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Joshua 10 from Scroll 4Q47 Joshuaa 2 they were very
afraid, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than
Ai, and all its men were mighty. 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,
4 Come up to me and help
me. Let us strike Gibeon; for
they have made peace with Joshua
and with [..] 8 Yahweh said to Joshua, Dont fear them, for I have delivered them into your hands. Not a man of them will stand before you. 9 Joshua
therefore came to them
suddenly. He marched from Gilgal all night. 10 Yahweh confused them before Israel. He
killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the
way of the ascent of Beth Horon, and struck them to Azekah and to Makkedah.
11 As they fled from before
Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth Horon, Yahweh hurled down
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