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Bible Reading for March 14

Joshua 10
[1] Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how
Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to
Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the
inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them; [2]
That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the
royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof
were mighty.
[3] Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron,
and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto
Debir king of Eglon, saying,
[4] Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath
made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. [5] Therefore 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 Eglon, gathered
themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped
before Gibeon, and made war against it. [6] And the men of Gibeon sent unto
Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants;
come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the
Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
[7] So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him,
and all the mighty men of valour.
[8] And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them
into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. [9]
Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all
night.
[10] And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a
great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to
Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. [11] And it came
to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to
Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto
Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they
whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. [12] Then spake Joshua 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 thou
still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. [13] And the
sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged
themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher?
So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down
about a whole day.
[14] And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD
hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel. [15] And
Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. [16] But
these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. [17] And
it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at
Makkedah.
[18] And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set
men by it for to keep them:
[19] And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost
of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God
hath delivered them into your hand. [20] And it came to pass, when Joshua
and the children of Israel had made 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. [21] And all the people returned to the
camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of
the children of Israel. [22] Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave,
and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
[23] And they did so, and brought forth 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 Eglon. [24] And it came to pass, when
they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the
men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with
him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came
near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
[25] And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of
good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom
ye fight.
[26] And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on
five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. [27]
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua
commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the
cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth,
which remain until this very day. [28] And that day Joshua took Makkedah,
and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly
destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain:
and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
[29] Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto
Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
[30] And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of
Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that
were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he
did unto the king of Jericho.
[31] And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish,
and encamped against it, and fought against it: [32] And the LORD delivered
Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote
it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein,
according to all that he had done to Libnah. [33] Then Horam king of Gezer
came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had
left him none remaining. [34] And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon,
and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against
it: [35] And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the
sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day,
according to all that he had done to Lachish. [36] And Joshua went up from
Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
[37] And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the
king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were
therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to
Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein. [38]
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against
it:
[39] And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and
they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the
souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron,
so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah,
and to her king.
[40] So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of
the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining,
but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel
commanded.
[41] And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the
country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. [42] And all these kings and their
land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for
Israel. [43] And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to
Gilgal.

Joshua 11
[1] And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things,
that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the
king of Achshaph,
[2] And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the
plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on
the west,
[3] And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite,
and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and
to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh. [4] And they went out,
they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is
upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
[5] And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched
together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. [6] And the LORD
said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this
time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their
horses, and burn their chariots with fire. [7] So Joshua came, and all the
people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and
they fell upon them. [8] And the LORD delivered them into the hand of
Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto
Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote
them, until they left them none remaining.
[9] And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses,
and burnt their chariots with fire. [10] And Joshua at that time turned
back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor
beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
[11] And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the
sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he
burnt Hazor with fire.
[12] And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did
Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly
destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded. [13] But as for
the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them,
save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. [14] And all the spoil of these
cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto
themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they
had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
[15] As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua,
and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded
Moses.
[16] So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country,
and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain
of Israel, and the valley of the same; [17] Even from the mount Halak, that
goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount
Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.
[18] Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. [19] There was not a
city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the
inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle. [20] For it was of
the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in
battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no
favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
[21] And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the
mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains
of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them
utterly with their cities.
[22] There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of
Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained. [23] So
Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses;
and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their
divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.

Joshua 12
[1] Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel
smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising
of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on
the east: [2] Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled
from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle
of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is
the border of the children of Ammon;
[3] And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the
sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth;
and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah: [4] And the coast of Og king of
Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and
at Edrei, [5] And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all
Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half
Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
[6] Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel
smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the
Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. [7] And these
are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote
on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon
even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto
the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions; [8] In
the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs,
and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the
Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the
Jebusites:
[9] The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
[10] The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; [11] The king of
Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; [12] The king of Eglon, one; the
king of Gezer, one; [13] The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
[14] The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; [15] The king of
Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; [16] The king of Makkedah, one; the
king of Bethel, one; [17] The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher,
one; [18] The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; [19] The king
of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; [20] The king of Shimron-meron, one;
the king of Achshaph, one; [21] The king of Taanach, one; the king of
Megiddo, one; [22] The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel,
one; [23] The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations
of Gilgal, one;
[24] The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.

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