taken, and destroyed. Before ye make yourselves accursed, CHRIST 1451. i ch. 7 25. 1 Kin. 18. 17, 18. Jonah 1. 12. † Heb. holiness. k ver. 5. Heb. 11.30. † Heb. under it. 1 Deut. 7. 2. mch, 2. 14. Heb. 11, 31. nch. 2. 13. † Heb. families, over, 19. 5. JOSHUA. when ye take of the accursed thing, and 19 But all the silver, and gold, and 20 So the people shouted when the 21 And they lutterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. Achan troubleth Israel. 1451. cho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, Befores T 2000 men, or about 3000 men. 3 And they returned to Joshua, and Ai. Deut, 28. 25. 5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them || in the going down: wherefore the Or, in hearts of the people melted, and became as water. 6 And Joshua drent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face 22 But Joshua had said unto the and bring out thence the woman, 23 And the young men that were 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. eventide, he and the elders of Israel, Morad. cch. 2.9, 11. Lev. 26. 36. Ps. 22, 14. d Gen. 37. 29, 34. e 1 Sam. 4. 12. 2 Sam. 1. 2. & 13. 19. Neh. 9. 1. Job 2. 12. 7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, f wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amo- fEx. 5. 22. rites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the content, other side Jordan! 2 Kin. 3. 10. 8 O Lord, what shall I say, when 9 For the Canaanites and all the in- 25 And Joshua saved Rahab the p.See Matt. 1. hold, and all that she had; and Pshe 10 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore fliest thou thus upon thy face? gPs. 83. 4. See Ex. 32. 12. + Heb. i ver. 1. kch. 6, 17, 18, 11 i Israel hath sinned, and they 26 And Joshua adjured them at 13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, P Sanctify yourselves against to pch, 3. 5. morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. 14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which 9 the LORD taketh shall come accord-q Prov. 16.39. 2 And Joshua sent men from Jeri-ing to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take 1451. rSee 1 Sam. household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. CHRIST shall come by households; and the 1 God encourageth Joshua. 3 The strata 14, 38, 39, a ver. 11. t Gen. 34. 7. Judg. 20, 6. Or, wickedness. The stratagem for taking Ai. CHAPTER VIII. Before CHRIST 1451. gem whereby Ai was taken. 29 The king thereof is hanged. 30 Joshua buildeth an altar, 32 writeth the law on stones, 33 propoundeth blessings and cursings. 15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he haturdashed the covenant of the LORD, and because he thath wrought || folly in Israel. 16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: 17 And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Žabdi was taken: 18 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of ul Sam.14.42. Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. x See 1 Sam. 6.5. Jer. 13. 16, John 9. 24. y Num. 5.6.7. 2 Chr. 30.22. Ps. 51. 3. Dan, 9, 4. z1 Sam. 14,43. 19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and "tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me. 20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a + IHeb.tongue. + wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. † Heb. poural. aver. 26. ch. 15. 7. bch. 6. 18. 1 Chr. 2. 7. Gal. 5. 12. 22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. 23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them | unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and flaid them out before the LORD. 24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, 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 unto the valley of Achor. 25 And Joshua said, b Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and 2 Sam. 18. 17. burned them with fire, after they c Deut. 17. 5. d ch. 8. 29. Lam. 3. 53. e Deut. 13. 17. 2 Sam.21.14. f ver. 24. 13. 65. 10. || That is, had stoned them with stones. 26 And they draised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, f The valley of || Achor, unto this day. * Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, b I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: a Deut. 1. 21. & 7. 18. & 31. 8. ch. 1. 9. bch. 6. 2, d Deut. 20, 14. 2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto "Jericho and cch. 6. 21. her king: only dthe spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it. 3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait e Judg. 20.29. against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: 5 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 f we will flee before f Judg. 20, 32, them, 6 (For they will come out after us,) till we have f drawn them from the Heb. pulled, city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them. 7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. 8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you. 9T Joshua therefore sent them forth; and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people. 10 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up; he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. g 2 Sam, 13,28. 11 hand all the people, even the peo- h ver, 5, ple 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 them and Ai. 12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side || of the city. 13 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and † their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua || Or, of Ai. † Heb. their lying in wait, ver. 4. 16 And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city. 17 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 pursued after Israel. 18 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city. 19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire. 20 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to + Heb. hand. 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. 1 Deut. 7.2. m Num, 31, 22, 26. 21 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai. 22 And the other issued 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 llet none of them remain or escape. 23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. the king thereof hanged. Before of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the CHRIST word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua. 28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day. 1451. n ver. 2. o Deut. 13.16. Ps. 107.40. & 110. 5. q Deut. 21.23. ch. 10. 27. 29 P And the king of Ai he hanged pch. 10. 26. on a tree until eventide: land as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great rch. 7. 26. & heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day. 30 11 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal, 10. 27, s Deut.27.4,5. Deut. 27.5,0. 31 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the tEx. 20. 25. law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lifted up any iron: and "they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.. 32 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the 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, as well "the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. u Ex. 20. 24. x Deut, 27, 2, 8. y Deut. 31. 9, 25. 24 And it came to pass, when Israel 1 The kings combine against Israel. 3 The had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword. 25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. 26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. 27 m Only the cattle and the spoil e ver. 33, walked, 23. 23. 31 And when the inhabitants of d Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, † Heb. mouth. d ch, 10. 2. o ch. 6. 27. Before 4 They did work wilily, and went CIIRIST and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; fch. 5. 10. gch. 11. 19. h Ex. 23, 32. Deut. 7. 2. & 20. 16. Judg. 2. 2. 5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. 6 And they went to Joshua funto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. 7 And the men of Israel said unto the 5 Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? 8 And they said unto Joshua, i We are thy servants. And Joshua said 2 Kin. 10. 5. unto them, Who are ye? and from i Deut. 20. 11. k. Deut. 20.15. 1 Ex. 15. 11. ch, 2. 10, m Num. 21. 24, 33, † Heb. in your hand. || Or, they received the men by reason of their victuals, n Num.27.21 Is. 30. 1, 2. Sce Judg. 1. 1. 1 Sam 22.10. & 23.10,11 & 30.8 2 Sam.2.1.& 5.19 o ch. 11. 19. 2 Sam. 21. 2, pch. 18. 25, 26, 28. Ezra 2. 25 whence come ye? 9 And they said unto him, k From a very far country thy servants are come, because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have Theard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, 10 And mall that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth. 11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league 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 it is mouldy: 13 And these bottles of wine, 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 victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them. 16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them. 17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were P Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim. 18 And the children of Israel smote them not, I because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. obtain a league. 19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. Before CHRIST 1451. 20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lestwrath rSee 2 Sam. be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. 21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be shewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. 22 11 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 y cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from bondmen, being bo and "hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. 21. 1, 2, 6. Ez. 17.13,15, 18, 19. Zech. 5.3, 1. Mal. 3. 5. s Deut. 29, 11. t ver. 15. u ver. 6, 9. x ver. 16. y Gen. 9. 25. + Heb. not be cut off from you. z ver. 21, 27, Deut. 7.1.2. 24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God a commanded his a Ex. 23. 32. 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 of b Ex. 15. 14. 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. q Ps. 15. 4. Ecc. 5. 2. 15, 16. + Heb. cities The sun and moon stand still. Before Hebron, and unto Piram king of | 16 But these five kings fled, and hid Before CHRIST | Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king 1451. e ver. 1. ch. 9. 15. fch. 9.2. g ch. 5. 10. & 9.6. hch. 8. 1. ich. 11. 6. Judg. 4. 14. kch. 1.5. 1Judg. 4. 15. 1 Sam. 7. 10, 12. Ps. 18. 14 Is. 28. 21. mch. 16, 3, 5. nch. 15. 35. & 77. 17. Is. 30. 30. Rev. 16, 21. of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may 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, fgathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. 18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them: 19 And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hind- + Heb. cut most 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, that the rest which recities. 6 And the men of Gibeon sent quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. 7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and hall the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of val our. 8T And the LORD said unto Joshua, i Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; k there shall not a man of them stand before thee. 9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. 10 And the LORD 1 discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up in to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the o Pa.18.13.14. going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. р Ів. 28. 21. Hab. 3. 11. + Heb. be silent. q Judg. 12.12. r2 Sam. 1.18. Or, The upright? 1211 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, Sun, † stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of || Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: s See Is. 38. 8. t Deut. 1. 30. for the LORD fought for Israel. ver. 42. GL. 23.3. u ver. 43. 15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 25 And Joshua said unto them, enemies against whom ye fight. 27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they ey took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.. & 7. 19. bch. 8. 29. e Deut. 21.23. ch. 8. 29. 28T And that day Joshua tock Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah das he did dch. 6. 21, unto the king of Jericho. 29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah: |