Charles Ellicott Commentary Joshua 10:13

"And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day." — Joshua 10:13 (ASV)

And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed. —Literally, the sun was silent, and the moon stopped.

The sun stood still (i.e., stopped) in the midst of heaven. —Literally, in the half of the heavens — i.e., either “in the midst of heaven,” or “in the same hemisphere” (in the one-half of the heavens).

And hasted not to go down (or to go in) about a whole day. —The word cannot mean to rise, or ascend, and thus these words absolutely exclude the view that what Joshua desired was to prevent the sun from rising, in order to complete a night attack upon the Amorites.