before the men of Ai. B. C. 1451. 5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and sinote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. d 6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and felle to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the even-tide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. 7 And Joshua said, Alas! O Lord Gop, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! 8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! 9 For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land, shall hear of it shall environ us round, and cut off name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name? our 10 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore n liest thou thus upon thy face? 11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. a De. 1. 44. B or, in d i Ro. 7.7. 1 Ti. 6. 10. Is. 29. 15. 1 Sa. 4. 12. 2 Sa. 1. 2. Ne. 9. 1. Job 2. 12. k Ex. 5. 22. 2 Ki. 3. 10. said, Indeed I have sinned agains LORD God of Israel, and thus and have I done : 21 When I saw among the sp goodly Babylonish garment, and hundred shekels of silver, and a 71 of gold of fifty shekels weight, ther veted/them, and took them; and, b they are hid in the earth in the of my tent, and the silver under it 22 So Joshua sent messengers, ar ran unto the tent; and, behold, its in his tent, and the silver under it 23 And they took them out of the n the tent, and brought them unto J and unto all the children of Isra laidd them out before the LORD. 24 And Joshua, and all Israel wi 13. 19. took Achau the son of Zerah, @ silver, and the garment, and the w gold, and his sons, and his daught his oxen, and his asses, and his and his tent, and all that he bad: a brought them unto the valley of. 25 And Joshua said, Why to troubled P us? the LORD shall tro this day. And all Israel stoned?) stones, and burned them with they had stoned them with stone 8 poured. / Hab. 2. 1. m Ex. 32. 12. 12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except yev destroy the accursed from among you. 13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. Eze 36.22,23 1 Ch. 2.7. De. 17. 5. ch. 8. 29. " ver. 21. Ac. 5. 1, 2. a y ch. 6. 18. 14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by house-c holds; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. 15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath trausgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly A in Israel. a d Hag.2.13,14. 14.38.42. Ju20.29,&c. f ch. 7. 5. ness. g Ge. 34. 7. Ju. 20. 6. 26 And they raised over him heap of stones unto this day. So th turned from the fierceness of hi Wherefore the name of the place ed, The valley of 8 Achor, unto CHAP. VIII. AND the LORD said unto Josh not, neither be thou dismayed: the people of war with thee, at go up to Ai: see, I have given hand the king of Ai, and his peo his city, and his land: 2 And thou shalt do to Ai and as thou didst unto Jericho and b only the spoil thereof, and the catt of, shall ye take for a prey unto you lay thee an ambush for the city be 3 So Joshua arose, and all the of war, to go up against Ai: and chose out thirty thousand might Valour, and sent them away by 4 And he commanded them Behold, ye shall lie in wait ag city, even behind the city: go far from the city, but be ye all r 5 And 1, and all the people with me, will approach unto come out against us, as at the and it shall come to pass, wi we will flee before them, 6 (For they will come out afte we have drawn them from ti they will say, They flee before the first: therefore we will fe them. 7 Then ye shall rise up from bush, and seize upon the city: LORD your God will deliver iti hand. 16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: 17 And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites Nu. 5.6, 7. 8 And it shall be, when ye ba man by man; and Zabdi was taken: 2 Ch.30.22. the city, that ye shall set the 33. 12, 13. Ezr. 10. 10, fire: according to the comman the LORD shall ye do. See, 1 bu manded you. 18 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carini, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. 19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me. 20 Aud Achan answered Joshua, and 11. Ps. 32. 5. Je. 3. 12,13. Ro. 10. 10. 9 Joshua therefore sent then and they went to lie in ambe abode between Beth-el and Ai west side of Ai: but Joshua lod night among the people. 10 And Joshua rose up eart $ for they. De 1.44, the going down, or, Morad, erdore. See on ch.2.9.11.-5.1. Le.26.36. Ps. 14 5.137. 6. Ge-37.89,34. Nu.14.6. 2 Sa. 13.31. Ezr. 115 ES4L. Job 1.30. Ac14.14. jell. Nu.16. 2.2 Sa.12.16. und the eventide. Ju.20.23, $-412 252.1.12. pus dust. Rending the thes, beating the breast, tearing the hair, wing dust open the head, and falling pros be, were usual signs of deep affliction and dates amnog the ancient Israelites. In illus traben of as custom, see i Sa. 4. 12, when the embroidered with the needle; and others, that ger brought tidings to Eli of the discomIture of the armies of Israel by the Philistines, , in the case of Tamar, 2 ba.13.19, and in Ne.&.1, when a whole nation assembled with fisting and with sackcloth, and earth upon See also the case of Mordeca, Es.4.1, and Job.2.12, where his friends abased them selves, 25 Why hast, ver.11..13, ch.6.18. Ge.34.30. 11. tett han refer also to kze. 27.30. Jon. 18.17.18.1 Ch.2.7. Hab.2.6.9. Ga.5.12. 2 1h.1.6. IAM. In each of these instances it is He.12.15. all Israel. Le.20.2-24.14. De.13.10. wery far, that putting dust on the head-17.5.-21.21.-22.21..24. burned, ver.15. Ge. reading the clothes, and was 38.24. Le..0.14.-21.9. thecing poignant sorrow. je 3. Nu.14.3. 2K1.3.10. Ps. Jet Be 12.5. to deliver. Ex.14.11. -1243 Mat.17.17.30, Mar.8.17,18, da. Exes and duelt. See on ch.1.2.4. Er... Hab.2.1. Ro.3.5.6. backs. 24 took Achan. Ser on ver.1. Job 20.15. Pr.15. 7. Ec.5.13. Eze.22.13,14. 1 1 1.6.9.10. his sons. ch.6.18.21. Ge.18.25. Ex.20.5. Nu.16.27. 31. Job 20.23..28. the valley, ver.26. ch. 15.7. 19.65 10. Ho. 2. 15. Fx.12.12 No.14.13. environ. Ps. Ex.14.15, 1 Sa. 15.22.-16.1. 1 Ch. 26 raised. ch.8.29.-10.27. Sa 18.17. La.3.53. So the Lord. De.13.17. 2 Sa.21.14. Is 40.2. Joei 2.13.18. Jon.3.9.10. Zec.68. The valley ver.24. 15.65.10. Ho.2.15. dchor, that is, Trouble. See on ver. 25. CHAP. VIII. God encourageth Joshua, 1, 2. The stratagem whereby Ai was taken, 3-28. The king thereof is hanged, 20 Joshua buildeth an altar, 30, 31; writeth the law on stones, 32; and pronounceth the blessings and curses, 33-35. 1 Fear not. See on ch.1.9.-7.6.7.9. De.1 21.1221 transgressed, th.23.16.7.18.-31.8. Ps.27 1.-46.11. Is.12.2-41.10..16.22K18.12. 15.24.5-50.1.2. Je. 43.2. Je.46.27. Mat8.26. take all. It would seem, the accursed. See on ver.21, ch. from this verse, that all that were capable of Ma in Mal 3.89. Mat.22.21. dissem bearing arms were to march out of the camp on Ja 19.5,6. Ac.5.1,2,9. He.4. this occasion. 30,000 formed an ambuscade in Le5.15. Hab.2.6. Zec.5.4. one place; and 5000 were placed in another, chulden, ch.22.18. 20, Nu.14.45. Ju.2.4. who all gained their positions in the night. Pr.3.1. Is 592 Hab.1.13. they were. With the rest of the army, Joshua appeared the D7.2. Hag.2.13,14. neither. Je.6.8. next morning before Ai, which the men of that city would naturally suppose was the whole of the Israelitish force; and, consequently, be the more emboldened to come out and attack them. Some, however, think that 30,000 men were the whole that were employed on this occasion, 5000 of whom were placed in ambush on the west of the city, between Bethel and Ai (ver. 12), and, with the rest, Joshua appeared before the city in the morning. The king, seeing but about 25.000 coming against him, though he had but 12,000 persons in the whole city (ver. 25), determined to risk a battle, issued out, and was defeated by stratagem. see, I have. See on ch. 6.2. Ps.44.3. Da.2.21.37,38-4.25,35. 3.5. Ex.19.10..15. La.3.40,41. eat. Zep 21,2 an accursed. See on 1010, Mat.7 5. take away. 1 Co.5. lade, ver.17.18. 1 Sa.10.19..21.-14.38.. # 1.7. Ac.1.24..26. 15 chatter 05.26. De.13.15.16. 1Sa. 14. 2.2. See on ver. 11. wrought. Ge. 41. Ja 26.01. 2 Sa.13.13. folly, or, . See on ch.3.1. Ge.2.3. Ps.119.60. Ridght. See on ver. 14. 17 See on Ge 330. Zarah. Nu.26.20. 1 Ch. takes, No.32.23. 1 Sa.14.42. Pr.13.21. A.5.1-10. My ST105. Tit.22. Ja.1.30. 1 Pe.3. 15.6.5. 1.13.12. Je.13.16. Lu.17.18. 2.16.9. make. Nu.5.6,7. 2 Ch.30.22. 27.10.10.11. Ps.39.5.-31.3. Pr.28.13. Da.9.4. Ro.10.10. 1 Jn.1.8.10. tell 1443 Jon 18.10. 9. Ge.42.21. Ex.10.16. Nu.22.34. 1 Sa. 1 47.30-33.97. P1.38.18. Mat.27.4. 636-6.2. 2 Sa.11.2. Job 31.1. Ps. 1 - Mat.5 28,29. 1 Jn 2.15, Babylon garment. Addereth shinar, a 2 do to Ai. ver.24,28,29. See on ch.6.21.-10.1, 28. De.3.2. only the spoil, ver.27. De.20.14. Job 27.16.17. Ps. 39.6. Pr.13.22.-28.20. Je.17.11. Lu. 12.20,21. lay thee. ver. 7,9.12,14,19. Ju.20.29.. 33. 2 Ch.13.13.-20.22. Je 51.12. 3 by night. Mat.24.39,50.-25.6. 1 Th.5.2. 2 Pe. 3.10. 4 lie in wait. ver. 16. Ju. 9. 25-20.29,33,36. 1 Sa.15.2.5. Ac.23.21. go not. Fc.7.19.-9.16. 5 as at. ch.7.5. that we will. Ju.20.31..33. Mat.10.16. 6 drawn. Heb. pulled. ver.16. They fee. Ex. 14.3.-15.9. Ju.20.32. Ec.8.11.-9.12. 7 for the Lord. See on ver.1. g Ki.5.1. Pr.21. stly robe of Sbinar,' the plain in 30,31. Babylon stond. BOCHART and CALMET band'arge, that Babylonish robes were 1.9,16. Ju.4.6. 2 Sa.13.28. very pedd, and in high reputation. CAL 8 set the city. ver.28. ch.6.24. See, I have. ch. generally allowed to have 9 between. ver.12. ch.7.2. Ge.12.8. Hai. Ezr.2. 28. Ne.7.32. lodged, Ge.32.21. 10 rose up. day were won thas; others, that they were 119.60. of colours, though some suppose See on ch. 3. 1.–6. 12.−7. 16. Ps 15 by the way. ch.18.12. 16 called together. Ju.20.36..39. drawn away. ver 5,6. Ju.20.31. Ps.9.16. Eze.38.11..22. Re.16. 14.-19.19..21. 17 a man. ver.3,24,25. ch.11.20. De.2.30. Job 5.13. Is.19.11..13. Bethel. Bethel is not mentioned in the Greek version; and some, with HOUBIGANT and PILKINGTON, think it was not originally in the Hebrew; because, had the men of Bethel pursued, as well as those of Ai, it would have been said that they left the cities, and not the city, open. The principal strength of Bethel might have been previously taken into Ai, as the strongest place to make a stand in; Bethel being but about three miles westward from Ai. 30 built an altar. Ge.8.20.-12.7,8. in Ebal. Moses himself had twice given expre ders for this solemnity;-once Deut.11.29. which he pointed out the very place where to be performed; and again, at the 27th ch there is a renewal of the instructions to J with special reference to minute partic It was a federal transaction: the covenal now renewed between God and Israel their taking possession of the land of pr that they might be encouraged in the co of it, and might know upon what term held it, and come under fresh obligations dience. ver.33. 31 as it is. ver.34,35. ch.1.8. 2 Ki.14.6. 2 Ch.25.4.-35.12. Ezr.6.18. Ne.13.1. Mat altar. Ex.20.24,25. De.27.5,6. 1K1.18.31,3 they offered. Ex.18.12.-24.5. De.27.6,7. 32 De.27.2,3,8. 33 ali Israel. ch.23.2.-24.1. De.27.12 10.11. priests. ch.3.3,6,14.-4.10.18.-6.6. 9,25, 1Ch.15.11..15. stranger. Ex.12.49. 22. Nu.15.16,29. De.31.12. Moses. See 30..32. De.11.29.-27.12. 34 he read. De.31.10..12. Ne.8.2,3-94 blessings, Le.XXVI. De.27.14..26.-XX 29.20,21.-30.15..20. 35 was not. De.4.2. Je 26.2. Ac.20.2. De.29.11.-31.12. Ezr.10.1. Ne. 8.2. J Mar.10.14. Ac.21.5. strangers, ver Heb. walked. conversant. The word com from the Latm conversor, is here used classical sense of having intercourse with 18 Stretch, ver.7,26. Ex.8.5.-17.11. Job 15.25. the spear. The word keedon is rendered clypeum, a shield or buckler, by the Vulgate; but the LXX. translate it yaidov, which SUIDAS says, signifies a kind of weapon στον δόρατος, like a spear. It may denote a short spear, javelin, or lance; for it is evident that it signifies neither the larger spear nor the shield, because it is distinguished from both, 1 Sa. 17.6,41,45. Job 39. 23, Joshua may have had a flag or ensign at the end of the spear, which might be seen at a consider-The kings combine against Israel, 1,2. The able distance when extended, which was the sign agreed upon between him and the ambush. 19 ver.6..8. 20 the smoke. Ge.19.28. Is.34.10. Re.18.9.-19. 3. and they had. Job 11.20. Ps.48.5,6.-76.5. Am. 2.14..16. Re.6.15..17. power. Heb. hand. 22 let none. ch.6.21.-10.28.-11.11,12. De.7.2. Job 20.5. Lu.17.26..30. 1 Tb.5.3. 23 ver.29. ch.10.17. 1 Sa. 15.8. Re.19.20. 24 returned unto Ai. This inust refer to the women, children, and old persons left behind; for it seems that all the effective men had salhed out when they imagined the Israelites had fled. (ver.16.) ch.10.30..41.-11.10..14. Nu.21.24. 26 Joshua. Joshua seems to have been not only the general but the standard-bearer of the army, (ver.18;) and continued in this employment, by holding up or extending his spear, during the whole of the battle; and did not slacken from the pursuit till the forces of Ai were utterly discomfited. Some commentators, however, understand this action in a figurative sense, like the holding up of Moses' hands, as if it implied that Joshua continued in prayer for the success of his troops, nor ceased till the armies of Ai were annihilated, and the city taken and destroyed. drew not. ver. 18. Ex. 17.11.12. 27 the cattle. ver.2. ch.11.14. Nu.31.22,26. Ps. 50.10. Mat.20.15. he commanded. ver.2. 28 an heap. De.13.16. 2 Ki.19.25. Is.17.1.-25. 2. Je.9.11.-49.2.-50.26. M1.3.12. unto this day, See on ch.4.9. 29 the king. The kings of Canaan lay under the same curse as their subjects, and probably were more deeply criminal. The reserving of the king of Ai for a solemn execution, would tend to strike terror into the other kings, contribute to the success of Israel, and give their proceedings the stamp of a judicial process, and of executing the vengeance of God upon his enemies. ch.10.26..28,30,33. De.21.22,23. Es.7.10. Ps.107.40.-110.5. Ac.12.23. Re.19.17,18. as soon. ch.10.27. a great heap. ch.7.26. 2 Sa. 18.17. CHAP. IX. ites by craft obtain a league, 3-21. They a demned to perpetual bondage, 22-27. 1 all the kings. ch.10.2..5,23,26..39.-11 11.-12.7.24. on this. ch.1.15.-3.17.-5.4 7. De 4.49. of the great, ch. 1.4.-15.8 Nu.34.6. Lebanon. ch.11.17.-19.7.-134 25. Hittite. ch.24.11. Ge.15.18..21. Ex -23.23,31.-34.11. De.7.1. 2 gathered, 2 Ch.20.1,&c. Ps.2.1,211.21. Is.8.9,10,12.-54.15. Joel 3.9.13. 44 28. Re.16.14.-20.8,9. accord. Heb. mout 3 Gibeon, ver.17. ch.10.2. 2 Sa.21.12 ch.VI.-VIII. 4 work wility. Ge.34.13. 1K1.90.31. 10.16. Lu 16.8. ambassadors. The word, ambassador, properly denotes a hinge; an ambassador is a person upon whom t ness turns as upon a hinge. So the Lati nales, from cardo, a hinge, was the titf prime minister of the emperor The though now applied only to the Pope's and counsellors. wine bottles. These being made of skin, were consequently be rent, and capable of being mended is done, according to CHARDIN, by a piece, or by gathering up the wound in the manner of a purse; and somet inserting a flat piece of wood. Ps.1198S 17. Mar.2.02. Lu.5.37,38. 5 old shoes. ver.13. De.29.5.-33.25. I clouted. The word clouted signifies bere from the Anglo-Saxon clut, a clout of r not nailed, trom the French clou, a naile 6 the camp. ch.5.10.-10.43. We be v 20.11..15. 1 k18.41. 2 Ki.20.14. make pt. lanoo berith, cut or divide with us a cov or rather the covenant sacrifice offered @ occasions. (See Note on De.29.12) 7 Hivites. ch.11.19. Ge.10.17.—34.2_) how shall, Ex.23.31..33.-34.12. Nu.33.5 2,3.-20.16. Ju.2.2. 8 ver.11,23,25,27. Ge.9.25,26. De.20.11 9.20,21. 2 K1.10.5. 9 From a. De.20.15. because, 1 K18.41 And all the people, even the people Avy fat care with him, went up, and basuh, and came bene the city, ande ver. á. red to the north side of Ait nowd Ps. 110. 5. War Taley between them and A1. ech 1026,27 2 As be tuck about five thousand , answer them to lie in ambush be. De2122,23 We Berbel and Ai, on the west side, 9 or, of A. ch. 7.26 De. 274. lying in wait, ver4. Asd when they had set the people, lee ku que hit that war on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the we of the cry. Jostea went that night ats the main of the valley. 34 Ant it came to pans, when the kingi Ex. 20. 25. As that they hated and rose up & De.27238 and the men of the city went out brow to bate, he and all his peo- Ju. 20. 34, qe ate cysted, before the plain. best that there were liers in shes in behind the city. And all Israel made as i by me botes before them, and m fed by se the wilderness. And all the people that were in Ai calier teether to pursue after So they pursued after Joshua,, way from the city. There was not a man left in Ai en went not out after Israel: the city open, and pursued And the Loan aid unto Joshua, our spear that is in thy hand As for I will give it into thine Aileena stretched out the spear Be. Ec. 9. 12. Is 19.11.13. 1 Th. 5. 3. De 31.9.25 1 Ch.15.11 15. # De. 31. 12. De. 11. 29. 27.12. De. 31. 11. 13. 1. 7 Ex. 8. 5. Le.26.3.&c. De 2415.26 XXVIII. XXIX. 30. 15..20. I walked. in bus bas toward the city. at the atbush arose quickly out face, and they ran as soon as bed out his hand: and they to the city, and took it, and Ge. 19. 28. nd the city on fire. ad when the men of Ai looked be- Is. 34. 10. hand. Nu. 34. 6. y ascended' up to heaven, w me the people that fled to the Ex. 3. 17. power to flee this way or wildrawn back upon the pursuers. 23.23. selves, according unto the word of the LORD, which he commanded Joshua, 23 And Joshua burit Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day. £9 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until even tide: & 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 leap of stones, that remaineth unto this day. 30 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal, 31 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they of fered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace-offerings. 32 And be wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. 33 And all Israel, and their eiders, and othcers, 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 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 had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. 34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that d were conversant among them. CHAP. IX. AND it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, ja and all Israel saw 2 ch. 20. 1, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, beat the ante ad taken the city, and But the stories of the city ascended, then! barrean and slew the men of Ai.] And the other issued out of the city get them: so they were in the midst mel, some on this side, and some on ts, and they smote them, so that web. 10, 2 tue of them remain or escape. ch. 6. 27. And the king of Ai they took alive, baghm to Joshua. y De. 7.2. a ch. 11. 19. and the Jebusite, heard thereof, 2 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one n accord. 3 And when the inhabitants of "Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, 4 They did work wility, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors; and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; 5 And old shoes and clouted upon their all the bread of their provision was dry feet, and old garments upon them; and had it came to pass, when Israel z ch. 5. 10. an end of slaying all the inhasar bey chased them, and when the field, in the wilderness & Ex.17.11,12 Pyre fallen on the edge of thee Ex. 23. 32, and mouldy. Wed hi they were consuraed, that terselites returned unto Ai, and Stow with the edge of the sword. And that De. 20. 11. now therefore make ye a league with us. arms and women, were twelve] can all the men of Ai. drew not his hand back, 2 KI. 10. 5. e Nu.31.22,26 where be stretched out the spear, De. 20. 15. 7 And the men of Israel said unto ya Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; & how shall we make a league with you 8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy bl be a ctterly destroyed all the lg 1 Ki. 8. 41. servants. And Joshua said unto them, because of the name of the LORD thy B. C. 1451. 10 And all 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 Wherefored 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 a ch. 2. 10. Ex. 15. 14. the congregation, and for the alta Nu. 21. 35. Now it came to pass, when b De. 12. 5. Y cities of the kingdom. zedec king of Jerusalem had hea Joshua had taken Ai, and had destroyed it; as he had done to and her king, so he had done to her king; and how the inhabi Gibeon had made peace with Isr were among them; 2 That they feared greatly Gibeon was a great city, as one oft cities, and because it was grea A1, and all the men thereof ere 3 Wherefore Adoni-zedec kingsalem sent unto Hoham king of and unto Piram king of Jarmi we filled, were new; and, behold, they & or, they re- unto Japhia king of Lachish, 4 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 let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto thein. 16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours,&that they dwelt among them. 17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities wereGibeon," and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and kirjath-jearim. 18 And the children of Israel smote 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. 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 us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. ceived the 'g Nu. 27. 21. 14. Is. 30. 1, 2 A Ju. 1. 1. 20. 18,28 18.23.16,11 30.8. 2 Sa. 2. 1. ch. 11.19. P Ec. 5. 6. ch. 11. 6. Ju. 4. 14,15. 72211.6. 21 And the princes said unto them, Lett them live; but let them be bewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. 22 And Joshua called for them, and be spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? 23 Now therefore ye are cursed; there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen,and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. Eze. 17.12.. 21. Zec. 5. 3, 4. Mal. 3. 5. Is. 28. 21. De. 29. 11. 2Ch.2.17,18 ver. 15. Ex.9.22.26 P.18.13,14 Is. 30. 30. Re. 16.21. Le 27.28,29 not be cut off from you. ver. 21, 27. 24 And they answered Joshua and said, Because it was certainly told thy ser. vants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you alla the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 25 And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. 26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. Job 9.7. or, the c 2 Sa. 1. 18. « gave, or, Eur. 8. 20 27 And Joshua made them that day ƒ De. 1.30. hewers of wood and drawers of water for Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 Come up unto me, and help mex may smite Gibeon: for it hath ma with Joshua & with the children 5 Therefore the five kings oft rites, the king of Jerusalem, th Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, is of Lachish, the king of Eglon themselves together, and went and all their hosts, and encampe Gibeon, and made war against 6 And the men of Gibeon $ Joshua to the camp to Gilgal Slack not thy hand from thy si come up to us quickly, and save help us: for all the kings of the A that dwell in the mountains areį together against us. 7 So Joshua ascended from Gi and all the people of war with all the mighty men of valour. 8 And the LORD said unto Fear them not; for I have de them into thine hand: there shal man of them stand before thee. 9 Joshua therefore came unto thi denly, and went up from Gilgala 10 And the LORD discomated before Israel, and slew them with slaughter at Gibeon, and chase along the way that goeth up horon, and smote them to Azek unto Makkedah. 11 And it came to pass, as t from before Israel, and were in t down to Beth-horon, that the Lo down great stones from heav them unto Azekah, and they die were more which died with than they whom the children slew with the sword. 12 Then spake Joshua to the the day when the LORD delivered Amorites before the children of and he said in the sight of Israe stand thou still upon Gibed thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajak 13 And the sun stood still, and the stayed, until the people had at themselves upon their enemies. this written in the book of Jasher sun stood still in the midst of heav Ihasted not to go down about a who 14 And there was no day like t fore it or after it, that the LORD, ened unto the voice of a man: LORD fought for Israel. 15 And Joshua returned, and all with him, unto the camp to Grigal |