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And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, "Slacken not thy hand from thy servants. Come up to us quickly, and save us and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us."
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So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him and all the mighty men of valor.
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And the LORD said unto Joshua, "Fear them not, for I have delivered them into thine hand. There shall not a man of them stand before thee."
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Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.
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And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah and unto Makkedah.
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And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel and were at the descent of Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died. There were more who died with hailstones than those whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
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Then spoke 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 Aijalon."
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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 hastened not to go down for about a whole day.
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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.
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And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
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But these five kings fled and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.