19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, 8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of city, that ye shall set the city on fire: accor. Israel, and make confession unto him; and ding to the commandment of the LORD shall tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not ye do. See, I have commanded you. from me. 91 Joshua therefore sent them forth: and 20 And Achan answe Joshua and said, they went to lie in ambush, and abode beIndeed I have sinnedinst the LORD God tween Beth-el and Ai on the west side of of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the 21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly people. Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels 10 And Joshua rose up early in the mornof silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels ing, and numbered the people, and went up weight. then I covered them, and took them; he and the elders of Israel, before the people and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the to Ai. midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

11 And all the people, even the people of

22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they war that were with him, went up, and drew ran unto the tent; and, belhold, it was hid nigh, and came before the city, and pitched in his tent, and the siiver under it.

23 And they took them out of the midst of the teut, and brought them unto Joshua, and uuto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.

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.

24 $ And Joshua, and all Israel with him. 13 And when they had set the people, even took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, all the host that was on the north of the city, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxett. Joshua went that night into the midst of the and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and valley. all that he had; and they brought them unte

141 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted, and rose up ear25 A.d Joshua said, Why hast thou trou-ly; and the men of the city went out against

the valley of Achor.

bled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.

they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.

26 And they raised over him a great heap 15 And Joshua and all Israel made as it of stones unto this day. So-the LORD turned tiom the fierceness of his angor: wherefore the name of that place was alled, alled, The valley of Achor, unto this day. CHAP.

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II.

ND 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 land.

And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as

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 lest 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;

thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only for I will give it into thine hand. And Jo

the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves. Lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

31 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 niglit.

4 And he commanded them, saying, Bebold, ye shall lie in wait 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 we will flee before them, 6 (For they will come out after us,) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will Env, 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.

shua 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 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 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 is rael, soine on this side, and some on that side and they smote them, so that they let none lof them remain or escape,

23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one brought him to Joshua.

accord.

24 And it came to pass, when Israel had 31 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho

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 con sumed, that all the Israelites returned unto A1, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

and to Ai,

4 They did work wilily and went and made as if they had een ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;

25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, 5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet. both of men and women, were twelve thou-and old garinents upon them; and all the sand, eren all the men of Ai. bread of their provision was dry and morHy

26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, 6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp

wherewith he stretched out the spear, 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 Joshua.

at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the mer of Israel, Webe come from a far count y now therefore make ye a league with us.

7 And the men of Israel said unto the H vites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? 8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Whe

28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, eren a desolation, unto this day, are ye? and from whence come ye?

29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree 9 And they said unto him, from a very far until even tide: and as soon as the sun was country thy servants are come, because of down, Joshua cominanded that they should the name of the LORD thy God: for we have take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

30 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal;

heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

10 And all that he did to the two kings o the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king o Bashan, w. ch was at Ashtareth.

31 As Moses, the servant of the LORD, com11 Wirerefore our elders, and all the inha manded the children of Israel, as it is writ- bitants of car country, spake to us, saying ten in the book of the law of Moses, An altar Take victou Is with you for the journey, and of whole stones, over which no man hath lifted go to meet thean, and say unto them, Wa up any iron; and they offered thereon burnt-are your servants: therefore now make ye | offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace-league with us.

offerings.

32 And he wrote there upon the stores a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

12 This our bread we took hot for our pro vision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it u dry, and it is mouldy:

33 And all Israel, and their elders, and 13 And these bottles of wine which we fill. officers, and their judges, stood on this side ed were new; and, behold, they be rent: and the ark, and on that side, before the priests these our garments and our shoes are become the Levites, which bare the ark of the cove- old by reason of the very long journey. nant of the LORD, as well the stranger as he 14 And the men took of their victuais, and that was born among them: half of them over asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD against mount Gerizim, and half of them 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and over against mount Ebal; as Moses the ser-made a league with them, to let them live vant of the LORD had commanded before, and the princes of the congregation sware that they should bless the people of Israel. anto them.

34 And afterward he read all the words of 161 And it came to pass, at the end of three the law, the blessings and cursings, according days after they had made a league with then to all that is written in the book of the law. that they heard that they were their reigh 35 There was not a word of all that Moses bours, and that they dwelt among tem. commanded which Joshua read not before all 17 And the children of Israel journeyed the congregation of Israel, with the women, and came unto their cities on the third day

and the little ones, and the strangers that
wee conversant among them.
CHAP. IX.

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Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephi rah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath jearim.

18 And the children of Israel smote them

A came to pass, when all the kings not, because the princes of the congregation which were on this side Jordan, in the had sworn unto them by the LORD God o hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts Israel. And all the congregation murmurec of the great sea over against Lebanon, the against the princes. Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the 19 But all the princes said unto al the core Perizzite, the Hittite, and the Jebusite, heard gregation, We have sworn unto them by the shereof, LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may

That they gathered themselves together, not touch them.

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1

20 This we will do to them; we will even all the people of war with him, and all the let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because mighty men of valour.

of the oath which we sware unto them.

8 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear

21 And the princes said unto thein, Let then not for I have delivered them iato thein live; but let them be hewers of wood, thine hand; there shall not a man of them and drawers of water, unto all the congrega- stand before thee.

tion; as the princes had promised them.

9 Joshua therefore come unto them sud

22 And Joshua called for them, and he denly, and went up from Gilgal all night. spake unto them, saving, Wherefore have 10 And the LORD discomfited them before ge beguiled us, saying, We are very far Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter from you; when ye dwell among us? at Gibeon, and chased them along the way

23 Now therefore ye are cursed; and there that goeth up to Beth-horon; and smote shall none of you be freed from being bond-them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. men. and hewers of wood, and drawers of 11 And it came to pass, as they fied from water, for the house of my God.

before Israel, and were in the going down to

21 And they answered Joshua, and said, Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great Because it was certainly told thy servants, stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, how that the LORD thy God commanded his and they died: they were more which died 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 Dur lives because of you, and have done this hing.

25 And now, behold, we are in thine hand: is it seemeth good and right unto thee to do anto 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 hewers of wood, and drawers of water, for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he hould choose.

CHAP. X.

TOW it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Johua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, to he had done to Ai and her king; and how he inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;

2 That they feared greatly, because Gibewas a great city, as one of the royal ci

with hail-stones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

12 11 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: for the LORD fought for Israel.

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

16 But these five kings fled, and nid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.

18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them;

ies, and because it was greater than Ai, and 19 And stay ye not, but pursue after your all the men thereof were mighty. enemies, and smite the hindmost of them;

3 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusa-suffer them not to enter into their cities: for em sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and the LORD your God hath delivered them into nato Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Ja-your hand. pitia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglou, 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.

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 remained of them entered into fenced cities. 21 And all the people returned to the camp

5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none mothe king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the ved his tongue against ary of the children king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Israel.

of Egion, gathered themselves together, and 221 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth

of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.

went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. 6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Jo- 23 And they did so, and brought forth shua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack those five kings unto him out of the cave, not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, quickly and save us, and help us; for all the the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, kings of the Amorites, that dwell in the moun

tains, are gathered together against us.

and the king of Eglon.

24 And it came to pass, when they brought 7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and out those kings unte Joshua, that Joshua call

ed for all the men of Israel, and said unto the them with the edge of the sword, and uttercaptains of the men of war which went with ly destroyed all the souls that were therein; him, Come near, put your feet upon the lie left none remaining: as he had done to necks of these kings. And they came near, Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king and put their feet upon the necks of them. thereof, as he had done also to Libnah, and

25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, to her king.

nor be dismayed; be strong, and of good 4011 So Joshua smote all the country of the courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of your enemies against whom ye fight.

the springs, and all their kings: he left none 26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and remaining, but utterly destroyed all that clew them, and hanged them on five trees: breathed, as the LORD God of Israel comand they were hanging upon the trees until manded.

27 And it came to pass, at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua com- of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.

the evening.

41 And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country

manded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein

42 And all these kings, and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day. 43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with

28 And that day Joshua took Makke-him, unto the camp to Gilgal. dah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, CHAP. XI. and the king thereof be utterly destroyed, ND it came to pass, when Jabin king of them, and all the souls that were therein; A Hazor had heard those things, that he he let none remain: and he did to the king sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Je- of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, richo.

2 And to the kings that were on the north 29 11 Then Joshua passed from Makke- of the mountains, and of the plains south of dal, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, Chinnereth, and in the valley, and in the and fought against Libnah:

borders of Dor on the west;

30 And the LORD delivered it also, and the 3 And to the Canaanite on the east and on King thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, smote it with the edge of the sword, and all and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the the souls that were therein: he let none re- mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon main in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.

31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, 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, 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.

in the land of Mizpeh.

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 when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

69 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow, about this time, will 1 deliver them up all

331 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to nelp Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their people, until he had left him none remaining. horses and burn their chariots with fire.

341 And from Lachish Joshua passed unto 7 So Joshua came, and all the people of Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they en-war with him, against them by the waters of camped against it, and fought against it: Merom suddenly, and they fell upon them.

35 And they took it on that day, and smote 8 And the LORD delivered them into the it with the edge of the sword; and all the hand of Iseel, who smote them, and chased souls that were therein he utterly destroyed them into great Zidor., and unto Misrephoththat day, according to all that he had done maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastto Lacnish. ward; and they smote them, until they left

361 Aud Joshua went up from Eglon, and them none remaining. all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they 9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD fought against it : bade him he houghed their horses, and

37 And they took it, and smote it with the burnt their chariots with fire. edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and 10 And Joshua at that time turned back. ail the cities thereof, and all the souls that and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof were therein: he left none remaining, ac- with the sword: for Hazor before-time was cording to all that he had done to Eglon, but the head of all those kingdoms. destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that 11 And they smote all the souls that were were therein.

381 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

therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them; there was not any left to breathe and he burnt Hazor with fire.

12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote

them with the edge of the sword; and he ut- 4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, terly destroyed them, as Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded.

13 But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.

which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

5 And reigned in mount Hermon. and in Salcah, and in aid Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites, and the Maachathites, and

14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey Heshbon:

unto themselves; but every man they smote 6 Them did Moses, the servant of the Lord, with the edge of the sword. until they had de- and the children of Israel, sinite: and Moses, stroyed them, neither left they any to breathe, the servant of the LORD, gave it for a pos15 As the LORD commanded Moses his session unto the Reubenites, and the Gadservant, so did Moses command Joshua, and ites, and the haif-tribe of Manasseh. so did Joshua: he left nothing undone of all 71 And these are the kings of the country that the LORD commanded Moses. which Joshua and the children of Israel

161 So Joshua took all that land, the hills, smote on this side Jordan on the west, from and all the south country, and all the land of Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon, even unGoshen, and the valley, and the plain. and the to the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; mountain of Israel.and the valley of the same; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel 17 Even from the mount Halak, that go for a possession, according to their divisions : eth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the val8 In the mountains, and in the valleys, and ey of Lebanon; under mount Hermon; and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the all their kings he took, and smote them, and wilderness, and in the south country; the slew them.

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 Gibeon: all other they took in battle;

Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: 9 The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one;

10 The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;

11 The king of Jarmuth, one; the king

12 The king of Eglon, ons; the king of Gezer, one;

20 For it was of the LORD to harden their of Lachish, one; hearts. that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that Le might destroy them; as the LORD commanded Moses.

13 The king of Debir, one; the king of

Geder, one:

14 The king of Hormah, one; the king

15 The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

21 And at that time came Joshua, and of Arad, one; eut off the Anakims from the mountains: from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.

22There was none of the Anakims lest in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gatlı, and in Ashdod, there remained.

23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Mo82s; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel, according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested froin war.

CHAP. XII.

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the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan, loward the rising of the sun; from the river Arnon unto mount Herinon, and all the plain

16 The king of Makkedah 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 Lasharon, one;

19 The king of Madon, one, the king of Hazor, one;

20 The king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

21 The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;

22 The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;