King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them ;

KJVu: 1 Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them ,

KJV:   2 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

KJVu: 2 that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men of it were mighty.

KJV:   3 Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

KJVu: 3 Therefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,

KJV:   4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon : for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.

KJVu: 4 "Come up to me, and help me, that we may attack Gibeon , for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. "

KJV:   5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.

KJVu: 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their armies, and camped before Gibeon, and made war against it.

Notes: "Host" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4264 with a Strong’s definition of "army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents."

KJV:   6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us : for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.

KJVu: 6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, "Do not forsake your hand from your servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us , for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. "

Notes: "Slack" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7503 with a Strong’s definition of "abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en) See H7495 ."

KJV:   7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.

KJVu: 7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.

KJV:   8 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

KJVu: 8 And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; there shall not be a man of them stand before you. "

KJV:   9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly , and went up from Gilgal all night.

KJVu: 9 Joshua therefore came on them suddenly ; he went up from Gilgal all night.

KJV:   10 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 Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

KJVu: 10 And the LORD crushed them before Israel, and killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goes up to Bethhoron, and struck them to Azekah, and to Makkedah.

Notes: "Discomfited" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2000 with a Strong’s definition of "break, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit, trouble, vex."

KJV:   11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, 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.

KJVu: 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were on the descent to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven on them to Azekah, and they died ; there were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the children of Israel killed with the sword.

Notes: "Going Down" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4174 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "going down, steep place, thin work -|- From yarad; a descent; as architecture, an ornamental appendage, perhaps a festoon — going down, steep place, thin work."

KJV:   12 Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

KJVu: 12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, "Sun, you stand still on Gibeon; and you, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. "

KJV:   13 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.

KJVu: 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves on their enemies. Is this not written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.

KJV:   14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man : for the LORD fought for Israel.

KJVu: 14 And there has been no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD listened to the voice of a man , for the LORD fought for Israel.