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I have ever seen.”
The Jericho defenders began to laugh.
Others began to dance silly dances like children or insane people.
Jebir enjoyed the mockery.
But then a rumble in the earth stopped him.
It stopped all of them.
It started low at first, as if only a sound.
Bu t it increased to the point of causing wooden structures all around the city to shake.
T hen it became an enduring quake of large magnitude.
The very walls they were standing on began to shake back and forth with such force that the soldiers could barely steady themselves.
And then the ground in the center of the city split in half and a massive wave of energy swept over the city.
Large portions of the outer walls of Jericho just crumbled to the ground like sandcastles in a desert wind.
The inner wall was the second to fall under the wave. A large part of it tumbled over and crushed houses and inhabitants.
Alyun, Jebir , and their guards were on part of that tumbling wall. They fell to the ground thirty feet below in a pile of dust and rubble.
• • • • •
The Israelites were as shocked as the inhabitants of the city. They did not anticipate such a spectacular act of their god. Their faith was amazingly weak.
But the commanders sallied forth with charges and the forces stormed the fort.
They climbed over the rocky rubble and broke into the city fighting the stunned soldiers that had not been crushed in the earthquake.
It would be over quickly.
Caleb and Salmon swiftly made their way to the north of the city where Rahab’s house was. They had prayed that hers was not a part of the wall that had collapsed.
Othniel, who had distinguished himself at the battle of Jahaz by killing King Sihon, had a penchant for taking out leaders, so he led a platoon of men toward the crumbled palace walls to seek out the commander of the fort.
• • • • •
Jebir had landed on top of one of the Anakim in the fall of their wall. The giant had cushioned his fall and had left him miraculously unscathed. The Anakite however was barely alive from being bashed on sharp rock edges.
Jebir searched through the dust coughing, trying to find his king. There were a couple other of the Anakim bodyguards unhurt in the fall, as they had tumbled free of the crushing rocks.
And then he found Alyun. He was alive, but he was badly wounded. His legs were under a boulder and he was covered in debris.
He crouched to his side.
“Alyun, my commander.”
Alyun was delirious. Jebir could see immediately that he would not be of any help to the defense of the fort. So he did what he was prepared to do in such a fortuitous situation; he looked around to make sure no one was looking. Then he picked up a large rock and crushed his commander’s skull with one swift blow.
Alyun ’s body quivered with death spasms.
Jebir got up and brushed himself off. He found his weapon and turned to see the two Anakim guard s that had survived approaching him.
“Alyun has died under the rubble. I am the new commander of the fort.”
They bowed in respect as Jebir looked out onto the devastation below. The Israelites were pouring in like water through a broken dam, killing everything in their wake.
Jebir knew it was all over.
He even noticed a band of Israelites heading straight for their position . He didn’t know this was Othniel, the king killer. But he knew enough to get the Sheol out of there.
H e had one last concern before escaping the city. He turned to the Anakim and ordered them, “Follow me to the red district!”
He had considered the fact that if Rahab was alive, she would no doubt be spared as spoils for the pleasures of the plunderers. But his obsession with her had become so all-consuming, that he could not think of losing her any longer. A tragedy had granted him the authority he wanted to attain his desire. But he would probably never be allowed to enjoy it because of these damned Habiru.
He concluded that if he could not have Rahab, then no one
The Jericho defenders began to laugh.
Others began to dance silly dances like children or insane people.
Jebir enjoyed the mockery.
But then a rumble in the earth stopped him.
It stopped all of them.
It started low at first, as if only a sound.
Bu t it increased to the point of causing wooden structures all around the city to shake.
T hen it became an enduring quake of large magnitude.
The very walls they were standing on began to shake back and forth with such force that the soldiers could barely steady themselves.
And then the ground in the center of the city split in half and a massive wave of energy swept over the city.
Large portions of the outer walls of Jericho just crumbled to the ground like sandcastles in a desert wind.
The inner wall was the second to fall under the wave. A large part of it tumbled over and crushed houses and inhabitants.
Alyun, Jebir , and their guards were on part of that tumbling wall. They fell to the ground thirty feet below in a pile of dust and rubble.
• • • • •
The Israelites were as shocked as the inhabitants of the city. They did not anticipate such a spectacular act of their god. Their faith was amazingly weak.
But the commanders sallied forth with charges and the forces stormed the fort.
They climbed over the rocky rubble and broke into the city fighting the stunned soldiers that had not been crushed in the earthquake.
It would be over quickly.
Caleb and Salmon swiftly made their way to the north of the city where Rahab’s house was. They had prayed that hers was not a part of the wall that had collapsed.
Othniel, who had distinguished himself at the battle of Jahaz by killing King Sihon, had a penchant for taking out leaders, so he led a platoon of men toward the crumbled palace walls to seek out the commander of the fort.
• • • • •
Jebir had landed on top of one of the Anakim in the fall of their wall. The giant had cushioned his fall and had left him miraculously unscathed. The Anakite however was barely alive from being bashed on sharp rock edges.
Jebir searched through the dust coughing, trying to find his king. There were a couple other of the Anakim bodyguards unhurt in the fall, as they had tumbled free of the crushing rocks.
And then he found Alyun. He was alive, but he was badly wounded. His legs were under a boulder and he was covered in debris.
He crouched to his side.
“Alyun, my commander.”
Alyun was delirious. Jebir could see immediately that he would not be of any help to the defense of the fort. So he did what he was prepared to do in such a fortuitous situation; he looked around to make sure no one was looking. Then he picked up a large rock and crushed his commander’s skull with one swift blow.
Alyun ’s body quivered with death spasms.
Jebir got up and brushed himself off. He found his weapon and turned to see the two Anakim guard s that had survived approaching him.
“Alyun has died under the rubble. I am the new commander of the fort.”
They bowed in respect as Jebir looked out onto the devastation below. The Israelites were pouring in like water through a broken dam, killing everything in their wake.
Jebir knew it was all over.
He even noticed a band of Israelites heading straight for their position . He didn’t know this was Othniel, the king killer. But he knew enough to get the Sheol out of there.
H e had one last concern before escaping the city. He turned to the Anakim and ordered them, “Follow me to the red district!”
He had considered the fact that if Rahab was alive, she would no doubt be spared as spoils for the pleasures of the plunderers. But his obsession with her had become so all-consuming, that he could not think of losing her any longer. A tragedy had granted him the authority he wanted to attain his desire. But he would probably never be allowed to enjoy it because of these damned Habiru.
He concluded that if he could not have Rahab, then no one
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