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​ Israel Defeats the Northern Armies When King Jabin, of Hazor, heard what had happened, he sent messages to the following kings: King Jobab, of Madon; the king of Shimron; the king of Acshaph; all the kings of the northern hill country; the kings in the Jordan Valley, south of Galilee; the kings in the Galilean foothills; the kings of Naphoth-dor, on the west; the kings of Canaan, both east and west; the kings of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, in the hill country, and the Hivites, in the towns, on the slopes of Mount Hermon, in the land of Mizpah.  All these kings came out to fight.  Their combined armies formed a vast horde.  And with all their horses and chariots, they covered the landscape, like the sand on the seashore.  The kings joined forces …and established their camp around the water, near Merom, to fight against Israel.  Then, the Lord said to Joshua,  “Do not be afraid of them.  By this time tomorrow, I will hand...

​ Israel Destroys the Southern Towns (The same day that Joshua killed the five southern kings) , he captured and destroyed the town of Makkedah.  He killed everyone in it, including the king, leaving no survivors.  He destroyed them all, and he killed the king of Makkedah, as he had killed the king of Jericho.  Then, Joshua and the Israelites went to Libnah …and attacked it.  There, too, the Lord gave them the town and its king.  He killed everyone in it, leaving no survivors.  Then, Joshua killed the king of Libnah, as he had killed the king of Jericho.  From Libnah, Joshua and the Israelites went to Lachish …and attacked it.  Here again, the Lord gave them Lachish.  Joshua took it, on the second day and killed everyone in it, just as he had done at Libnah.  During the attack on Lachish, King Horam of Gezer arrived, with his army, to help defend the town.  But, Joshua’s men killed him and his army, leaving no survivors.  Then,...

God Destroys Sodom and Gomorrah That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom.  Lot was sitting there, and when he saw them, he stood up to meet them.  Then he welcomed them and bowed with his face to the ground.  “My lords,” he said, “come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night.  You may then get up early in the morning and be on your way again.”  “Oh no,” they replied. “We’ll just spend the night out here in the city square.”  But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him.  Lot prepared a feast for them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast, and they ate.  But before they retired for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.  They shouted to Lot, “Where are the men who came to spend the night with you?  Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!”  So Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door...