Joshua 10:11

As they ran from the Israelites, at the descent from Beth-horon the Lord rained huge hailstones from heaven upon them, all the way to Azekah. They died of these. Indeed, more died by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

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In The King James Version

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

In Context

10and the Lord threw them into a panic before the Israelites, until the Israelites routed them with heavy slaughter at Gibeon and then chased them along the road to the ascent of Beth-horon, routing them all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

12It was on the day when the Lord handed over the Amorites to the Israelites that Joshua said to the Lord before Israel, “Sun, stand still over Gibeon! Move not, moon, from Aijalon vale!”

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Cross References

Genesis 19:24Then the Lord caused brimstone and fire from heaven to rain upon Sodom and Gomorrah,

Psalms 18:12At the radiance before him there passed hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalms 77:17Clouds poured torrents of water, thunder rolled in the sky, your arrows sped to and fro.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:8-15

The Sun and Moon Stand Still. ( b. c. 1450.) 7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour. 8 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. 9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. 10 And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to… Read the whole commentary →

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