9. Joshua and his army marched all night to Gibeon. So Joshua surprised them when he attacked.
10. The Lord confused those armies when Israel attacked. So Israel defeated them in a great victory. They chased them from Gibeon on the road going to Beth Horon. The army of Israel killed men all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
11. They chased the enemy down the road from Beth Horon to Azekah. While they were chasing them, the Lord threw large hailstones on them from the sky. Many of the enemy were killed by the hailstones. More men were killed by the hailstones than the Israelites killed with their swords.
12. That day the Lord allowed the Israelites to defeat the Amorites. And that day Joshua stood before all the people of Israel and said to the Lord:“Sun, stand still over Gibeon.Moon, stand still over the Valley of Aijalon.”
13. So the sun stood still.And the moon stoppeduntil the people defeated their enemies.These words are written in the Book of Jashar.The sun stopped in the middle of the sky. It waited to go down for a full day.
14. That has never happened at any time before that day or since. That was the day the Lord listened to a man. Truly the Lord was fighting for Israel!
15. After this, Joshua and his army went back to the camp at Gilgal.