The Lord was helping the Israelites defeat the Amorites that day. So about midday, Joshua prayed to the Lord loud enough for the Israelites to hear:“Our Lord, make the sun stopin the sky over Gibeon,and the moon stand stillover Aijalon Valley.”So the sun and the moonstopped and stood stilluntil Israel defeated its enemies.This poem can be found in The Book of Jashar. The sun stood still and didn't go down for about a whole day.