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25 Joshua told the army,[a] “Don’t fear or be dismayed! Be strong and courageous, because this is how the Lord will treat all of your enemies whom you fight.”

26 After this, Joshua struck those kings[b] down, executing them, and hanged them on five gallows[c] until sunset. 27 When evening had come, Joshua gave a command to remove the bodies[d] from the gallows[e] and bury them in the cave where they had hidden. The army[f] sealed the mouth of the cave with large stones that remain there to this very day.

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  1. Joshua 10:25 Lit. to them
  2. Joshua 10:26 Lit. struck them
  3. Joshua 10:26 Or trees
  4. Joshua 10:27 ;27 Lit. remove them
  5. Joshua 10:27 Or trees
  6. Joshua 10:27 Lit. They