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Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

Then spake {H1696} Joshua {H3091} to the LORD {H3068} in the day {H3117} when the LORD {H3068} delivered up {H5414} the Amorites {H567} before {H6440} the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478}, and he said {H559} in the sight {H5869} of Israel {H3478}, Sun {H8121}, stand thou still {H1826} upon Gibeon {H1391}; and thou, Moon {H3394}, in the valley {H6010} of Ajalon {H357}.

Then, on the day ADONAI handed over the Emori to the people of Isra'el, Y'hoshua spoke to ADONA I; in the sight of Isra'el he said, "Sun, stand motionless over Giv'on! Moon, you too, over Ayalon Valley!"

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.”

Then spake Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.

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Cross-References

  • Habakkuk 3:11 (14 votes)

    The sun [and] moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, [and] at the shining of thy glittering spear.

  • Isaiah 38:8 (10 votes)

    Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.

  • Isaiah 60:20 (7 votes)

    Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

  • Joshua 10:13 (5 votes)

    And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. [Is] not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

  • Psalms 148:3 (4 votes)

    Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

  • Job 9:7 (4 votes)

    Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

  • Isaiah 28:21 (4 votes)

    For the LORD shall rise up as [in] mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as [in] the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.