And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
And the sun stopped moving, and the moon stood still, until the people had defeated their enemies. Isn't this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and didn't hurry to set for about a whole day.
This verse describes God miraculously making the sun and moon stand still for about a day so Joshua and the Israelites would have enough daylight to complete their victory over their enemies.
📚 Historical Context
This miracle occurred during Joshua's conquest of Canaan when five Amorite kings attacked the Gibeonites, who had made peace with Israel. Joshua marched his army all night to help the Gibeonites, and God performed this astronomical miracle to give Israel time to achieve complete victory. The book of Jasher mentioned was likely an ancient Hebrew collection of heroic songs and stories that has since been lost.
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