Joshua 10:22-27
10:22 Joshua said, “Open the cave’s mouth and bring the five kings
out of the cave to me.”
10:23 They did as ordered;
they brought the five kings
out of the cave to him – the kings of Jerusalem,
Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
10:24 When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he
summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here
and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up
and put their feet on their necks.
10:25 Then Joshua said to them, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic!
Be strong and brave, for the
Lord will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.
10:26 Then Joshua executed them
and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.
10:27 At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees.
They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave. (They remain to this very day.)
Joshua 11:1-15
Israel Defeats a Northern Coalition
11:1 When King Jabin of Hazor heard the news, he organized a coalition, including King Jobab of Madon, the king of Shimron, the king of Acshaph,
11:2 and the northern kings who ruled in the hill country, the Arabah south of Kinnereth, the lowlands, and the heights of Dor to the west.
11:3 Canaanites came from the east and west; Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites from the hill country; and Hivites from below Hermon in the area of Mizpah.
11:4 These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots.
11:5 All these kings gathered and joined forces at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel.
11:6 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”
11:7 Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.
11:8 The Lord handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.
11:9 Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.
11:10 At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, and struck down its king with the sword, for Hazor was at that time the leader of all these kingdoms.
11:11 They annihilated everyone who lived there with the sword – no one who breathed remained – and burned Hazor.
11:12 Joshua captured all these royal cities and all their kings and annihilated them with the sword, as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded.
11:13 But Israel did not burn any of the cities located on mounds, except for Hazor; it was the only one Joshua burned.
11:14 The Israelites plundered all the goods of these cities and the cattle, but they totally destroyed all the people and allowed no one who breathed to live.
11:15 Moses the Lord’s servant passed on the Lord’s commands to Joshua, and Joshua did as he was told. He did not ignore any of the commands the Lord had given Moses.
Psalms 48:4-6
48:4 For look, the kings assemble;
they advance together.
48:5 As soon as they see, they are shocked;
they are terrified, they quickly retreat.
48:6 Look at them shake uncontrollably,
like a woman writhing in childbirth.
Psalms 68:12-14
68:12 Kings leading armies run away – they run away!
The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot.
68:13 When you lie down among the sheepfolds,
the wings of the dove are covered with silver
and with glittering gold.
68:14 When the sovereign judge scatters kings,
let it snow on Zalmon!
Psalms 118:8-12
118:8 It is better to take shelter in the Lord
than to trust in people.
118:9 It is better to take shelter in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
118:10 All the nations surrounded me.
Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me.
Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
118:12 They surrounded me like bees.
But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns.
Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
Revelation 17:12-14
17:12 The
ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive ruling authority
as kings with the beast for one hour.
17:13 These kings
have a single intent, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.
17:14 They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying
the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”
Revelation 19:19
19:19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to do battle with the one who rode the horse and with his army.