Joshua 11:20

11:20 for the Lord determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses. ¹ 

Joshua 11:1

Israel Defeats a Northern Coalition

11:1 When King Jabin of Hazor ²  heard the news, he organized a coalition, including ³  King Jobab of Madon, the king of Shimron, the king of Acshaph,

Joshua 12:15

12:15 the king of Libnah (one),

the king of Adullam (one),

Joshua 12:2

12:2 King Sihon of the Amorites who lived ⁴  in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) – including the city in the middle of the valley ⁵  and half of Gilead – all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory.

Joshua 6:1-2

6:1 Now Jericho ⁶  was shut tightly ⁷  because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter. ⁸  6:2 The Lord told Joshua, “See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, ⁹  along with its king and its warriors.

Joshua 10:15

10:15 Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.

Joshua 22:7

22:7 (Now to one half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had assigned land in Bashan; and to the other half Joshua had assigned land on the west side of the Jordan with their fellow Israelites.) When Joshua sent them home, ¹⁰  he rewarded ¹¹  them,

Joshua 1:1

The Lord Commissions Joshua

1:1 After Moses the Lord’s servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:

Psalms 115:3

115:3 Our God is in heaven!

He does whatever he pleases! ¹² 

¹ tn Heb “for from the Lord it was to harden their heart[s] to meet for the battle with Israel, in order to annihilate them, so that they would receive no mercy, in order annihilate them, as the Lord commanded Moses.”

² map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

³ tn Heb “he sent to.”

³ tn Or perhaps, “reigned.”

⁴ tc The MT reads here, “and the middle of the valley,” but the reading “the city in the middle of valley” can be reconstructed on the basis of Josh 13:9, 16.

⁴ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁵ tn Heb “was shutting and shut up.” HALOT 2:743 paraphrases, “blocking [any way of access] and blocked [against any who would leave].”

⁶ tn Heb “there was no one going out and there was no one coming in.”

⁵ tn Heb “I have given into your hand Jericho.” The Hebrew verb נָתַתִּי (natatti, “I have given”) is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action. The Hebrew pronominal suffix “your” is singular, being addressed to Joshua as the leader and representative of the nation. To convey to the modern reader what is about to happen and who is doing it, the translation “I am about to defeat Jericho for you” has been used.

⁶ tn Heb “to their tents.”

⁷ tn Heb “blessed.”

⁷ sn He does whatever he pleases. Such sovereignty is characteristic of kings (see Eccl 8:3).