When we heard the news we lost our courage and no one could even breathe for fear of you.<n id="1" /> For the <sc>Lordsc> your God is God in heaven above and on earth below!

When the men of Ai turned around, they saw<n id="1" /> the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction.<n id="2" /> In the meantime the men who were retreating to the desert turned against their pursuers.

As they fled from Israel on the slope leading down from<n id="1" /> Beth Horon, the <sc>Lordsc> threw down on them large hailstones from the sky,<n id="2" /> all the way to Azekah. They died &#8211; in fact, more died from the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.p>

<p class="bodytext">The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One.<n id="1" /> The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day.<n id="2" />