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Joshua 10:16-43
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The five kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.
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Someone told Joshua, "The five kings have been found. They are hiding in the cave at Makkedah."
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Joshua replied, "Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post a guard there.
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But don't stop. Chase your enemies! Cut off their rear guard. Don't let them get back into their own cities, because the LORD your God has handed them over to you."
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Joshua and the Israelites defeated them decisively, almost destroying them. But some who survived got back into the fortified cities.
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Then the whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. Not a single person dared to speak against any of the Israelites.
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Joshua said, "Open the cave, and bring me the five kings!"
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So they brought him the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
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When they brought them to Joshua, he called for all the men of Israel. He told the officers who had gone with him, "Come forward and put your feet on the necks of these kings." So that's what they did.
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Joshua told them, "Don't be afraid or terrified! Be strong and courageous, because this is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you're fighting against."
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After this, Joshua put them to death and hung their bodies on five poles until evening.
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When the sun went down, Joshua gave the order to take them down from the poles. Then they threw them into the cave where they had been hiding and put large stones over the mouth of the cave. These stones are still there today.
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That same day Joshua captured Makkedah, and the Israelites killed its people and king with swords. He claimed them for the LORD by destroying them. There were no survivors. He did the same thing to the king of Makkedah that he had done to the king of Jericho.
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Joshua and all Israel marched from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it.
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The LORD also handed Libnah and its king over to Israel. He killed all the people. There were no survivors. He did the same thing to the king of Libnah that he had done to the king of Jericho.
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Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish, camped there, and attacked it.
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The LORD handed Lachish over to Israel. He captured it on the next day and killed all the people, the same way he had captured Libnah.
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At that time King Horam of Gezer had come to help Lachish. But Joshua killed him and his troops. There were no survivors.
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Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon, camped there, and attacked it.
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They captured it that day and killed everyone in it. He claimed it for the LORD by destroying it the same way he had destroyed Lachish.
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Then Joshua and all Israel marched from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it.
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They captured it and its neighboring villages and killed its king and all the people. There were no survivors, the same as at Eglon. He claimed the city and all its people for the LORD by destroying them.
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Then Joshua and all Israel went back to Debir and attacked it.
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He captured it and its king and all its neighboring villages and killed everyone. So they claimed them all for the LORD by destroying them. There were no survivors. He did the same thing to Debir and its king that he had done to Hebron and Libnah and their kings.
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So Joshua captured the whole land--the mountains, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes. There were no survivors. He claimed every living creature for the LORD by destroying it, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded.
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So Joshua defeated the people from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from all the country of Goshen as far as Gibeon.
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Joshua captured all these kings and their territories in one campaign because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
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Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp 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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