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24 When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he[a] summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here[b] and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up[c] and put their feet on their necks. 25 Then Joshua said to them, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic![d] Be strong and brave, for the Lord will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.” 26 Then Joshua executed them[e] and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 10:24 tn Heb “Joshua.” The translation has replaced the proper name with the pronoun (“he”) because a repetition of the proper name here would be redundant according to English style.
  2. Joshua 10:24 tn Or “Draw near.”
  3. Joshua 10:24 tn Or “drew near.”
  4. Joshua 10:25 tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”
  5. Joshua 10:26 tn Heb “struck them down and killed them.”