Joshua 10:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Joshua 10:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 10:13 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Joshua 10:13 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Joshua 10:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn’t this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and didn’t hurry to go down about a whole day.”

Joshua 10:13 — World English Bible

Joshua 10:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. ”

Joshua 10:13 — American Standard Version

Joshua 10:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the sun standeth still, and the moon hath stood--till the nation taketh vengeance <FI>on<Fi> its enemies; is it not written on the Book of the Upright, `and the sun standeth in the midst of the heavens, and hath not hasted to go in--as a perfect day?'”

Joshua 10:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 10:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the sun stood still, and the moon remained where it was, until the nation had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? And the sun remained standing in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a full day. ”

Joshua 10:13 — Darby Translation

Joshua 10:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Sunne abode, and the moone stood still, vntill the people auenged themselues vpon their enemies: (Is not this written in the booke of Iasher?) so the Sunne abode in the middes of the heauen, and hasted not to goe downe for a whole day.”

Joshua 10:13 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 10:13 in Context — Joshua 10

11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth–horon, 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.

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.

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.

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.

15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

Read the full chapter: Joshua 10 →

What Does Joshua 10:13 Mean?

Joshua 10:13 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free