Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NKJV

NKJV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Format by: Verse Paragraph
Strong's
Red Letter
Audio Bibles
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Joshua 10 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Choose a new font size and typeface
Audio Bibles
The Sun Stands Still
The Sun Stands Still

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:1 - Now it came to pass when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it—as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king—and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:2 - that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:3 - Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:4 - “Come up to me and help me, that we may attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:5 - Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their armies, and camped before Gibeon and made war against it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:6 - And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:7 - So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:8 - And the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; not a man of them shall stand before you.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:9 - Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:10 - So the LORD routed them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:11 - And it happened, as they fled before Israel and were on the descent of Beth Horon, that the LORD cast down large hailstones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than the children of Israel killed with the sword.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:12 - Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel:

“Sun, stand still over Gibeon;
And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13 - So the sun stood still,
And the moon stopped,
Till the people had revenge
Upon their enemies.
Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:14 - And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the LORD heeded the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:15 - Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
The Amorite Kings Executed

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:16 - But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:17 - And it was told Joshua, saying, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:18 - So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:19 - “And do not stay there yourselves, but pursue your enemies, and attack their rear guard. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:20 - Then it happened, while Joshua and the children of Israel made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they had finished, that those who escaped entered fortified cities.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:21 - And all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace. No one moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:22 - Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:23 - And they did so, and brought out those five kings to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:24 - So it was, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” And they drew near and put their feet on their necks.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:25 - Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:26 - And afterward Joshua struck them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging on the trees until evening.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:27 - So it was at the time of the going down of the sun that Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, cast them into the cave where they had been hidden, and laid large stones against the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.
Conquest of the Southland

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:28 - On that day Joshua took Makkedah, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them[fn]—all the people who were in it. He let none remain. He also did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:29 - Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah; and they fought against Libnah.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:30 - And the LORD also delivered it and its king into the hand of Israel; he struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword. He let none remain in it, but did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:31 - Then Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish; and they encamped against it and fought against it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:32 - And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, who took it on the second day, and struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:33 - Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he left him none remaining.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:34 - From Lachish Joshua passed to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it and fought against it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:35 - They took it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; all the people who were in it he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:36 - So Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:37 - And they took it and struck it with the edge of the sword—its king, all its cities, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon, but utterly destroyed it and all the people who were in it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:38 - Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and they fought against it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:39 - And he took it and its king and all its cities; they struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed all the people who were in it. He left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had done also to Libnah and its king.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:40 - So Joshua conquered all the land: the mountain country and the South[fn] and the lowland and the wilderness slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:41 - And Joshua conquered them from Kadesh Barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even as far as Gibeon.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:42 - All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:43 - Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NKJV Footnotes
Following Masoretic Text and most authorities; many Hebrew manuscripts, some manuscripts of the Septuagint, and some manuscripts of the Targum read it.
Hebrew Negev, and so throughout this book
NKJV

New King James Version, © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

The text of the New King James Version (NKJV) appearing on or deriving from this or any other web page is for personal use only. Any other use of the NKJV must be in conformity with the Quotation Policy for the New King James Version. For more information about the New King James Version, the Quotation Policy, and for inquiries about permission to use the New King James Version, go to Thomas Nelson, Inc..

For more information on this translation, see the NKJV Preface.

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NKJV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NKJV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Joshua Chapter 10 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras