12. Then Joshua spoke to Adonai, on the day Adonai gave the Amorites over to Bnei-Yisrael, and said in the eyes of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, Moon, over the Aijalon Valley!”
13. So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance on its enemies. (Is it not written in the Book of Jashar?) Thus the sun halted in the middle of the sky, and did not hurry to go down for about a full day.
14. There was no day like that before it or after it, when Adonai listened to the voice of a man. For Adonai fought for Israel.
15. Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.
16. Now these five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
17. So it was reported to Joshua, “The five kings are found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”
18. Joshua said, “Roll large stones onto the mouth of the cave, assign men over it to guard them,
19. but don’t stay there yourselves. Chase after your enemies and attack them at the rear. Don’t let them enter their cities, for Adonai your God has given them into your hand.”
20. So it was that Joshua and Bnei-Yisrael finished striking them with a very great slaughter until they were wiped out, though some of their survivors escaped into the fortified cities.
21. Then all the people returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. No one dared sharpen his tongue against Bnei-Yisrael.