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Joshua 10:16-43
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But these five kings went in flight secretly to a hole in the rock at Makkedah.
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And word was given to Joshua that the five kings had been taken in a hole in the rock at Makkedah.
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And Joshua said, Let great stones be rolled against the mouth of the hole, and let men keep watch by it:
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But do you, without waiting, go after their army, attacking them from the back; do not let them get into their towns, for the Lord your God has given them into your hands.
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Now when Joshua and the children of Israel had come to the end of their war of complete destruction, and had put to death all but a small band who had got safely into the walled towns,
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All the people went back to Joshua to the tent-circle at Makkedah in peace: and no one said a word against the children of Israel.
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Then Joshua said, Take away the stones from the mouth of the hole in the rock, and make those five kings come out to me.
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And they did so, and made those five kings come out of the hole to him, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
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And when they had made those kings come out to Joshua, Joshua sent for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, Come near and put your feet on the necks of these kings. So they came near and put their feet on their necks.
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And Joshua said to them, Have no fear and do not be troubled; be strong and take heart: for so will the Lord do to all against whom you make war.
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Then Joshua had them put to death, hanging them on five trees, where they were till evening.
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And when the sun went down, they were taken down from the trees, by Joshua's orders, and put into the hole where they had gone to be safe; and great stones were placed at the mouth of the hole, where they are to this day.
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That day Joshua took Makkedah, and put it and its king to the sword; every soul in it he gave up to the curse without mercy: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
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Then Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Makkedah and came to Libnah, and made an attack on it;
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And again the Lord gave it and its king into the hands of Israel; and he put it and every person in it to the sword, till their destruction was complete; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
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Then Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Libnah to Lachish, and took up their position against it and made an attack on it,
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And the Lord gave Lachish into the hands of Israel, and on the second day he took it, putting it and every person in it to the sword without mercy, as he had done to Libnah.
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Then Horam, king of Gezer, came up to the help of Lachish; and Joshua overcame him and his people, putting all of them to death.
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And Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Lachish to Eglon: and they took up their position against it and made an attack on it;
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And that day they took it, putting it and every person in it to the sword, as he had done to Lachish.
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And Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and made an attack on it;
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And took it, overcoming it and putting it and its king and its towns and every person in it to the sword: as he had done to Eglon, he put them all to death, and gave it up to the curse with every person in it.
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And Joshua and all Israel with him went on to make an attack on Debir;
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And he took it, with its king and all its towns: and he put them to the sword, giving every person in it to the curse; all were put to death: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king.
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So Joshua overcame all the land, the hill-country and the South and the lowland and the mountain slopes, and all their kings; all were put to death: and every living thing he gave up to the curse, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him orders.
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Joshua overcame them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and all the land of Goshen as far as Gibeon.
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And all these kings and their land Joshua took at the same time, because the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for Israel.
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Then Joshua and all Israel with him went back to their tents at Gilgal.
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Joshua 10:16-43 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 10
This chapter treats of the combination of five kings against the Gibeonites, Jos 10:1-5; and of the application of the Gibeonites to Joshua, for assistance, in virtue of the league between them, which was granted, Jos 10:6-9; of the slaughter of the army by the kings of Israel, and chiefly by hailstones from heaven, Jos 10:10,11; and of the standing still of the sun, and of the moon, while vengeance was taken on them, Jos 10:12-14; and of the five kings being hid in a cave, and of the usage of them when taken, Jos 10:15-27; and of the taking of Makkedah, Libnah, Lachish, Eglon, Hebron, and Debir, Jos 10:28-39; which finished the conquest of the southern part of the land, Jos 10:40-43.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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