The Kings of Canaan Massed and Joshua Prayed Them to Stone

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 251:18

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Another interpretation: When Israel crossed the Jordan, all the kings of Canaan came in and made war against Israel, as it is said (Joshua 11:1, 4), "And it came to pass when Jabin king of Hazor heard, that he sent to Jobab" and so forth, "and to the kings who were in the north, and they went out, they and all their camps with them"; (Joshua 9:2) "and they gathered together to fight with Joshua and with Israel with one accord." In that hour Joshua prayed, and they all fell silent as a stone.

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