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Joshua: Greatest Verses Of The Bible.
--Sermon by Dr. Bob Benchoff November 2, 2003
The following are Bible verses or portions of verses.
After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister. Joshua 1.1.
Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land which I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. Joshua 1.2.
Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, as I promised to Moses. Joshua 1.3.
From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory. Joshua 1.4.
No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. Joshua 1.5.
Be stront and of good courage; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Joshua 1.6.
Only be strong and very courageous, being carefuo to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded you; turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. Joshua 1.7.
This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall mediatate on it day and night, that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success. Joshua 1.8.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1.9.
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people. Joshua 1.10.
"Pass through the camp, and command the people three days you are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to take possession of the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess.". Joshua 1.11.
And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said. Joshua 1.12.
"Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, 'The Lord your God is providing you a place to rest, and will give you this land.'". Joshua 1.13.
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall remain in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but all the men of valor among you shall pass over armed before your brethern and shall help them. Joshua 1.14.
Until the Lord gives rest to your brethern as well as to you, and they also take possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving them; then you shall return to the land of your possession, and shall possess it, the land which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise. Joshua 1.15.
And they answered Joshua, "All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.". Joshua 1.16.
Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you; only may the Lord your God be with you, as he was with Moses!. Joshua 1.17.
Whoever rebels against your commandment and disobeys your words, whatever you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage. Joshua 1.18.
And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretely from Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho." And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lodged there. Joshua 2.1.
And it was told the king of Jericho, "Behold, certain men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land.". Joshua 2.2.
Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, "Bring forth the men that have come to you, who entered your house; for they have come to search out all the land.". Joshua 2.3.
But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them; and she said, "True, men came to me, but I did not know where they came from.". Joshua 2.4.
And when the gate was to be closed, at dark, the men went out; where the men went I do not know; pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them. Joshua 2.5.
But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax which she had laid in order of the roof. Joshua 2.6.
So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords; and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut. Joshua 2.7.
Before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof. Joshua 2.8.
And said to the men, "I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. Joshua 2.9.
For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. Joshua 2.10.
And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no courage left in any man, because of you; for the Lord your God is he who is God in heaven above and on earth beneath. Joshua 2.11.
Now then, swear to me by the Lord that as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a sure sign. Joshua 2.12.
And save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death. Joshua 2.13.
And the men said to her, "Our life for yours! If you do not tell this business of ours, then we will deal kindly and faithfully with you when the Lord gives us the land.". Joshua 2.14 (Note: God already gave the land, so compassionately the spys should have rather asked Rahab and family to leave their ways and follow God.).
Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the city wall, so that she dwelt in the wall. Joshua 2.15.
And she said to them, "Go into the hills, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned; then afterward you may go your way.". Joshua 2.16.
The men said to her, "We will be guiltless whith respect to this oath of yours which you have made us swear.". Joshua 2.17.
Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down; and you shall gather into your house your father and mother, and your brothers, and all your father's household. Joshua 2.18.
If any one goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we shall be guiltless; but if a hand is laid upon any one who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head. Joshua 2.19.
But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath which you have made us swear. Joshua 2.20.
And she said, "According to your words, so be it." Then she sent them away, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet cord in the window. Joshua 2.21.
They departed, and went into the hills, and remained there three days, until the pursuers returned; for the pursuers had made search all along the way and found nothing. Joshua 2.22.
Then the two men came down again from the hills, and passed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them. Joshua 2.23.
And they said to Joshua, "Truly the Lord has given all the land into our hands; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted because of us.". Joshua 2.24.
Early in the morning Joshua rose and set out from Shittim, with all the people of Israel; and they came to the Jordan, and lodged there before they passed over. Joshua 3.1.
At the end of three days the officers went through the camp. Joshua 3.2.
And commanded the people, "When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from your place and follow it". Joshua 3.3.
That you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, a distance of about two thousand cubits; do not come near it. Joshua 3.4.
And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.". Joshua 3.5.
And Joshua said to the priests, "Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass on before the people." And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people. Joshua 3.6.
And the Lord said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.". Joshua 3.7.
And you shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, 'When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.'. Joshua 3.8.
And Joshua said to the people of Israel, "Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God.". Joshua 3.9.
And Joshua said, "Hereby you shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites.". Joshua 3.10.
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is to pass over before you into the Jordan. Joshua 3.11.
Now therefore take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, from each tribe a man. Joshua 3.12.
And when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be stopped from flowing, and the waters coming down from above shall stand in one heap. Joshua 3.13.
So, when the people set out from their tents, to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people. Joshua 3.14.
And when those who bore the ark had come to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest). Joshua 3.15.
The waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap far off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the sea of the Arabah, the Salt sea, were wholly cut off; and the people passed over opposite Jericho. Joshua 3.16.
And while all Israel were passing over on dry ground, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan. Joshua 3.17.
When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua. Joshua 4.1.
"Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man". Joshua 4.2.
And command them, "Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests; feet stood, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight.". Joshua 4.3.
Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe. Joshua 4.4.
And Joshua said to them, "Pass on before the ark of the Lord your God in the midst of the Jordan, and take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel". Joshua 4.5.
That this may be a sign among you, when your children ask in time to come, "What do those stones mean to you?". Joshua 4.6.
Then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial for ever. Joshua 4.7.
And the men of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, as the Lord told Joshua; and they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. Joshua 4.8.
And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant had stood; and they are there to this day. Joshua 4.9.
For the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to tell the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people passed over in haste. Joshua 4.10.
And when all the people had finished passing over, the ark of the Lord and the priests passed over before the people. Joshua 4.11.
The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh passed over armed before the people of Israel, as Moses had bidden them. Joshua 4.12.
About forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho. Joshua 4.13.
On that day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they stood in awe of him, as they had stod in awe of Moses, all the days of his life. Joshua 4.14.
And the Lord said to Joshua. Joshua 4.15.
"Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan.". Joshua 4.16.
Joshua therefore commanded the priests, "Come up out of the Jordan.". Joshua 4.17.
And when the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord came up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up on dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks, as before. Joshua 4.18.
The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they encamped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. Joshua 4.19.
And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal. Joshua 4.20.
And he said to the people of Israel, "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, 'What do these stones mean?'". Joshua 4.21.
Then you shall let your children know, 'Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.'. Joshua 4.22.
for the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over. Joshua 4.23.
So that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty; that you may fear the Lord your God forever. Joshua 4.24.
When all the kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites that were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their heart melted, and there was no longer any spirit in them, because of the people of Israel. Joshua 5.1.
At that time the Lord said to Joshua, "Make flint knives and circumcise the people of Israel again the second time.". Joshua 5.2.
So Joshua made flint knives, and circumcised the people of Israel at Gibeathhaaraloth. Joshua 5.3.
And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: all the males of lthe people who came out of Egypt, all the men of war, had died on the way in the wilderness after thy had come out of Egypt. Joshua 5.4.
Though all the people who came out had been circumcised, yet all the people that were born on the way in the wilderness after they had come out of Egypt had not been circumcised. Joshua 5.5.
For the people of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness. Joshua 5.6.
When the circumcising of all the nations was done, they remained in their places in the camp till they were healed. Joshua 5.8.
And the Lord said to Joshua, "This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day. Joshua 5.9.
While the people of Israel were encamped in Gilgal they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho. Joshua 5.10.
And on the morrow after the passover, on that very day, they ate of the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. Joshua 5.11.
And the manna ceased on the morrow, when they ate of the produce of the land; and the people of Israel had manna no more, but ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. Joshua 5.12.
When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood before him with his drawn sword in his hand; and Joshua went to him and said to him, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?". Joshua 5.13.
And he said, "No; but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, "What does my lord bid his servant?". Joshua 5.14.
And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, "Put off your shoes from your feet; for the place where you stand is holy." And Joshua did so. Joshua 5.15.
Now Jericho was shut up from within and from without because of the people of Israel; none went out, and none came in. Joshua 6.1.
And the Lord said to Joshua, "See, I have given into your hand Jericho, with its king and mighty men of valor.". Joshua 6.2.
You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days. Joshua 6.3.
And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark; and on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, the priests blowing the trumpets. Joshua 6.4.
And when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, as soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him. Joshua 6.5.
So Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord.". Joshua 6.6.
And he said to the people, "Go forward; march around the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord. Joshua 6.7.
And as Joshua had commanded the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Lord went forward, blowing the trumpets, with the ark of the covenant of the Lord following them. Joshua 6.8.
And the armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while the trumpets blew continually. Joshua 6.9.
But Joshua commanded the people, "You shall not shout or let your voice be heard, neither shall any word go out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then you shall shout.". Joshua 6.10.
So he caused the ark of the Lord to compass the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, and spent the night in the camp. Joshua 6.11.
Then Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. Joshua 6.12.
And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord passed on, blowing the trumpets continually; and the armed men went before them, and the rear guard came after the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets blew continually. Joshua 6.13.
And the second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did for six days. Joshua 6.14.
On the seventh day they rose early at dawn of day, and marched seven times: it was only on that day they marched around the city seven times. Joshua 6.15.
And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout; for the Lord has given you the city.". Joshua 6.16.
And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the Lord for deatruction; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she his the messengers that we sent. Joshua 6.17.
But you keep yourselves from the things devoted to deatruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel a thing for deatruction and bring trouble upon it. Joshua 6.18.
But all silver and gold, and vessels of bronze shall go into the treasury of the Lord. Joshua 6.19.
So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. Joshua 6.20.
Then they utterly destroyed all in the city, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and asses, with the edge of the sword. Joshua 6.21.
And Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, "Go into the harlot's house, and bring out from it the woman, and all who belong to her, as you swore to her.". Joshua 6.22.
So the young men who had been spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her; and they brought all her dindred, and set them outside the camp of Israel. Joshua 6.23.
And they burned the city with fire, and all within it; only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. Joshua 6.24.
But Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive; and she dwelt in Israel to this day, because she his the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. Joshua 6.25.
Joshua laid an oath upon them at that time, saying, "Cursed before the Lord be the man that rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho. At the cost of his first-born shall he lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son shall he set up its gates.". Joshua 6.26.
So the Lord was in all the land. Joshua 6.27.
But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things; for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things; and the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel. Joshua 7.1.
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Bethaven, east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." And the men went up and spied out Ai. Joshua 7.2.
And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, "Let not all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai; do not make the whole people toil up there, for they are but few.". Joshua 7.3.
So about three thousand went up there from the people; and they fled before the men of Ai. Joshua 7.4.
And the men of Ai killed about thirty-six men of them, and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim, and slew them at the descent. And the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. Joshua 7.5.
Then Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads. Joshua 7.6.
And Joshua said, "Alas, O Lord God, why hast thou brought this people over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan!". Joshua 7.7.
O Lord what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies!. Joshua 7.8.
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth; and what wilt thou do for thy great name?. Joshua 7.9.
The Lord said to Joshua, "Arise, why have you thus fallen upon your face?". Joshua 7.10.
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: they have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, and lied, and put them among their own stuff. Joshua 7.11.
Therefore the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become a thing for destruction. I will be with you no more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you. Joshua 7.12.
Up, sanctify the people, and say, 'Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the Lord, God of Israel, "There are devoted things in the midst of you, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies, until you take away the devoted things from among you."'. Joshua 7.13.
In the morning therefore you shall be frought near by your tribes; and the tribe which the Lord takes shall come near by families; and the family which the Lord takes shall come near by households; and the household which the Lord takes shall come near man by man. Joshua 7.14.
And he who is taken with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has done a shameful thing in Israel. Joshua 7.15.
So Joshua rose early in the morning, and brought Israel near tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was taken. Joshua 7.16.
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and render praise to him; and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.". Joshua 7.19.
And Achan answered Joshua, "Of a truth I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I did:". Joshua 7.20.
When I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them, and took them; and behold, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath. Joshua 7.21.
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was hidden in his tent with the silver underneath. Joshua 7.22.
And they took them out of the tent and brought them to Joshua and all the people of Israel; and they laid them down before the Lord. Joshua 7.23.
And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the mantle and the bar of gold, and his sons and daughters, and his oxen and asses and sheep, and his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up to the Valley of Achor. Joshua 7.24.
And Joshua said, "Why did you bring trouble on us? The Lord brings trouble on you today." And all Israel stoned him with stones; they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones. Joshua 7.25.
And they raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day; then the Lord turned from his burning anger. Therefore to this day the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor. Joshua 7.26.
And the Lord said to Joshua, "Do not fear or be dismayed; take all the fighting men with you, and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, his city, and his land". Joshua 8.1.
And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king; only its spoil and its cattle you shall take as booty for yourselves; lay an ambush against the city, behind it. Joshua 8.2.
So Joshua arose, and all the fighting men, to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night. Joshua 8.3.
And he commanded them, "Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind it; do not go very far from the city, but hold yourselves all in readiness". Joshua 8.4.
And I, and all the people who are with me, will approach the city. And when they come out against us, as before, we shall flee before them. Joshua 8.5.
And they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, 'They are fleeing from us, as before.'. Joshua 8.6.
Then you shall rise up from the ambush, and seize the city; for the Lord your God will give it into your hand. Joshua 8.7.
And when you have taken the city, you shall set the city on fire, doing as the Lord has bidden; see, I have commanded you. Joshua 8.8.
So Joshua sent them forth; and they went to the place of ambush, and lay between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai; but Joshua spent that night among the people. Joshua 8.9.
And Joshua arose early in the morning and mustered the people, and went up, with the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. Joshua 8.10.
And all the fighting men who were with him went up, and drew near before the city, and encamped on the north side of Ai, with a ravine between them and Ai. Joshua 8.11.
And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. Joshua 8.12.
So they stationed the forces, the main encampment which was north of the city and its rear guard west of the city. But Joshua spent that night in the valley. Joshua 8.13.
And when the king of Ai saw this he and all his people, the men of the city made haste and went out early to the descent toward the Arabah to meet Israel in battle; but he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city. Joshua 8.14.
And Joshua and all Israel made a pretense of being beaten before them, and fled in the direction of the wilderness. Joshua 8.15.
So all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and as they pursued Joshua they were drawn away from the city. Joshua 8.16.
There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, who did not go out after Israel; they left the city open and pursued Israel. Joshua 8.17.
Then the Lord said to Joshua, "Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai; for I will give it into your hand." And Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city. Joshua 8.18.
And the ambush rose quickly out of their place, and as soon as he had stretched otu his hand, they ran and entered the city and took it; and they made haste to set the city on fire. Joshua 8.19.
So when the men of Ai looked back, behold, the smoke of the city went up to heaven; and they had no power to flee this way or that, for the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. Joshua 8.20.
And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city went up, then they turned back and smote the men of Ai. Joshua 8.21.
And the others came forth from the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side; and Israel smote them, until there was left none that survived or escaped. Joshua 8.22.
But the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. Joshua 8.23.
When Israel had finished slaughtering all the inhabitants of Ai in the open wilderness where they pursued them and all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword. Joshua 8.24.
And all who fell that day, both men and women, were twelve thousand, all the people of Ai. Joshua 8.25.
For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. Joshua 8.26.
Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took as their booty, according to the word of the Lord which he commanded Joshua. Joshua 8.27.
So Joshua burned Ai, and made it for ever a heap of ruins, as it is to this day. Joshua 8.28.
And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised over it a great heap of stones, which stands there to this day. Joshua 8.29.
Then Joshua built an altar in Mount Ebal to the Lord, the God of Israel. Joshua 8.30.
As Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the people of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, "an altar of unhewn stones, upon which no man has lifted an iron tool"; and they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings. Joshua 8.31 (Note: "the book of the law of Moses" is known as the Pentateuch: the first five books of Jewish and Christian Scriptures: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Christian canon law also includes New Testament Scriptures. Compare natural law of inherent rights, as with the United States Declaration of Independence; and civil law of jurisdictions, as with Roman law and Louisiana law.).
And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. Joshua 8.32.
And all Israel, sojourner as well as homeborn, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, ass Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel. Joshua 8.33.
And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law. Joshua 8.34.
There was not a word of all that Moses commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the sojourners who lived among them. Joshua 8.35.
When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the lowland all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, heard of this. Joshua 9.1.
They gathered together with one accord to fight Joshua and Israel. Joshua 9.2.
But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai. Joshua 9.3.
They on their part acted with cunning, and went and made ready provisions, and took worn-out sacks upon their asses, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended. Joshua 9.4.
With worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes; and all their provisions were dry and moldy. Joshua 9.5.
And they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a far country; so now make a covenant with us.". Joshua 9.6.
But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a covenant with you?". Joshua 9.7.
They said to Joshua, "We are your servants." And Joshua said to them, "Who are you? And where do you come from?". Joshua 9.8.
They said to him, "From a very far country your servants have come, because of the name of the Lord your God; for we have heard a report of him, and all that he did in Egypt. Joshua 9.9.
And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth. Joshua 9.10.
And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us, 'Take provisions in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, "We are your servants; come now, make a covenant with us."'. Joshua 9.11.
Here is our bread; it was still warm when we took it from our houses as our food for the journey, on the day we set forth to come to you, but now, behold, it is dry and moldy. Joshua 9.12.
These wineskins were new when we filled them, and behold, they are burst; and these garments and shoes of ours are worn out from the very long journey. Joshua 9.13.
So the men partook of their provisions, and did not ask direction from the Lord. Joshua 9.14.
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the leaders of the congregation swore to them. Joshua 9.15.
At the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors, adn that they dwelt among them. Joshua 9.16.
And the people of Israel set out and reached their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriathjearim. Joshua 9.17.
But the people of Israel did not kill them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. Then all the congregation murmured against the leaders. Joshua 9.18.
But all the leaders said to all the congregation, "We have sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them.". Joshua 9.19.
This we will do to them, and let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swore to them. Joshua 9.20.
And the leaders said to them, "Let them live." So they became hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the leaders had said of them. Joshua 9.21.
Joshua summoned them, and he said to them, "Why did you deceive us, saying, 'We are very far from you.' when you dwell among us?". Joshua 9.22.
Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall always be slaves, hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. Joshua 9.23.
They answered Joshua, "Because it was told to your servants for a certainty that the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; so we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and did this thing.". Joshua 9.24.
And now, behold, we are in your hand: do as it seems good and right in your sight to do to us. Joshua 9.25.
So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the people of Israel; and they did not kill them. Joshua 9.26.
But Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, to continue to this day, in the place which he should choose. Joshua 9.27.
When Adonizedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them. Joshua 10.1.
He feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty. Joshua 10.2 (Note: RSV "He" = "they" / Hebrew, and KJV "than" = "then" / RSV).
So Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying. Joshua 10.3.
"Come up to me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon; for it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel.". Joshua 10.4.
Then the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered their forces, and went up with all their armies and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against. Joshua 10.5.
And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, "Do not relax your hand from your servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill country are gathered against us.". Joshua 10.6.
So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. Joshua 10.7.
And the Lord said to Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands; there shall not a man of them stand before you.". Joshua 10.8.
So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal. Joshua 10.9.
And the Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Bethhoron, and smote them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. Joshua 10.10.
And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Bethhorn, the Lord threw down great stones from heaven upon them as far as Azekah, and they died; there were more who died because of the hailstones than the men of Israel killed with the sword. Joshua 10.11.
Then spoke Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the men of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, "Sun, stand thou still at Gibeon, and thou Moon in the valley of Aijalon.". Joshua 10.12.
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. Joshua 10.13.
There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord hearkened to the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel. Joshua 10.14 (Note: Compare this great verse with Genesis 24 through 29, a great hearkening before Israel became great.).
Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. Joshua 10.15.
These five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. Joshua 10.16.
And it was told Joshua, "Teh five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.". Joshua 10.17.
And Joshua said, "Roll great stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them. Joshua 10.18.
But do not stay there yourselves, pursue your enemies, fall upon their rear, do not let them enter their cities; for the Lord your God has given them into your hand. Joshua 10.19.
When Joshua and the men of Israel had finished slaying them with a very great slaughter, until they were wiped out, and when the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified cities. Joshua 10.20.
All the people returned safe to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah; not a man moved his tongue against any of the people of Israel. Joshua 10.21.
Then Joshua said, "Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings out to me from the cave.". Joshua 10.22.
And they did so, and brought those five kings out to him from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of AHebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. Joshua 10.23.
And when they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, "Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. Joshua 10.24.
And Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and of good courage; for thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.". Joshua 10.25 (Note: Hence, Israel could physically be thus, that it might be reborn anew and greater; reference it's historic abatement and resurgence at the time of Christ: the fall and rising again of many.).
And afterward Joshua smote them and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees. And they hung upon the trees until evening. Joshua 10.26.
But at the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they set great stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day. Joshua 10.27.
And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and smote it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed every person in it, he left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho. Joshua 10.28.
Then Joshua passed on from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah. Joshua 10.29.
And the Lord gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. Joshua 10.30.
And Joshua passed on from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and laid siege to it, and assulted it. Joshua 10.31.
And the Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword and every person in it as he had done to Linah. Joshua 10.32.
Then Horma king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he left none remaining. Joshua 10.33.
And Joshua passed on with all Israel from Lachish to Eglon; and they laid siege to it, and assulted it. Joshua 10.34.
And they took it on that eday, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and every person in it he utterly destroyed that day, as he had done to Lachish. Joshua 10.35.
Then Joshua went up with all Israel from Eglon to Hebron; and they assulted it. Joshua 10.36.
And took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword and its king and its towns, and every person in it; he left none remaining as he had done to Eglon, and utterly destroyed it with every person in it. Joshua 10.37.
Then Joshua, with all Israel, turned back to Debir and assulted it. Joshua 10.38.
And he took it with its king and all its towns; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person in it; he left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and to its king. Joshua 10.39.
So Joshua defeated the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded. Joshua 10.40.
And Joshua defeated them from Kadeshbarnea to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, as far as Gibeon. Joshua 10.41.
And Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. Joshua 10.42.
Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. Joshua 10.43.
When Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph. Joshua 11.1.
And to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphothdor on the west. Joshua 11.2.
To the Canaanites in the east and the west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites under Hermon in the land of Mizpah. Joshua 11.3.
And they came out, with all their troops, a great host, in number like the sand that is upon the seashore, with very many horses and chariots. Joshua 11.4.
And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel. Joshua 11.5.
And the Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.". Joshua 11.6.
So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his people of war, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them. Joshua 11.7.
And the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel, who smote them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephothmaim, and eastward as far as the valley of Mizpeh; and they smote them, until they left none remaining. Joshua 11.8.
And Joshua did to them as the Lord bade him; he hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire. Joshua 11.9.
And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote its king with the sword; for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms. Joshua 11.10.
And they put to the sword all who were in it, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire. Joshua 11.11.
And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took, and smote them with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded. Joshua 11.12.
But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor only; that Joshua burned. Joshua 11.13.
And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the people of Israel took for their booty; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them and they did not leave any that breathed. Joshua 11.14.
As the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses. Joshua 11.15.
So Joshua took all that land, the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland. Joshua 11.16.
From Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir, as far as Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. And he took all their kings, and smote them, and put them to death. Joshua 11.17.
Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. Joshua 11.18.
There was not a city that made peace with the people of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon; they took all in battle. Joshua 11.19.
For it was the Lord's doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be utterly destroyed, and should receive no mercy but be exterminated, as the Lord commanded Moses. Joshua 11.20.
And Joshua came at that time, and wiped out the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Derbir, from Anam, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. Joshua 11.21.
There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain. Joshua 11.22.
So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war. Joshua 11.23.
Now these are the kings of the lend, whom the people of Israel defeated, and took possession of their land. Joshua 12.1.
In all, thirty-one kings. Joshua 12.24.
Now Joshua was old and advanced in years; and the Lord said to him, "You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed. Joshua 13.1.
This is the land that yet remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites. Joshua 13.2.
I myself will drive them out from before the people of Israel; only allot the land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded you. Joshua 13.6.
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh. Joshua 13.7.
The other half of the tribe of Manasseh the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward. Joshua 13.8.
But Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel to this day. Joshua 13.13.
To the tribe of Levi alone Moses gave no inheritance; the offerings by fire to the Lord God of Israel are their inheritance, as he said to him. Joshua 13.14.
And Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the Reubenites according to their families. Joshua 13.15.
And Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of. Joshua 13.24.
These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho. Joshua 13.32.
But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the Lord God of Israel is their inheritance, as he said to them. Joshua 13.33.
And these are the inheritances which the people of Israel received in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel distributed to them. Joshua 14.1.
Their inheritance was by lot, as the Lord had commanded Moses for the nine and one-half tribes. Joshua 14.2.
For Moses had given an inheritance to the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan; but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them. Joshua 14.3.
For the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and no portion was given to the Levites in the land, but only cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for their cattle and their substance. Joshua 14.4.
The people of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses; they allotted the land. Joshua 14.5.
Then the people of Judas came to Joshua at Gilgal; and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, "You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God in Kadeshbarnea concerning you and me.". Joshua 14.6.
I was forty years old whin Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadeshbarnea to spy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. Joshua 14.7.
But my brethern who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the Lord my God. Joshua 14.8.
And Moses swore on that day, saying, 'Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children for ever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.'. Joshua 14.9.
And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, as he said, these forty-five years since the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness; and now, lo, I am this day eighty-five years old. Joshua 14.10.
I am still as strong to this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war, and for going and coming. Joshua 14.11.
So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day; for you heard on that day how the Anakim were there, with great fortified cities; it may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out as the Lord said. Joshua 14.12.
Then Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. Joshua 14.13.
So Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. Joshua 14.14.
Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriatharba; this Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war. Joshua 14.15 (Note: "Kiriatharba" = "The city of Arba").
The lot for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their families. Joshua 15.1.
Of the Jebusite (that is Jerusalem). Joshua 15.8.
And Caleb said, "Whoever smites Kiriathsepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.". Joshua 15.16.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their families. Joshua 15.20.
But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out; so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day. Joshua 15.63 (Jerusalem is revered as a holy city, a sanctuary. See Ether Chapter 13 verses 2 through 12.).
The allotment of the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of. Joshua 16.1.
Such is the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites by their families. Joshua 16.8.
Together with the towns which were set apart for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages. Joshua 16.9.
However they did not drive out the Canaanites that dwelt there in Gezer: so the Canaanites have dwelt in the midst of Ephraim to this day but have become slaves to do forced labor. Joshua 16.10.
Then the allotment was made to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the first-born of Joseph. Joshua 17.1 (Note: see Joshua 5.1.).
The tribe of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us; yet all the Canaanites who dwell in the plain have chariots of iron". Joshua 17.16.
Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, "You are a numerous people, and have great power; you shall not have one lot only". Joshua 17.17.
But the hill country shall be yours, for though it is a forest, you shall clear it and possess it to its farthest borders; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong. Joshua 17.18.
Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel assembled at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there; the land lay subdued before them. Joshua 18.1.
There remained among the people of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned. Joshua 18.2.
So Joshua said to the people of Israel, "How long will you be slack to go in and take possession of the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?. Joshua 18.3.
Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them out that they may set out and go up and down the land, writing a description of it with a view to their inheritances, and then come to me. Joshua 18.4.
They shall divide it into seven portions, Judah continuing in his territory on the south, and the house of Joseph in their territory on the north. Joshua 18.5.
And you shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God. Joshua 18.6.
The Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their heritage; and Gad and Reuben and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them. Joshua 18.7.
So the men started on their way; and Joshua charged those who went to write the description of the land, saying, "Go up and down and write a description of the land, and come again to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.". Joshua 18.8.
So the men went and passed up and down in the land and set down in a book a description of it by towns in seven divisions; then they came to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh. Joshua 18.9.
And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord; and there Joshua apportioned the land to the people of Israel, to each his portion. Joshua 18.10.
The lot of the tribe of Benjamin. Joshua 18.11.
The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe. Joshua 19.1.
The inheritance of the tribe of Simeon formed part of the territory of Judah; because the portion of the tribe of Judah was too large for them, the tribe of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance. Joshua 19.9.
The third lot came up for the tribe of Zebulun. Joshua 19.10.
The fourth lot came out for Issachar. Joshua 19.17.
The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher. Joshua 19.24.
As far as Sidon the Great. Joshua 19.28.
The sixth lot came out for the tribe of Naphtali. Joshua 19.32.
The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan. Joshua 19.40.
These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel distributed by lot at Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land. Joshua 19.51.
Then the Lord said to Joshua. Joshua 20.1.
"Say to the people of Israel, 'Appoint the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses'". Joshua 20.2.
That the manslayer who kills any person without intent or unwittingly may flee there; they shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood. Joshua 20.3.
He shall flee to one of these cities and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and explain his case to the elders of that city; then they shall take him into the city, and give him a place, and he shall remain with them. Joshua 20.4.
And if the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not give up the slayer into his hand; because he killed his neighbor unwittingly, having had no enmity against him in times past. Joshua 20.5 (Note: Great wisdom is found in the phrase "having had no enmity against him in times past", known as motive, as it serves God to help you distinguish accidents from intentional injury [according to the righteous reasoning of it, or lack thereof] so you may know to choose good and not evil: intentional injury being wrong unless according to the good greater purpose of higher reasoning.).
And he shall remain in that city until he has stood before the congregation for judgment, until the death of him who is high priest at the time: then the slayer may go again to his own town and his own home, to the town from which he fled. Joshua 20.6.
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriatharba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. Joshua 20.7.
And beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they appointed Bezer in the wilderness on the tableland, from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramothe in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh. Joshua 20.8.
These were the cities designated for all the people of Israel, and for the stranger sojourning among them, that any one who killed a person without intent could flee there, so that he might not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, till he stood before the congregation. Joshua 20.9.
Then the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel. Joshua 21.1.
And they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, "The Lord commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasture lands for our cattle.". Joshua 21.2.
So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasture lands out of their inheritance. Joshua 21.3.
The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities. Joshua 21.4.
And the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh ten cities. Joshua 21.5.
The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with their pasture lands. Joshua 21.41.
These cities had each its pasture lands round about it; so it was with all these cities. Joshua 21.42.
Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and having taken possession of it, they settled there. Joshua 21.43.
And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers; not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands. Joshua 21.44.
Not one of all the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass. Joshua 21.45.
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Namasseh. Joshua 22.1.
And said to them, "You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I have commanded you". Joshua 22.2.
You have not forsaken your brethern these many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge of the Lord your God. Joshua 22.3.
And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brethern, as he promised them; therefore turn and go to your home in the land where your possession lies, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan. Joshua 22.4.
Take good care to observe the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. Joshua 22.5.
So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went to their homes. Joshua 22.6.
Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan; but to the other half Joshua had given a possession beside their brethern in the land west of the Jordan. And when Joshua sent them away to their homes and blessed them. Joshua 22.7.
He said to them, "Go back to your homes with much wealth, and with very many cattle, with silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and with much clothing; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethern.". Joshua 22.8.
So the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned home, parting from the people of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, their own land of which they had possessed themselves by command of the Lord through Moses. Joshua 22.9.
And when they came to the region about the Jordan that lies in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of great size. Joshua 22.10.
And the people of Israel heard say, "Behold, the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar at the frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that belongs to the people of Israel.". Joshua 22.11.
And when the people of Israel heard of it, the whole assembly of the people of Israel gathered at Shiloh, to make war against them. Joshua 22.12.
Then the people of Israel sent to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest. Joshua 22.13.
And with him ten chiefs, one from each of the tribal families of Israel, every one of them the head of a family among the clans of Israel. Joshua 22.14.
And they came to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and they seid to them. Joshua 22.15.
"Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord, 'What is this treachery which you have committed against the God of Israel in turning away this day from following the Lord, by building your selves an altar this day in rebellion against the Lord?'". Joshua 22.16.
Have we not had enough of the sin at Peor from which even yet we have not cleansed ourselves, and for which there came a plague upon the congregation of the Lord. Joshua 22.17.
That you must turn away this day from following the Lord? And if you rebel against the Lord today he will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel tomorrow. Joshua 22.18.
But now, if your land is unclean, pass over into the Lord's land where the Lord's tabernacle stands, and take for yourselves a possession among us; only do not rebel against the Lord, or make us as rebels by building yourselves an altar other than the altar of the Lord our God. Joshua 22.19.
Did not Achan the son of Zerah break faith in the matter of the devoted things, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? And he did not perish alone for his iniquity. Joshua 22.20.
Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh said in answer to the heads of the families of Israel. Joshua 22.21.
"The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God, the Lord! He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in rebellion or in breach of faith toward the Lord, spare us not today. Joshua 22.22.
For building an altar to turn away from following the Lord; or if we did so to offer burnt offerings or cereal offerings or peace offerings on it, may the Lord himself take vengeance. Joshua 22.23.
Nay, but we did it from fear that in time to come your children might say to our children, 'What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel?. Joshua 22.24.
For the Lord has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you, you Reubenites and Gadites; you have no portion in the Lord.' So your children might make our children cease to worship the Lord. Joshua 22.25.
Therefore we said, 'Let us now build an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice'. Joshua 22.26.
But to be a witness between us and you, and between the generations after us, that we do perform the service of the Lord in his presence with our burnt offerings and sacrifices and peace offerings; lest your children say to our children in time to come, "You have no portion in the Lord.". Joshua 22.27.
And we thought, If this should be said to us or to our descendants in time to come, we should say, 'Behold the copy of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifice, but to be a witness between us and you.'. Joshua 22.28.
Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn away this day from following the Lord by building an altar for burnt offering, cereal offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the Lord our God that stands before his tabernacle!. Joshua 22.29.
When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation, the heads of the families of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the Reubenites and the Gadites and the Manassites spoke, it pleased them well. Joshua 22.30.
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the Manassites, "Today we know that the Lord is in the midst of us, because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord; now you have saved the people of Israel from the hand of the Lord.". Joshua 22.31.
Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the chiefs, returned from the Reubenites and the Gadites in the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the people of Israel, and brought back word to them. Joshua 22.32.
And the report pleased the people of Israel; and the people of Israel blessed God and spoke no more of making war against them, to destroy the land where the Reubenites and the Gadites were settled. Joshua 22.33.
The Reubenites and the Gadites called the altar Witness; "For," said they, "it is a witness between us that the Lord is God.". Joshua 23.1.
Joshua summoned all Israel, their elders and heads, their judges and officers, and said to them, "I am now old and well advanced in years". Joshua 23.2.
And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the Lord your God who has fought for you. Joshua 23.3.
Behold, I have allotted to you as an inheritance for your tribes those nations that remain, along with all the nations that I have already cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west. Joshua 23.4.
The Lord your God will push them back before you, and drive them out of your sight; and you shall possess their land, as the Lord your God promised you. Joshua 23.5.
Therefore be very steadfast to keep and do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, turning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left. Joshua 23.6.
That you may not be mixed with these nations left here among you, or make mention of the names of their gods, or swear by them, or serve them, or bow down yourselves to them. Joshua 23.7.
But cleave to the Lord your God as you have done to this day. Joshua 23.8.
For the Lord has driven out before you great and strong nations; and as for you, no man has been able to withstand you to this day. Joshua 23.9.
One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the Lord your God who fights for you, as he promised you. Joshua 23.10.
Take good heed to yourselves, therefore, to love the Lord your God. Joshua 23.11.
For if you turn back, and join the remnant of these nations left here among you, and make marriages with them, so that you marry their women and they yours. Joshua 23.12.
Know assuredly that the Lord your God will not continue to drive out these nations before you; but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a scourge on your sides, and thorns in your eyes, till you perish from off this good land which the Lord your God has given you. Joshua 23.13 (Note: In earthly terms God lets you permanently move outside the paradigm, and God lets you know the permanent risk; so understand them and the risk, then show them this verse and ask yourself if the choice will greatly and constantly glorify God, or are they just whimsical.).
And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you knowin your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God promised concerning you; all ahve come to pass for you, not one of them has failed. Joshua 23.14.
But just as all the good things which the Lord your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the Lord will bring upon you all the evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God has given you. Joshua 23.15 (Note: "have" shows plurality of God. Some say there was a god before God, but "You shall have no other gods before me." Exodus 20.3" refutes that. Rather, when people accepted of God perish from earth, uniting with God absolutely permanently, then relative to earthly reasoning, God [God + souls] is plural, as God is greater. "have" is "hath" in KJV.).
If you transgress the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them. Then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you. Joshua 23.16.
Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before God. Joshua 24.1.
And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'Your fathers lived of old beyond the Euphrates, Terah the father of Abraham and of Nahor; and they served other gods.'" Joshua 24.2.
Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. I gave him Isaac. Joshua 24.3.
And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. Joshua 24.4.
And I sent Moses and Aaron and I plagued Egypt with what I did in the midst of it; and afterwards I brought you out. Joshua 24.5.
Then I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea. Joshua 24.6.
And when they cried to the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and made the sea come upon them and cover them; and your eyes saw what I did to Egypt; and you lived in the wilderness a long time. Joshua 24.7.
Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites, who lived on the other side of the Jordan; they fought with you, and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you. Joshua 24.8.
Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel; and he sent and invited Balaam the son of Beor to curse you. Joshua 24.9.
But I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you; so I delivered you out of his hand. Joshua 24.10.
And you went over the Jordan and come to Jericho, and the men of Jericho fought against you, and also the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I gave them into your hand. Joshua 24.11.
And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out before you, and the two kings of the Amorites; it was not by your sword or by your bow. Joshua 24.12.
I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and on which you had not labored, and cities which you had not built, and you dwell therein; you eat the fruit of vineyards and oliveyards which you did not plant.. Joshua 24.13.
Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. Joshua 24.14.
And if you be unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24.15.
Then the people answered, "Far be from us that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods. Joshua 24.16.
For it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed. Joshua 24.17.
And the Lord drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land; therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God. Joshua 24.18.
But Joshua said to the people "You cannot serve the Lord; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.". Joshua 24.19.
If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm, and consume you, after having done you good. Joshua 24.20.
And the people said to Joshua, "Nay; but we will serve the Lord.". Joshua 24.21.
Then Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the Lord, to serve him." And they said, "We are witnesses.". Joshua 24.22.
He said, "Then put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.". Joshua 24.23.
And the people said to Joshua, "The Lord our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey.". Joshua 24.24.
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made statutes and ordinances for them at Shechem. Joshua 24.25.
And Joshua wrote these words in the great stone, and set it up there under the oak in the sanctuary of the Lord. Joshua 24.26.
And Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be a witness of the Lord which he spoke to us; therefore it shall be a witness unto you, lest you deal falsely with your God.". Joshua 24.27 (Note: "unto" [KJV] = "against" [RSV]: the Law of God helps all, whether good or sinner: calling sinners [even unto death since they might set a good example and find life aside from or beyond death] to repentance and life.).
So Joshua sent the people away, every man to his inheritance. Joshua 24.28.
After these things Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being a hundred and ten years old. Joshua 24.29.
And they buried him in his own inheritance at Timnathserah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. Joshua 24.30.
And Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known all the work which the Lord did for Israel. Joshua 24.31.
The bones of Joseph which the people of Israel brought up from Egypt were buried at Shechm, in the portion of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of silver; it became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph. Joshua 24.32.
And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son, which had been given him in the hill country of Ephraim. Joshua 24.33.
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