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<strong>Jasher</strong> Chapter 91<br />

1. At that time, after the death <strong>of</strong> Joshua, the children <strong>of</strong> the Canaanites were still in the land, and the Israelites<br />

resolved to drive them out.<br />

2. And the children <strong>of</strong> Israel asked <strong>of</strong> the Lord, saying, Who shall first go up for us to the Canaanites to fight<br />

against them? and the Lord said, Judah shall go up.<br />

3. And the children <strong>of</strong> Judah said to Simeon, Go up with us into our lot, and we will fight against the Canaanites<br />

and we likewise will go up with you, in your lot, so the children <strong>of</strong> Simeon went with the children <strong>of</strong> Judah.<br />

4. And the children <strong>of</strong> Judah went up and fought against the Canaanites, so the Lord delivered the Canaanites into<br />

the hands <strong>of</strong> the children <strong>of</strong> Judah, and they smote them in Bezek, ten thousand men.<br />

5. And they fought with Adonibezek in Bezek, and he fled from before them, and they pursued him and caught<br />

him, and they took hold <strong>of</strong> him and cut <strong>of</strong>f his thumbs and great toes.<br />

6. And Adonibezek said, Three score and ten kings having their thumbs and great toes cut <strong>of</strong>f, gathered their meat<br />

under my table, as I have done, so God has requited me, and they brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.<br />

7. And the children <strong>of</strong> Simeon went with the children <strong>of</strong> Judah, and they smote the Canaanites with the edge <strong>of</strong> the<br />

sword.<br />

8. And the Lord was with the children <strong>of</strong> Judah, and they possessed the mountain, and the children <strong>of</strong> Joseph went<br />

up to Bethel, the same is Luz, and the Lord was with them.<br />

9. And the children <strong>of</strong> Joseph spied out Bethel, and the watchmen saw a man going forth from the city, and they<br />

caught him and said unto him, Show us now the entrance <strong>of</strong> the city and we will show kindness to thee.<br />

10. And that man showed them the entrance <strong>of</strong> the city, and the children <strong>of</strong> Joseph came and smote the City with the<br />

edge <strong>of</strong> the sword.<br />

11. And the man with his family they sent away, and he went to the Hittites and he built a city, and he called the<br />

name there<strong>of</strong> Luz, so all the Israelites dwelt in their cities, and the children at Israel dwelt in their cities, and the<br />

children <strong>of</strong> Israel served the Lord all the days <strong>of</strong> Joshua, and all the days <strong>of</strong> the elders, who had lengthened their<br />

days after Joshua, and saw the great work <strong>of</strong> the Lord, which he had performed for Israel.<br />

12. And the elders judged Israel after the death <strong>of</strong> Joshua for seventeen years.<br />

13. And all the elders also fought the battles <strong>of</strong> Israel against the Canaanites and the Lord drove the Canaanites from<br />

before the children <strong>of</strong> Israel, in order to place the Israelites in their land.<br />

14. And he ac<strong>com</strong>plished all the words which he had spoken to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the oath which he<br />

had sworn, to give to them and to their children, the land <strong>of</strong> the Canaanites.<br />

15. And the Lord gave to the children <strong>of</strong> Israel the whole land <strong>of</strong> Canaan, as he had sworn to their ancestors, and<br />

the Lord gave them rest from those around them, and the children <strong>of</strong> Israel dwelt securely in their cities.<br />

16. Blessed be the Lord for ever, amen, and amen.<br />

17. Strengthen yourselves, and let the hearts <strong>of</strong> all you that trust in the Lord be <strong>of</strong> good courage.<br />

THE END<br />

Faithfully translated (1840) from the Original Hebrew into English. A Reprint <strong>of</strong> Photo Lithographic Reprint <strong>of</strong> Exact

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