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Joshua · read by Ian Paisley
32 verses, in order. Only the verses Ian read aloud are shown.
Joshua 6
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After the seventh time around, the priests blew the horns, and Joshua commanded the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!Read from KJV · The Accursed City Builder
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Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent.Read from KJV · The Accursed City Builder
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For all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they must go into His treasury."Read from KJV · The Accursed City Builder
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So when the rams' horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.Read from KJV · The Accursed City Builder
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At the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.Read from KJV · The Accursed City Builder
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Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, "Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her."Read from KJV · The Accursed City Builder
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So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.Read from KJV · The Accursed City Builder
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Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD's house.Read from KJV · The Accursed City Builder
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And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father's household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.Read from KJV · The Accursed City Builder
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At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: "Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates."Read from KJV · The Accursed City Builder
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So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.Read from KJV · The Accursed City Builder
Joshua 10
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Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: "Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us."Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.Read from NKJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you."Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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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."Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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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."Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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And Joshua was informed: "The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah."Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand."Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me."Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, "Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings." So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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"Do not be afraid or discouraged," Joshua said. "Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight."Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen
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Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.Read from KJV · Five Great Kings Gobsmacked by God's Spokesmen