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Joshua 10:11

IsraelAzekahBeth-horon
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9 After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.

10 And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

12 On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”

13 So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”

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BSB
As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
KJV
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.
WEB
As they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth Horon, the LORD hurled down great stones from the sky on them to Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the children of Israel killed with the sword.
ASV
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
DARBY
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them up to Azekah, and they died. They were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel had slain with the sword.
BLB
And it came to pass, as they fled before Israel (they [were] on the descent of Beth-horon), that YHWH cast down on them large hailstones from the heavens as far as Azekah, and they died. [There were] more who died from the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword.
ÅB
Som de nå flyktet for Israel og var på veien ned fra Bet-Horon, da lot Herren store steiner falle ned over dem fra himmelen helt til Aseka, så de døde; det omkom flere ved haglsteinene enn Israels barn slo ihjel med sverdet.
OTB
Mens de flyktet fra Israel nedover Bet-Horons skråning, kastet Herren store haglsteiner fra himmelen på dem så langt som til Aseka, og flere døde av haglsteinene enn de som ble drept av israelittenes sverd.
B1930
Som de nu flyktet for Israel og var på veien ned fra Bet-Horon, da lot Herren store stener falle ned over dem fra himmelen helt til Aseka, så de døde; det omkom flere ved haglstenene enn Israels barn slo ihjel med sverdet.

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  • Isaiah 28:2

    Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.

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  • Psalms 18:12–14

    From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.

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  • Exodus 9:22–26

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.”

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  • Judges 5:20

    From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.

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  • Psalms 77:17–18

    The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.

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  • Genesis 19:24

    Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

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  • Isaiah 30:30

    And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.

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  • Revelation 16:21

    And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.

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