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5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorrhites being assembled went up: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jerimoth, the king of Lachis, the king of Eglon, together with their hosts, & camped about Gabaon, assaulting it.
6 But the inhabitants of the city Gabaon which was besieged, sent to Josue, who then abode in the camp at Galgal, and said to him: withdraw not thy hands from the help of thy servants: come up quickly & deliver us, and bring aid: for there are assembled against us all the kings of the Amorrhites, which dwell in the mountains,
7 And Josue went up from Galgal, & all the host of the men of war with him most valiant men.
8 And our Lord said to Josue: Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hands: none of them shall be able to resist thee.
9 Josue therefore came in upon them suddenly, going up all the night from Galgal.
10 And our Lord troubled them at the sight of Israel: and destroyed them with a great slaughter in Gabaon, & pursued them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, & struck them unto Azeca & Maceda.
11 And when they fled the children of Israel, and were in the descent of Beth-horon, our Lord sent upon them great stones from heaven as far as Azeca: and there died far more with the stones of hail, than they whom the children of Israel had strucken with the sword.
12 Then spake Josue to our Lord in the day, that he delivered the Amorrhite in the sight of Israel, & said before them: Thou sun against Gabaon move not, and thou Moon against the valley of Aialon.
13 And the Sun & Moon stood still, till the people revenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of the just? The Sun therefore stood still in the midst of heaven, & hastened not to go down the space of one day.
14 There was not before nor after so long a day, our Lord obeying the voice of a man, and fighting for Israel.
15 And Josue returned with all Israel into the camp of Galgal.
Victory at Makkedah
16 For the five kings were fled, and had hid themselves in a cave of the city of Maceda.
17 And it was told Josue that the five kings were found lying hid in a cave of the city of Maceda.
18 Who commanded them saying: Roll great stones into the mouth of the cave, and set industrious men, which may keep them shut in:
19 and stand not you still, but pursue the enemies, and kill all the hindermost of them that fly, neither let them enter into the forts of their cities, whom our Lord God hath delivered into your hands.
20 The adversaries therefore being slain with a great slaughter, and almost consumed to utter destruction, they that could escape from Israel entered into fenced cities.
21 And all the host returned to Josue in Maceda, where then the camp was, safe and the full number: and no man durst once mutter against the children of Israel.
22 And Josue commanded, saying: Open the mouth of the cave, & bring forth to me the five kings, that lie hid therein.
23 And the ministers did as it was commanded them: and they brought to him the five kings out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jerimoth, the king of Lachis, the king of Eglon.
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