. 13. Judg. 1. 10. See ch. 14. 13-15. See ch. 15. 15-17 11-13. t ch. 12. 8. 16, 17. v Deut. 9. 23. with the edge of the sword, and 1utterly 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. 40 So Joshua smote all the land, the hill country, and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings; he left none remainDeut. 20. ing: "but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded. 41 And Joshua smote them from "Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the wch. 11. 16. Country of " Goshen, even unto Gibeon. 42 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. a ver. 14. y ver. 15. 4. 2, al. a ch. 10. 3. b ch. 3. 16. Deut. 1. 1. c ch. 12. 3 & 13, 27 & 19. 35. Num. 34. 11. d ch. 12. 23. e ch. 17. 11. ch. 15.63. Judg.3.3. Judg. 1. 27. 1⁄2 See Deut. 3. 8. i ver. 8. Gen. 31.49. Gen. 22.17 Judg. 7.12. & 32. 12. 2 1 And it came to pass, when 2 Cp. Judg. II Jabin king of Hazor heard thereof, that he "sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2 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 din 2 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 Mizpah. 4 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 and chariots very many. 5 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 to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt 'hough 2 Sam. 8.4. their horses, and burn their " chariots with fire. 7 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 och. 19. 28. them, and chased them unto great 1 Heb. devoted. 2 Or, Naphoth Dor mountain 6 Heb. make strong. 1 Sam. 13. 5. * Cp. ch. 10. 8. 7 ver. 9. 1 Chr. 18.4. Cp. Gen. 49. 6. m ch. 17. 16-18. Deut. 20.1. & 4.3. 0 Zidon, and unto » Misrephoth-maim, p ch. 13. 6. and unto the valley of Mizpeh 9 ver. 3. eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: hehoughed r ver. 6. their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. 8 8 4.2. 10 And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was Cp. Judg. the head of all those kingdoms. II And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was none left that breathed: tch. 10. 40. and he burnt Hazor with fire. 12 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 1 utterly destroyed them; "as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded. 13 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 the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any that breathed. 15 As the w Ex. 34. LORD commanded Moses his servant, 11, 12. * so did Moses command Joshua: z Deut. 7.2. and so did Joshua; he left no- y ch. 1. 7. thing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses. 16 So Joshua took all that land, the hill country, and all the South, and "all the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the Arabah, and the hill country of Israel, and the lowland of the same; 17 d from mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and put them to death. 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of ich. 9. 3, 7. Gibeon: they took all in battle. 20 For it was of the LORD to See Ex. 4. harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might 3 Heb. devoting. 4 Heb. he removed nothing. 5 Or, the bare 7 Heb. devote. 8 Or, might not sue for favour 11.3. Deut. 7.24. Cp. ch. 14. 7, 10. 21. 14. Num. 13. 22, 23. Deut. 1. 28. 21 And Joshua came at that time, 7 ch. 3. 13, and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel: Joshua 1utterly destroyed them with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, min Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain. 23 So Joshua took the whole a See Num. land, "according to all that the LORD spake unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land had rest from war. nẹp. 1 Sam. 17.4. 34.2-12. o See ch. 14-ch. 19 & Num. 26. 52-56. p ch. 12. 7 & 18. 10. qCp. ch. 14. 15 & 21.44 & 22. 4 r Num. 21. 13, 24. Deut. 3. See Deut. 1. L Deut. 2.32, 33 I Now these are the kings 12 of the land, whom the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land beyond Jordan toward the sunrising, from the valley of Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the Arabah eastward: 2'Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon, and "the city that is in the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even unto the " river Jabbok, the border of the children of Amch. 11. 2. mon; 3 and the Arabah" unto the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and unto the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and on the south, & 3. 6, 16. See Num. 21.21-26. Deut. 2. Gen. 32. 22. ch. 11. 23 & 18.10. i ch. 10. 40 & 11. 16. jch. 9. 1. Cp. ch. 6.2. 1 ch. 8. 29. 39. of Lebanon even unto mount Ha- 9 ch. 11. 17. lak, that goeth up to Seir; and Joshua gave it unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions; 8'in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: 9the king of Jericho, one; 'the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one; 10m the king of Jerusalem, one; m ch. 10. 23. m the king of Hebron, one; 11" the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; 12" the king of Eglon, one; "the king of Gezer, one; 13° the n ch. 10. 33. king of Debir, one; the king of Ge- och. 10. 38, der, one; 14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; 15P the pch. 10. 29. king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; 16 the king of Mak- 9 kedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one; 17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; 18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one; 19the king of sch. 11. 1. Madon, one; the king of Hazor, tch.11.1,10. one; 20' the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; 21" the king of Taanach, one; uch. 17. 11. "the king of Megiddo, one; 22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; 23" the king of Dor in 20 the height of Dor, v ch. 11. 2. one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one; 24 the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one. ch. 10. 28. rch. 8. 17. Judg. 1. 22. I Now Joshua" was old and w ch. 14. 10 7 ch. 13. 20. under the slopes of Pisgah: 4 and 13 well stricken in years; and the & 4.49. z ch. 13. 12 Deut. 3. 11, Deut. 3. 17 the border of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, "who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5 and ruled in mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 6 Moses the ech. 13. 11. servant of the LORD and the chilDeut. 3. 10. d Deut. 3. dren of Israel smote them 14. al. a eh. 9. 10. Deut. 1. 4. è Deut. 3. 8. 9. and See Num. Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. 21. 22. 24 &33-35. fch. 13.6 Num. 32. & 23. 1. LORD said unto him, Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land * to be possessed. 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the regions of the Philistines, and all the Geshurites; 3 from the "Shihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the border of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanites: the five Judg. 3. 3. lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim, 4 on the south: e Deut. 2. all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth to the Zidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the Amorites: 5 and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, с e 2 Or, Naphath-dor 3 Or, nations 4 Commonly called, the brook of Egypt. See Núm. 34. 5. 5 Or, also the Avvim: from the south, all &c. 23. d See Judg. 1.34-36. el Kin. 3. Ezek. 27.9. |