Passage

The sun and moon in the battle account

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹³The 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 10:13World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The account says the sun stands still and the moon stops until the nation takes vengeance on its enemies.

To understand

Joshua has spoken before Israel, naming Gibeon and the valley of Aijalon. The narrator points to the book of Jashar and describes the sun delaying its setting for about a whole day.

A question

What places, duration and written source does the narrator attach to this event?