Category Archives: Joshua

God’s Commission to Joshua 1 After the death of Moses the servant of theLord, it came to pass that theLordspoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’assistant, saying: 2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the […]

Rahab Hides the Spies 1 Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two menfrom Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went, andcame to the house of a harlot namedRahab, and lodged there. 2 Andit was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come here […]

Israel Crosses the Jordan 1 Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set outfrom Acacia Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over. 2 So it was,after three days, that the officers went through the camp; 3 and they commanded the […]

The Memorial Stones 1 And it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossedover the Jordan, that theLordspoke to Joshua, saying: 2 “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe, 3 and command them, saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from here, out of the midst of the […]

The Second Generation Circumcised 1 So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites whowereon the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaaniteswhowereby the sea,heard that theLordhad dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, that their heart melted;and […]

The Destruction of Jericho 1 NowJericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in. 2 And theLordsaid to Joshua: “See!I have given Jericho into your hand, itsking,andthe mighty men of valor. 3 You shall march around the city, allyoumen of war; you shall go all around […]

Defeat at Ai 1 But the children of Israel committed atrespass regarding theaccursed things, forAchan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed things; so the anger of theLordburned against the children of Israel. 2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to […]

The Fall of Ai 1 Now theLordsaid to Joshua:“Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See,I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. 2 And you shall do to Ai and its […]

The Treaty with the Gibeonites 1 And it came to pass whenall the kings whowereon this side of the Jordan, in the hills and in the lowland and in all the coasts ofthe Great Sea toward Lebanon—the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite—heardaboutit, 2 that theygathered together to fight […]

The Sun Stands Still 1 Now it came to pass when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalemheard how Joshua had takenAi and had utterly destroyed it—as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done toAi and its king—andhow the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, 2 that […]