1 ! Fiue Kings make warre against Gibeon whome Joshua discomfiteth.
3 a That is, Lord of justice: so tyrants take to themselues glorious names, when in dede they be verie enemies against God and all justice.
5 b So enuious the wicked are, when anie departe from their bande.
8 c Lest Joshua shulde haue thoght that God had sent this great power against him for his vnlauful league with Gibeonites, the Lord here strengtheneth him.
11 d So we se that all things serue to execute Gods vengeance against the wicked.
11 ! The Lord rained hailestones and slewe manie.
12 ! The sunne standeth at Joshuas prayer.
13 e Some read, in the boke of the righteous, meaning Moses. The Chalde texte readeth in the boke of the Lawe: but it is like that it was a boke thus named which is now lost.
14 f By taking away the enemies heartes & destroying them with hailestones.
19 / Ebr. cut of all their tryaine, tayle.
21 g Or, that in safetie so that none gaue them as muche as an euil worde.
24 h Signifying what shulde become of the rest of Gods enemies, seing the Kings them selues were not spared.
26 ! The fiue Kings are hanged.
28 / Joshua taketh Makkedah.
29 ! Many mo cities & Kings are destroyed.
33 / The King of Gezer is slayne.
40 i Some read, Ashedoth, which signifieth the descentes of the hilles.
43 l Where the Arke was, there to giue thankes for their victories.