+ Heh, tongur.

+Heb. poured.

20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:

21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.

23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and + laid them out before the LORD. 24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and 1. 26. ch. they brought them unto the valley of

15-7

b ch. 6. 18. Chron. 2.

Achor.

25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou 7. Gal. 5. 12. troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee Deut. 17-5 this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

The stratagem whereby Ai is taken.

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3¶ So Joshua arose, and all the people HOST of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.

e

29.

4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the Judg. 20. 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 f Judg. 20. will flee before them,

32.

Heb.

6 (For they will come out after us) till we have † drawn them from the city; for pulled. they will say, 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.

8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. I have See, manded you.

11 And all the people, even the people h ver. 5 of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched 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.

13 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

Or, of Ai.

Heb. their wait. ver. 4

lying in

14 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against 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. 9. 12. 15 And Joshua and all Israel made as 6, if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.

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 left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel:

i Judg. 20.

34. Eccles.

k Judg. 20.

The king of Ai is hanged.

18 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua 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, + Heb. hand. and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pur

1 Deut. 7. 2.

m Numb. 31.

22, 26.

a ver. 2.

• Deut. 13. 16.

p ch. 10. 26.

Ps. 107.40.

& 110. 5.

q Deut. 21

23. ch. 10. 27.

rch. 7.26. & 10.27.

4. Deut. 27.

suers.

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 Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape. 23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of 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 consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.

26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, 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.

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28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.

29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should 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.

301 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel 'in mount Ebal, 31 As Moses the servant of the LORD t Exod. 20. commanded the children of Israel, as it Deut. 27. is written in the book of the law of Mo

5,

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no man hath lift up any iron: and "they 1451. offered thereon burnt offerings unto the u Exod. 20, LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.

24.

32 And he wrote there upon the Deut. 27. stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

Deut. 31.

9,25

12.

33 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the 2 Deut. 31. stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD a Deut. 11. had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

a

are made bondmen.

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k Deut. 20

15

them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy 1 Exod. 15. God: for we have heard the fame of him,

14. Josh. 2. 10.

Namh. 11.

4

Heb. in

your hand.

1Or, they

received the

murn by rea

Sve of their

rutuals.

a Numb. 27.

41. Isai 30.

1, 2. See

Judg. 1. 1.

and all that he did in Egypt,

10 And mall that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.

11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals + with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.

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

13 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

14 And || the men took of their victuals, "and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to

Sam. 22.10. let them live: and the princes of the con

& 23, 10, 11.

k 30. 8.

2 ham. 2. 1. 4519

1m 21.2

gregation sware unto them.

16 And it came to pass at the end 9 ch. 11. 19. of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the Now their cities were third day. beon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.

18 And the children of Israel smote Pocles them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

r See a Sam. 21. 1,26

19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest 'wrath be upon Ezek. 17.13, us, because of the oath which we sware Zech 534 unto them.

15, 18, 19

Mal. 35

s Deut. 29.

IL

Ter. 15.

21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be 'hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Where

dec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jeri-ch. 6. 21. cho and her king, so he had done to Ai boch 8. 22, and her king, and how the inhabitants cch. 9. 15. of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;

26, 28.

+ Heb. cities

2 That they feared greatly, because d Exod. 15. Gibeon was a great city, as one of the Deut. 11. 25. †royal cities, and because it was greater lebi than Ai, and all the men thereof were dom. mighty.

3 Wherefore Adoni-zedec king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

ch. 9. 15.

4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made wer 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 fch. 9. 2. themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.

61 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua 'to the camp to Gilgal, saying, 9.6.

The sun and moon stand still.

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h ch. 8. 1.

i ch. 11. 6. Judg. 4. 14. k ch. 1.5.

1 Judg. 4. 15. 1 Sam. 7. 10,

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 valour.

8 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.

9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

10 And the LORD 1 discomfited them 12. Ps. 18. 14 before Israel, and slew them with a great Isai. 28. 21. slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them m ch. 16.3.5. along the way that goeth up mto Bethhoron, and smote them to "Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

n ch. 15. 35.

into fenced cities.

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21 And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: *none moved his tongue against any of x Exod. 11.7. the children of Israel.

22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.

23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto 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 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these P.107.40 kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.

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25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

& 5. & Isai. 26. 5,6. Mal. 4. 3

1498,9 Deut 31. Deut. 3. 21.

6,8. ch. 1.9.

& 7. 19.

26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the bch. 8. 29. trees until the evening.

23. ch. 8. 29.

27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down Deut. 21. off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.

28 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, th and all the souls that were therein: he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah das he did dich. t. 21. unto the king of Jericho.

29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:

30 And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain 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

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33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

34 And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:

55 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

361 And Joshua went up from Eglon, chand all Israel with him, unto 'Hebron; Judg. 1. 10. and they fought against it:

13 & 15.13.

15. Judg. 1.

37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, 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 souls that were therein.

38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel Sch. 15 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 them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

Deut. 20. 15, 17.

Gen. 10.

40 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all

ch. 11. 16. the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. 42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

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

ND it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things,

ach. 12 that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, bch.19.15 and to the king of Shimron, and to the

king of Achshaph,

2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains Namb. 34- south Chinneroth, and in the valley, dch. 17.11. and in the borders of Dor on the west,

IL

Jig. 1. 27. 1 Kings 4. 11.

of

3 And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebu

Judg. 33 site in the mountains, and to the Hivite

Hazor is taken and burnt.

Before

under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh. ST 4 And they went out, they and all their 1450. hosts with them, much people, heven as fch. 13.11. the sand that is upon the sea shore in g. Gen. 31. multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

49.

h Gen. 22. 17. & 32. 12. Judg. 7. 12. 1 Sam. 13. 5. + Heb. as

sembled by
int

ment.

5 And when all these kings were + met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. 6 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to ich. 10. 8. morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt *hough their horses, and burn their cha- k 2 Sam.8.4. riots with fire.

7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.