1
And it came to pass that Adoni-tzedeq (אדֹני־צדק Lord of righteousness), the king of Jerusalem (ירוּשָלם Yerusalem; foundation of peace), did hear that Joshua did take Ay and had utterly destroyed it;
2
For even as Joshua had done unto Jericho and her king, so too did he unto Ay and her king.
3
And Adoni-tzedeq saw also that the inhabitants of Gibeon did make peace with Israel and were grafted in amongst them;
4
And so it was that Adoni-tzedeq did fear greatly because that Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, yea, it was greater even than Ay, and all the men thereof were strong and mighty.
5
Wherefore it came to pass that Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, did send unto Hoham (the harbinger), king of Chebrun (Hebron; in league with), and unto Piram (a wild people), king of Yarmuth (Jarmuth; great pride), and unto Yaphia (Japhia; to shine forth), king of Lachish (low land), and unto Debir (one who speaks), king of Eglown (the calf), saying:
6
Come up unto me and help me, that we may smite Gibeon; for she hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
7
And so it was that 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 gather themselves together and go up, they and all their armies, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against her.
8
¶ And it came to pass that the men of Gibeon did send word unto Joshua, in the camp of Gilgal, saying: Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us;
9
For all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
10
¶ And it came to pass that Joshua did ascend from Gilgal (circle of stones), he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.
11
And it came to pass that YHVH did say unto Joshua: Fear them not; for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
12
And so it was that Joshua went up from Gilgal all night that he and his men should catch them by surprise.
13
¶ And it came to pass that YHVH did send a violence unto the men of the enemies of Israel, that they should be confused and not know their path nor their strength;
14
And so it was that Israel did slay them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and Israel did persude them along the way to smite them to Azekah (dug about the land) and unto Makkedah (the place of shepherds).
15
¶ And it came to pass, as they did flee from before Israel and were in the going down to Beth Choron (the place in a hollow), that YHVH cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah that they did die;
16
And so it was that more did die by the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
17
¶ And it came to pass that Joshua did speak unto YHVH in the day when YHVH did deliver up the Amorites before the children of Israel;
18
And Joshua did said in the sight of Israel: Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ayyalon (Ajalon; city of deer).
19
And so it was that the sun did stop in the midst of heaven and hasted not to go down about a whole day.