The Sun Stands Still

Joshua 10

1 Now it came to pass when AdoniZe'dek king of Jerusalem a heard how Joshua had taken b Ai and had utterly destroyed it - c as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to d Ai and its king - and e how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, 2 that they f feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. 3 Therefore AdoniZe'dek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 "Come up to me and help me, that we may attack Gibeon, for g it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel." 5 Therefore the five kings of the h Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, i gathered together and went up, they and all their armies, and camped before Gibeon and made war against it.

6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp j at Gilgal, saying, "Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us." 7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and k all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. 8 And the LORD said to Joshua, l "Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; m not a man of them shall n stand before you." 9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal. 10 So the LORD o routed them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes p to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as q Azekah and Makkedah. 11 And it happened, as they fled before Israel and were on the descent of Beth Horon, r that the LORD cast down large hailstones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than the children of Israel killed with the sword.

12 Then Joshua spoke 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:
s "Sun, stand still over Gibeon;
And Moon, in the Valley of t Aijalon."

13 So the sun stood still,
And the moon stopped,
Till the people had revenge
Upon their enemies.
u Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14 And there has been v no day like that, before it or after it, that the LORD heeded the voice of a man; for w the LORD fought for Israel.

15 x Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.

  1. Cross References
    Joshua 9:1
    And it came to pass when all the kings who were on this side of the Jordan, in the hills and in the lowland and in all the coasts of the Great Sea toward Lebanon - the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite - heard about it.
  2. Cross References
    Joshua 8:1
    Now the LORD said to Joshua: "Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.
  3. Cross References
    Joshua 6:21
    And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword.
  4. Cross References
    Joshua 8:22
    Then the others came out of the city against them; so they were caught in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side. And they struck them down, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
    Joshua 8:26
    For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
    Joshua 8:28
    So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, a desolation to this day.
  5. Cross References
    Joshua 9:15
    So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 15:14 - 16
    The people will hear and be afraid; Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.
    Deuteronomy 11:25
    No man shall be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the dread of you and the fear of you upon all the land where you tread, just as He has said to you.
    1 Chronicles 14:17
    Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
  7. Cross References
    Joshua 9:15
    So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.
    Joshua 10:1
    Now it came to pass when AdoniZe'dek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it - as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king - and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them.
  8. Cross References
    Numbers 13:29
    "The Amalekites dwell in the land of the South; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan."
  9. Cross References
    Joshua 9:2
    That they gathered together to fight with Joshua and Israel with one accord.
  10. Cross References
    Joshua 5:10
    Now the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho.
    Joshua 9:6
    And they went to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a covenant with us.
  11. Cross References
    Joshua 8:1
    Now the LORD said to Joshua: "Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.
  12. Cross References
    Joshua 11:6
    But the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.
    Judges 4:14
    Then Deborah said to Barak, "Up! For this is the day in which the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone out before you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
  13. Cross References
    Joshua 1:5
    No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
    Joshua 1:9
    "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
  14. Cross References
    Joshua 21:44
    The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
  15. Cross References
    Judges 4:15
    And the LORD routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot and fled away on foot.
    1 Samuel 7:10
    Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the LORD thundered with a loud thunder upon the Philistines that day, and so confused them that they were overcome before Israel.
    1 Samuel 7:12
    Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, "Thus far the LORD has helped us.
    Isaiah 28:21
    For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon - That He may do His work, His awesome work, And bring to pass His act, His unusual act.
  16. Cross References
    Joshua 16:3
    And went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to Gezer; and it ended at the sea.
    Joshua 16:5
    The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon.
  17. Cross References
    Joshua 15:35
    Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah.
  18. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:30
    The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard, And show the descent of His arm, With the indignation of His anger And the flame of a devouring fire, With scattering, tempest, and hailstones.
    Revelation 16:21
    And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.
  19. Cross References
    Isaiah 28:21
    For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon - That He may do His work, His awesome work, And bring to pass His act, His unusual act.
    Habakkuk 3:11
    The sun and moon stood still in their habitation; At the light of Your arrows they went, At the shining of Your glittering spear.
  20. Cross References
    Judges 12:12
    And Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
  21. Cross References
    2 Samuel 1:18
    And he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow; indeed it is written in the Book of Jasher:
  22. Cross References
    Isaiah 38:7
    And this is the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing which He has spoken:
    Isaiah 38:8
    Behold, I will bring the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward." So the sun returned ten degrees on the dial by which it had gone down.
  23. Cross References
    Exodus 14:14
    "The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."
    Deuteronomy 1:30
    The LORD your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes.
    Deuteronomy 20:4
    'for the LORD your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.'
    Joshua 10:42
    All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
    Joshua 23:3
    You have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the LORD your God is He who has fought for you.
  24. Cross References
    Joshua 10:43
    Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
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