12 The day the Lord handed the Amorites over to the people of Israel, Joshua spoke to the Lord while Israel was watching,“Sun, stand still over Gibeon,and moon, stand still over the valley of Aijalon!”
13 The sun stood still,and the moon stoppeduntil a nation got revenge on its enemies.Isn’t this recorded in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the middle of the sky, and for nearly a day the sun was in no hurry to set.
14 Never before or after this day was there anything like it. The Lord did what a man told him to do, because the Lord fought for Israel.
15 Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.
16 The five kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.
17 Someone told Joshua, “The five kings have been found. They are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
18 Joshua replied, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post a guard there.