And they  ¹sailed down to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across from Galilee.

And when He went out onto the land, a certain man out of the city, who had demons, met Him, and for a considerable time he had not put on clothes and did not remain in a house but among the tombs.

And when he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him and said in a loud voice, What do I have to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech You, do not torment me.

For He had charged the unclean spirit to come out from the man; for many times it had seized him and he had been bound with chains and shackles and was kept under watch, yet every time he tore the bonds apart and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.

And Jesus questioned him, What is your name? And he said, Legion, because many demons had entered into him.

And they entreated Him not to order them to depart into the abyss.

Now there was a herd of many hogs feeding there on the mountain. And they entreated Him to permit them to enter into them, and He gave them permission.

And the demons came out from the man and entered into the hogs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and was drowned.

And when those who were feeding them saw what had happened, they fled and reported it in the city and in the countryside.

And the people went out to see what had happened. And they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had come out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and sane, and they became frightened.

And those who had seen it reported to them how the demon possessed man had been  ¹healed.

And all the multitude from the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear; and He got into a boat and returned.

And the man from whom the demons had come out begged to be with Him, but He sent him away, saying,

Return to your house, and relate what great things God has done for you. And he departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

Now as Jesus was  ¹returning, the crowd welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him.

And behold, a  ¹man came whose name was Jairus, and this man was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell at Jesus' feet and entreated Him to enter into his house,

Because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as He went, the crowds  ¹pressed against Him.

And a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years and who  ¹had spent all her livelihood on physicians and yet could not be healed by anyone,

Approached Him from behind and touched the fringe of His garment, and instantly her flow of blood stopped.

And Jesus said, Who is the one who touched Me? And when all denied it,  ¹Peter said, Master, the crowds are pressing and crushing You.

But Jesus said, Someone touched Me, for I perceived that power had gone out from Me.

And when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him and declared before all the people the reason why she had touched Him and how she had been instantly healed.

And He said to her, Daughter, your faith has  ¹healed you. Go  ²in peace.

While He was still speaking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying, Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher any longer.

But Jesus, hearing it, answered him, Do not be afraid — only believe, and she will be healed.

And He came to the house and did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and  ¹John and James and the father of the child and the mother.

And all were weeping and mourning for her; but He said, Do not weep, for she has not died but is sleeping.

And they laughed scornfully at Him, knowing that she had died.

But He took hold of her hand and called out, saying, Child, arise!

And her spirit returned and she rose up instantly; and He directed that something be given to her to eat.

And her parents were amazed, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened.

And when all the kings who were across the Jordan in the hill country and in the lowland and on all the shore of the Great Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, heard of this,

They gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and Israel with one accord.

But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

And so they too acted craftily. And they went out as though they were envoys; and they took old sacks upon their donkeys, and old torn up and bound up wineskins,

And old patched sandals on their feet, and old garments upon themselves; and all the bread of their provisions was dry and had become moldy.

And they went to Joshua at the camp of Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, From a faraway land we have come; now therefore make a covenant with us.

And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Perhaps you dwell among us. How then can we make a covenant with you?

And they said to Joshua, We will be your servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are you, and where are you coming from?

And they said to him, From a very far land your servants have come because of the name of Jehovah your God, for we have heard reports of Him and all that He did in Egypt

And all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were across the Jordan, to Sihon the king of Heshbon and to Og the king of Bashan, who was in Ashtaroth.

So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land spoke to us, saying, Take provisions in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them; and you shall say to them, We will be your servants; make then a covenant with us.

This bread of ours was hot when we took it for our provisions from our houses on the day we went forth to come to you; and here it now is: it is dry and has become moldy.

And these wineskins, which we filled, were new; and here they are: they are torn up. And these clothes and sandals of ours have become old because of the very long journey.

And the men took some of their provisions,  ¹but they did not ask for the counsel of Jehovah.

And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly swore an oath to them.

Then at the end of three days, after they had made the covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and that they dwelt among them.

And the children of Israel set out and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon and Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

And the children of Israel did not strike them, for the leaders of the assembly had sworn to them by Jehovah the God of Israel; and all the assembly murmured against the leaders.

Then all the leaders said to all the assembly, We have sworn to them by Jehovah the God of Israel; therefore now we cannot touch them.

This we will do with them and let them live, so that wrath does not come upon us because of the oath that we swore to them.

And the leaders said to them, Let them live. So they became woodcutters and drawers of water for all the assembly, as the leaders had said concerning them.

Then Joshua called for them and spoke to them, saying, Why have you deceived us, saying, We are very far from you; when you dwell among us?

Now therefore you shall be cursed; and there shall never fail to be slaves from among you, woodcutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.

And they answered Joshua and said, Because it had been told to your servants for certain that Jehovah your God had commanded Moses His servant to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you. Therefore we were very afraid for our lives because of you, and we did this thing.

And now here we are in your hand: Do as it seems good and upright in your sight to do to us.

And he did so to them and delivered them from the hand of the children of Israel, and they did not slay them.

And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and drawers of water for the assembly and for the altar of Jehovah, as they are to this day, in the place that He would choose.

 ¹And when Adoni-zedek the king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it (as he had done to Jericho and its king, so did he do to Ai and its king), and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,

They were very afraid, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai and all its men were mighty men.

So Adoni-zedek the king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham the king of Hebron and Piram the king of Jarmuth and Japhia the king of Lachish and Debir the king of Eglon, saying,

Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon; for they have made peace with Joshua and the children of Israel.

Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their camps; and they camped against Gibeon and fought against it.

And the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, Do not let your hand fail your servants. Come up to us quickly; and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who inhabit the hill country are gathered against us.

So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him and all the mighty men of valor.

And Jehovah said to Joshua, Do not be afraid of them, for I have given them into your hand. No man among them will stand before you.

So Joshua came upon them suddenly, for he journeyed from Gilgal all night long.

And Jehovah threw them into a panic before Israel, and He struck them with a great stroke at Gibeon; and He pursued them on the way toward the ascent of Beth-horon; and He struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

And while they fled from before Israel, when they were on the descent of Beth-horon, Jehovah sent large stones upon them from heaven as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the children of Israel slew with the sword.

Then Joshua spoke to Jehovah on the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel,
Sun, be still over Gibeon;
And you, Moon, over the valley of Aijalon!

And the sun was still,
And the moon stayed,
Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies.
Is it not written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the middle of the heavens, and it did not hurry to set for about a whole day.

And there was never a day like that day, before it or after it, when Jehovah listened to the voice of a man; for Jehovah fought for Israel.

Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.

And these five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

And it was told to Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.

And Joshua said, Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave, and station men by it in order to keep them.

But you, do not stay here; pursue after your enemies, and attack them from behind. Do not allow them to go to their cities, for Jehovah your God has given them into your hand.

And when Joshua and the children of Israel finished striking them with a very great stroke until they were consumed, though there were some survivors of them who survived and went into the fortified cities,

All the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace. No one spoke against any of the children of Israel.

Then Joshua said, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings out of the cave to me.

And they did so; and they brought those kings out of the cave to him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

And when they brought out those five kings to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel; and he said to the chiefs of the men of war who went with him, Come near; put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near and put their feet upon their necks.

And Joshua said to them, Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and take courage, for thus will Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom you fight.

And Joshua struck them after that and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees; and they hung upon the trees until evening.

And when the sun set, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden; and they put large stones over the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.