9. All night Joshua and his army marched from Gilgal to Gibeon, and they made a surprise attack on the Amorites.
10. The Lord made the Amorites panic at the sight of Israel's army. The Israelites slaughtered them at Gibeon and pursued them down the mountain pass at Beth Horon, keeping up the attack as far south as Azekah and Makkedah.
11. While the Amorites were running down the pass from the Israelite army, the Lord made large hailstones fall down on them all the way to Azekah. More were killed by the hailstones than by the Israelites.
12. On the day that the Lord gave the men of Israel victory over the Amorites, Joshua spoke to the Lord. In the presence of the Israelites he said,“Sun, stand still over Gibeon;Moon, stop over Aijalon Valley.”
13. The sun stood still and the moon did not move until the nation had conquered its enemies. This is written in The Book of Jashar. The sun stood still in the middle of the sky and did not go down for a whole day.
14. Never before, and never since, has there been a day like it, when the Lord obeyed a human being. The Lord fought on Israel's side!
15. After this, Joshua and his army went back to the camp at Gilgal.
16. The five Amorite kings, however, had escaped and were hiding in the cave at Makkedah.
17. Someone found them, and Joshua was told where they were hiding.
18. He said, “Roll some big stones in front of the entrance to the cave. Place some guards there,
19. but don't stay there yourselves. Keep on after the enemy and attack them from the rear; don't let them get to their cities! The Lord your God has given you victory over them.”
20. Joshua and the men of Israel slaughtered them, although some managed to find safety inside their city walls and were not killed.
21. Then all of Joshua's men came back safe to him at the camp at Makkedah.No one in the land dared even to speak against the Israelites.
22. Then Joshua said, “Open the entrance to the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
23. So the cave was opened, and the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon were brought out
24. and taken to Joshua. Joshua then called all the men of Israel to him and ordered the officers who had gone with him to come and put their feet on the necks of the kings. They did so.