Joshua 10:22
Joshua said,“Open the cave’s mouth and bring the five kings out of the cave to me.”
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- 1 Sam 15:32 : 32 Samuel Puts Agag to Death Then Samuel said,“Bring me King Agag of the Amalekites.” So Agag came to him trembling, thinking to himself,“Surely death is bitter!”
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- Josh 10:23-286 verses91%
23They did as ordered; they brought the five kings out of the cave to him– the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
24When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him,“Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.
25Then Joshua said to them,“Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Be strong and brave, for the LORD will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.”
26Then Joshua executed them and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.
27At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees. They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave.(They remain to this very day.)
28Joshua Launches a Southern Campaign That day Joshua captured Makkedah and put the sword to it and its king. He annihilated everyone who lived in it; he left no survivors. He did to its king what he had done to the king of Jericho.
- Josh 10:15-184 verses86%
15Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.
16The five Amorite kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.
17Joshua was told,“The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
18Joshua said,“Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.
- Josh 10:3-64 verses74%
3So King Adoni-Zedek of Jerusalem sent this message to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon:
4“Come to my aid so we can attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
5So the five Amorite kings(the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon) and all their troops gathered together and advanced. They deployed their troops and fought against Gibeon.
6The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal,“Do not abandon your subjects! Come up here quickly and rescue us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country are attacking us.”
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21Then the whole army safely returned to Joshua at the camp in Makkedah. No one dared threaten the Israelites.
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5All these kings gathered and joined forces at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel.
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22Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land,“Enter the prostitute’s house and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her.”
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23But they captured the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.
- Josh 7:22-243 verses69%
22Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent. The things were hidden right in his tent, with the silver underneath.
23They took it all from the middle of the tent, brought it to Joshua and all the Israelites, and placed it before the LORD.
24Then Joshua and all Israel took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, ox, donkey, sheep, tent, and all that belonged to him and brought them up to the Valley of Disaster.
- Josh 10:38-425 verses68%
38Joshua and all Israel turned to Debir and fought against it.
39They captured it, its king, and all its surrounding cities and put the sword to them. They annihilated everyone who lived there; they left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king what they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.
40Joshua defeated the whole land, including the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, the slopes, and all their kings. He left no survivors. He annihilated everything that breathed, just as the LORD God of Israel had commanded.
41Joshua conquered the area between Kadesh Barnea and Gaza and the whole region of Goshen, all the way to Gibeon.
42Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
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30The LORD handed it and its king over to Israel, and Israel put the sword to all who lived there; they left no survivors. They did to its king what they had done to the king of Jericho.
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18Joshua campaigned against these kings for quite some time.
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2The LORD told Joshua,“See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, along with its king and its warriors.
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1The Gibeonites Deceive Israel When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan– in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon(including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)–
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36Joshua and all Israel marched up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
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10Now Joshua had instructed the army,“Do not give a battle cry or raise your voices; say nothing until the day I tell you,‘Give the battle cry.’ Then give the battle cry!”
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1When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the LORD had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites.
- Josh 2:2-32 verses67%
2The king of Jericho received this report:“Note well! Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on the land.”
3So the king of Jericho sent this order to Rahab:“Turn over the men who came to you– the ones who came to your house– for they have come to spy on the whole land!”
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23Then the two men returned– they came down from the hills, crossed the river, came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered.
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1Joshua Sends Home the Eastern Tribes Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
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12The day the LORD delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the LORD before Israel:“O sun, stand still over Gibeon! O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!”
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8The LORD told Joshua,“Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. Not one of them can resist you.”
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22Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them,“Why did you trick us by saying,‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby?
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13Israel Conquers Jericho When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. Joshua approached him and asked him,“Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?”