^10:10The Lord routed¹⁵ them before Israel. Israel¹⁶ thoroughly defeated them¹⁷ at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass¹⁸ of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah. ^10:11As they fled from Israel on the slope leading down from¹⁹ Beth Horon, the Lord threw down on them large hailstones from the sky,²⁰ all the way to Azekah. They died—in fact, more died from the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.

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Footnotes

15 Or “caused to panic.”
16 Heb “he.” The referent is probably Israel (mentioned at the end of the previous sentence in the verse; cf. , ), but it is also possible that the Lord should be understood as the referent (cf. “and He slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon”), or even Joshua (cf. “and Joshua defeated them utterly in Gibeon”).
17 Heb “struck them down with a great striking down.”
18 Or “ascent.”
19 Heb “on the descent of.”
20 Or “heaven” (also in v. 13). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord threw them into confusion before Israel, so Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely at Gibeon. Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon and cut them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah. As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord threw them into confusion before Israel. He defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them through the ascent of Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. As they fled before Israel, the Lord threw large hailstones on them from the sky along the descent of Beth-horon all the way to Azekah, and they died. More of them died from the hail than the Israelites killed with the sword.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord threw them into a panic, and the Israelites slaughtered great numbers of them at Gibeon. Then the Israelites chased the enemy along the road to Beth-horon, killing them all along the way to Azekah and Makkedah. As the Amorites retreated down the road from Beth-horon, the Lord destroyed them with a terrible hailstorm from heaven that continued until they reached Azekah. The hail killed more of the enemy than the Israelites killed with the sword.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh threw them into panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and pursued them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. And as they were fleeing from Israel, they were on the slope of Beth-horon, and Yahweh threw huge stones from the heavens on them as far as Azekah; and more died by the hail stones than those whom the Israelites killed by the sword.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

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