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Yehoshua9
Joshua · Chapter 9
And it came to pass, when all the kings which
were on this side Yarden, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard
thereof;
That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Yehoshua and with Yisra'el, with one accord.
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Yehoshua had done unto Yericho and to Ai,
They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry
and mouldy.
And they went to Yehoshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Yisra'el, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
And the men of Yisra'el said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
And they said unto Yehoshua, We
are thy servants. And Yehoshua said unto them, Who
are ye? and from whence come ye?
And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) thy Elohim: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Mitsrayim,
And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that
were
beyond Yarden, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which
was at Ashtaroth.
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.
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:
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.
And the men took of their victuals, and asked not
counsel
at the mouth of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
And Yehoshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
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.
And the children of Yisra'el journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities
were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.
And the children of Yisra'el smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) Elohim of Yisra'el. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) Elohim of Yisra'el: now therefore we may not touch them.
This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
And Yehoshua 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?
Now therefore ye
are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my Elohim.
And they answered Yehoshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) thy Elohim commanded his servant Mosheh to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
And now, behold, we
are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Yisra'el, that they slew them not.
And Yehoshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
Nevi'im
Yehoshua10
Joshua · Chapter 10
Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Yerushalayim had heard how Yehoshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Yericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Yisra'el, 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 mighty.
Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Yerushalayim sent unto Hoham king of Chevron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Yehoshua and with the children of Yisra'el.
Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Yerushalayim, the king of Chevron, 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 before Gibeon, and made war against it.
And the men of Gibeon sent unto Yehoshua 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 mountains are gathered together against us.
So Yehoshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.
And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) said unto Yehoshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
Yehoshua therefore came unto them suddenly,
and went up from Gilgal all night.
And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) discomfited them before Yisra'el, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Yisra'el,
and
were in the going down to Beth-horon, that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) cast down great stones from shamayim upon them unto Azekah, and they died:
they were
more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Yisra'el slew with the sword.
Then spake Yehoshua to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) in the day when 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) delivered up the Amorites before the children of Yisra'el, and he said in the sight of Yisra'el, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
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 shamayim, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
And there was no day like that before it or after it, that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) hearkened unto the voice of a man: for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) fought for Yisra'el.
And Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra'el with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
And it was told Yehoshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
And Yehoshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
And stay ye not,
but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) your Elohim hath delivered them into your hand.
And it came to pass, when Yehoshua and the children of Yisra'el had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest
which remained of them entered into fenced cities.
And all the people returned to the camp to Yehoshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Yisra'el.
Then said Yehoshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Yerushalayim, the king of Chevron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish,
and the king of Eglon.
And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Yehoshua, that Yehoshua called for all the men of Yisra'el, and said unto the captains 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.
And Yehoshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
And afterward Yehoshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun,
that Yehoshua commanded, and they 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.
And that day Yehoshua took Makkedah, 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 let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Yericho.
Then Yehoshua passed from Makkedah, and all Yisra'el with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Yisra'el; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that
were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Yericho.
And Yehoshua passed from Libnah, and all Yisra'el with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) delivered Lachish into the hand of Yisra'el, which 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.
Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Yehoshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
And from Lachish Yehoshua passed unto Eglon, and all Yisra'el with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that
were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
And Yehoshua went up from Eglon, and all Yisra'el with him, unto Chevron; and they fought against it:
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 destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that
were therein.
And Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra'el with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that
were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Chevron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
So Yehoshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) Elohim of Yisra'el commanded.
And Yehoshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
And all these kings and their land did Yehoshua take at one time, because 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) Elohim of Yisra'el fought for Yisra'el.
And Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra'el with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
Nevi'im
Yehoshua11
Joshua · Chapter 11
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard
those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
And to the kings that
were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and
to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and
to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.
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.
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Yisra'el.
And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) said unto Yehoshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Yisra'el: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
So Yehoshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) delivered them into the hand of Yisra'el, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
And Yehoshua did unto them as 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
And Yehoshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
And they smote all the souls that
were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying
them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Yehoshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword,
and he utterly destroyed them, as Mosheh the servant of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) commanded.
But
as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Yisra'el burned none of them, save Hazor only;
that did Yehoshua burn.
And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Yisra'el 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 to breathe.
As 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) commanded Mosheh his servant, so did Mosheh command Yehoshua, and so did Yehoshua; he left nothing undone of all that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) commanded Mosheh.
So Yehoshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Yisra'el, and the valley of the same;
Even from the 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 slew them.
Yehoshua made war a long time with all those kings.
There was not a city that made peace with the children of Yisra'el, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all
other they took in battle.
For it was of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) to harden their hearts, that they should come against Yisra'el in battle, that he might destroy them utterly,
and
that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) commanded Mosheh.
And at that time came Yehoshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Chevron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Yisra'el: Yehoshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Yisra'el: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
So Yehoshua took the whole land, according to all that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) said unto Mosheh; and Yehoshua gave it for an inheritance unto Yisra'el according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.