1 Kings 9:2

9:2 the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, in the same way he had appeared to him at Gibeon.¹

Joshua 9:3

9:3 When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho² and Ai,

Joshua 10:2

10:2 All Jerusalem was terrified³ because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.

Joshua 10:1

Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition

10:1 Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem,⁴ heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho⁵ and its king.⁶ He also heard how⁷ the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.

Joshua 16:1

Joseph’s Tribal Lands

16:1 The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho⁸ to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.⁹

Joshua 21:29

21:29 Jarmuth, and En Gannim, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;

Joshua 21:2

21:2 in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The Lord told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle.”

Joshua 1:3

1:3 I am handing over to you every place you set foot, as I promised Moses.¹⁰

Joshua 1:7-12

1:7 Make sure you are¹¹ very strong and brave! Carefully obey¹² all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep!¹³ Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful¹⁴ in all you do.¹⁵ 1:8 This law scroll must not leave your lips!¹⁶ You must memorize it¹⁷ day and night so you can carefully obey¹⁸ all that is written in it. Then you will prosper¹⁹ and be successful.²⁰ 1:9 I repeat,²¹ be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic,²² for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.”²³

Joshua Prepares for the Invasion

1:10 Joshua instructed²⁴ the leaders of the people: 1:11 “Go through the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your supplies, for within three days you will cross the Jordan River and begin the conquest of the land the Lord your God is ready to hand over to you.’”²⁵

1:12 Joshua told the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh:

¹sn In the same way he had appeared to him at Gibeon. See 1 Kgs 3:5.

²map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

³tn This statement is subordinated to v. 1 in the Hebrew text, which reads literally, “When Adoni-Zedek…they feared greatly.” The subject of the plural verb at the beginning of v. 2 is probably the residents of Jerusalem.

⁴map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁵map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁶tn Heb “as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so he did to Ai and to its king.”

⁷tn Heb “and how.”

⁸map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁹tn Heb “The lot went out to the sons of Joseph from the Jordan [at] Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, the desert going up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.”

¹⁰tn Heb “Every place on which the sole of your foot walks, to you I have given it, as I said to Moses.” The second person pronouns in vv. 3-4 are plural, indicating that all the people are addressed here. The verbal form נְתַתִּיו (nÿtattiv, “I have given it”) is probably a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action. Another option is to translate, “I have already assigned it.” In this case the verb would probably refer to the Lord’s decree to Abraham that he would give this land to his descendants.

¹¹tn Or “Only be.”

¹²tn Heb “so you can be careful to do.” The use of the infinitive לִשְׁמֹר (lishmor, “to keep”) after the imperatives suggests that strength and bravery will be necessary for obedience. Another option is to take the form לִשְׁמֹר as a vocative lamed (ל) with imperative (see Isa 38:20 for an example of this construction), which could be translated, “Indeed, be careful!”

¹³tn Heb “commanded you.”

¹⁴tn Heb “be wise,” but the word can mean “be successful” by metonymy.

¹⁵tn Heb “in all which you go.”

¹⁶tn Heb “mouth.”

¹⁷tn Heb “read it in undertones,” or “recite it quietly” (see HALOT 1:237).

¹⁸tn Heb “be careful to do.”

¹⁹tn Heb “you will make your way prosperous.”

²⁰tn Heb “and be wise,” but the word can mean “be successful” by metonymy.

²¹tn Heb “Have I not commanded you?” The rhetorical question emphasizes the importance of the following command by reminding the listener that it is being repeated.

²²tn Or perhaps, “don’t get discouraged!”

²³tn Heb “in all which you go.”

²⁴tn Or “commanded.”

²⁵tn Heb “to enter to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving to you to possess it.”