 | A. M - 1797 - 358 pages
...nothing which renders the supposition of a change in the earth's axis necessary. He only says, that " the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down a whole day," which Would be accomplished without any change of the earth's axis, and by the bare stoppage... | |
 | John Kitto - 1846 - 202 pages
...valley of Ajalon," and Jehovah wrought a miracle in behalf of his people : for "the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies," Josh. x. 12, 13. Joshua was fully sensible of the great importance of this victory, which, from the... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 572 pages
...office still upon Gibeon ; and them, Moon! in the valley of Ajalon. ' And the Sun stood still, and the Moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is it not written in the book of Jashir? So the Sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not... | |
 | Job Orton - 1805 - 430 pages
...fiun, stand thou still, iy"c. 'J7iis was 13 probably uttered about noon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. t [Is] not this written in the book of Jasher, or, the upright ?\ So the sun stood still in the midst... | |
 | Samuel Shuckford - 1808 - 548 pages
...said to be the effect of this his prayer unto the LORD,* is thus related, and the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies ; so the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go dozen about a whole day y y and... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood still, and 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 430 pages
...stand thou still upon Gibeon : and thou Moon in the valley of Ajalon. And the Sun stood still, and the Moon stayed, until the -people had avenged themselves...their enemies : is not this written in the book of Jaaher ? so the sun Stood still in. the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.... | |
 | sir William Drummond (bart.) - 1811 - 546 pages
...the five intercalated days were typified. The meaning of the allegory then comes out clearly enough. So the Sun stood still in the midst of Heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. The mystical writers of the East did not alway* strictly understand 24 hours by a day. In fact, they... | |
 | 1812 - 448 pages
...slaughter, commanded the sun and moou to stand still; and, it is written, ' that the' sun stood still, and the moon " stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies." Now, as Mr.' Canning will not, 1 presume, attempt to question the justice and propriety of the acts... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1812 - 446 pages
...slaughter, commanded the sun and moon to stand still ; and, it is written, " that the sun stood still, and the moon " stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies." Now, as Mr. Canning will not, I presume, attempt to question the justice and propriety of the acts... | |
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Then spake 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 Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood still,... 
