JOSHUA 10:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
Joshua's prayer for extended daylight — On the day when the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the sight of all Israel, and he said, 'Sun (שֶׁמֶשׁ), stand still over Gibeon; and Moon, stand still over the Valley of Aijalon.' This is perhaps the most remarkable prayer in Scripture. Joshua addresses the heavenly bodies directly, commanding them in the sight of Israel and in the LORD's presence. The poetic parallelism of sun and moon, Gibeon and Aijalon (on opposite sides of the valley), suggests a comprehensive stopping of the celestial rotation.
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