A Day Like No Other

Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, was alarmed that Gibeon had made peace with Israel. He and four other Amorite kings attacked Gibeon. Israel had made a covenant with Gibeon, so Joshua came to defend it, keeping his word even to people who had tricked him.

Yahweh promised, Not a man of them will stand before you. Joshua marched all night from Gilgal and struck suddenly. As the enemy fled down the descent of Beth Horon, Yahweh hurled down great hailstones on the fleeing enemy. The victory was clearly God's.

Then Joshua prayed boldly in front of all Israel: Sun, stand still on Gibeon! The sun stayed and the moon stopped until the nation had defeated its enemies. The text says there was no day like that before it or after it, that Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel. The five kings hid in a cave at Makkedah and were defeated as God's judgment.