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And it came to pass that when Joshua did return unto the camp, and so too armies of Israel with him that he did send out spies to see how the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglown did fair.
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And so it was that the spies that Joshua did send out to see returned to him, saying: The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
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And it came to pass that Joshua did speak unto his armies, saying:
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Roll ye up great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them, and stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them;
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Suffer them not to enter into their cities; for YHVH our Elohim, hath delivered them into our hand.
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And so it was that when Joshua and the children of Israel did make an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.
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¶ And it came to pass that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace; none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
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And so it was that Joshua did speak, saying: Open the mouth of the cave and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
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And this they did, and they brought those five kings unto him out of the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglown.
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¶ And it came to pass that when the men did bring out those kings unto Joshua, that he did call for all the men of Israel, and Joshua did speak unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, saying:
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Come near; put your feet upon the necks of these kings.
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And so it was that they did came near and put their feet upon the necks of them.
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And Joshua did say unto them: Fear not nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage; for thus shall YHVH do unto all your enemies against whom ye fight.
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¶ And it came to pass that Joshua did smite them, and he slew them by his sword, and hanged them on five trees;
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And so it was that they did hang upon the trees until the evening that all should know that the elohim of those five kings, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglown, were defeated
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¶ And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua did command his men that they should take them down off the trees.
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And so it was that the men did take their bodies down and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth.
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¶ And it came to pass that the war that was between the elohim of Jerusalem, and of Hebron, and of Jarmuth, and of Lachish, and of Eglown, and יהוה (YHVH), the Elohim of Israel did come to an end, and יהוה (YHVH) was once more undefeated.
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And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time because YHVH, the Elohim of Israel fought for His Israel.