But the sun was already standing still joshua.
Sun and moon stand still joshua.
Sun stand still over gibeon and you moon over the valley of aijalon so the sun stood still and the moon stopped till the nation avenged itself on its enemies.
Holman christian standard bible.
This led the scientists to conclude that the bible was relating a case of a solar eclipse in which the moon comes between the earth and the sun.
Over to israel joshua said to the lord in the presence of israel.
On the day the lord gave the amorites over to israel joshua said to the lord in the presence of israel.
Why didnt joshua cry out earth quit moving or earth slow down your spinning on your axis to prolong time joshua had no idea that his command slowed down 6 6 sextrillion tons of spinning gravel and water to give israel victory over her enemies.
The sun stood still and the moon did not move until the nation had conquered its enemies.
Though the bible mentions other cases of the sun standing still the story in the book of joshua is unique in that it also mentions the role the moon plays in the process.
So joshua asked the lord to make the sun stand still.
Sun stand still over gibeon and you moon over the valley of aijalon.
This is written in the book of jashar.
Cambridge researchers announced monday that they have pinpointed the date of the biblical account of joshua stopping the sun which they claim is the day of the oldest eclipse ever recorded to.
It is the earth that moves not the sun.
13 so the sun stood still and the moon stopped till the nation avenged itself on a its enemies as it is written in the book of jashar.
He said let the sun stand still over gibeon and the moon over.