10:6 The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, “Do not abandon 5 your subjects! 6 Rescue us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country are attacking us.” 7
13:1 When Joshua was very old, 8 the Lord told him, “You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered.
1 tn Or “dispossess.”
2 sn The ark of the covenant refers to the wooden chest that symbolized God’s presence among his covenant people.
3 tn Heb “set out from your place.”
4 tn Or “march.”
5 tn Heb “do not let your hand drop from us.”
6 tn Heb “your servants!”
7 tn Heb “have gathered against us.”
8 tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following clause.