1Then spoke Joshua this song, on the day that the Lord had given the

2Thou hast done mighty things, O Lord, thou hast performed great deeds who

3My goodness and my fortress, my high tower, I will sing a new song unto

4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, the princes of the world

5To thee, O Lord, did we confide; we said thou art our God, for thou wast

6To thee we cried and were not ashamed, in thee we trusted and were

7Thou didst go forth for our salvation, with thine arm thou didst redeem thy

8The sun and moon stood still in heaven, and thou didst stand in thy wrath

9All the princes of the earth stood up, the kings of the nations had

10Thou didst rise against them in thine anger, and didst bring down thy

11Nations have been consumed with thy fury, kingdoms have declined because

12Thou didst pour out thy fury upon them, thy wrathful anger took hold of

13They did spread a trap, they fell therein, in the net they hid, their foot

14Thine hand was ready for all thine enemies who said, Through their sword

15The earth trembled and shook at the sound of thy storm over them, thou

16Thou didst pursue them in thy storm, thou didst consume them in thy

17Their carcasses were like rubbish cast out in the middle of the streets.

18They were consumed and destroyed in thine anger, thou didst save thy

19Therefore our hearts rejoice in thee, our souls exult in thy salvation.

20Our tongues shall relate thy might, we will sing and praise thy wondrous

21For thou didst save us from our enemies, thou didst deliver us from those

22Thus shall all thine enemies perish O Lord, and the wicked shall be like

23So Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp in Gilgal, after

24And the five kings fled alone on foot from battle, and hid themselves in a

25And it was afterward told to Joshua, saying, The kings are found and

26And Joshua said, Appoint men to be at the mouth of the cave, to guard

27And Joshua called to all Israel and said to the officers of battle, Place

28And Joshua commanded afterward that they should slay the kings and cast

29And Joshua went afterward with all the people that were with him on that

30And he utterly destroyed the souls and all belonging to the city, and he

31And he passed from there to Libnah and he fought against it, and the Lord

32And from there he passed on to Lachish to fight against it, and Horam king

33And Joshua took Lachish and all the people thereof, and he did to it as he

34And Joshua passed from there to Eglon, and he took that also, and he smote

35And from there he passed to Hebron and fought against it and took it and

36And he destroyed every soul in it, he left none remaining, and he did to

37And Joshua smote all the kings of the Amorites from Kadesh-barnea to Azah,

38And Joshua with all Israel came to the camp to Gilgal.

39When at that time Jabin king of Chazor heard all that Joshua had done to

40Come quickly to us and help us, that we may smite the children of Israel,

41And all these kings hearkened to the words of Jabin, king of Chazor, and

42And the Lord said to Joshua, Fear them not, for tomorrow about this time I

43And Joshua with all the men of war came suddenly upon them and smote them,

44So the children of Israel pursued all these kings with their camps, and

45And Joshua returned at that time to Chazor and smote it with the sword and

46From there he passed to Achshaph and he did to it as he had done to

47From there he passed to Adulam and he smote all the people in it, and he

48And he passed from them to all the cities of the kings which he had

49Only their booty and cattle the Israelites took to themselves as a prey,

50As the Lord had commanded Moses so did Joshua and all Israel, they failed

51So Joshua and all the children of Israel smote the whole land of Canaan as

52Besides the kingdoms of Sihon and Og which are on the other side Jordan,

53And Joshua smote all the kings that were on this side Jordan to the west,

54For five years did Joshua carry on the war with these kings, and he gave

Chapter 89

Joshua's Song of Praise. The Wars of Israel.