1 When Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it--as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king--and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
2 they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all those men were mighty.
3 Therefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,
4 Come up to me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, 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.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not your hand from your 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.
7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.
8 And Jehovah said to Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into your hand; there shall not a man of them stand before you.
9 Joshua therefore came to them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.
10 And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goes up to Bethhoron, and struck them to Azekah, and to Makkedah.
11 As they fled from before Israel and were in the going down to Bethhoron, Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them to Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
12 Then spoke Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand you still upon Gibeon; and you, 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 hurried not to go down about a whole day.
14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that Jehovah listened to the voice of a man: for Jehovah fought for Israel.
15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.
16 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hidden 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:
19 And stay you not, but pursue after your enemies and smite the hindmost of them; don't allow them to enter into their cities, for Jehovah your God has delivered them into your hand.
20 When Joshua and the children of Israel finished slaying them with a very great slaughter until they were completely destroyed, the rest of them who remained  entered into fenced cities.
21 And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me out of the cave.
23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings to him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
24 When they brought out those kings to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to 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.
25 And Joshua said to them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom you fight.
26 And afterward Joshua struck them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
27 At the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave in which they had been hidden, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.
28 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and the king he utterly destroyed, them, and all the persons that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did to the king of Jericho.
29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
30 And Jehovah delivered it also, and the king, into the hand of Israel; and he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the persons that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did to this king as he did to the king of Jericho.
31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
32 And Jehovah delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the persons that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
34 And from Lachish Joshua passed to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
35 And they took it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the persons that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it:
37 And they took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and the king, and all the cities, 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 persons that were therein.
38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
39 And he took it, and the king, and all the cities; and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the persons that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
40 So Joshua struck all the country of the hills, and of the South, and of the valley, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah God of Israel commanded.
41 And Joshua struck them from Kadeshbarnea even to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even to Gibeon.
42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah God of Israel fought for Israel.
43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.