Joshua 2:12

2:12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the Lord’s name. ¹  Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. ²  Give me a solemn pledge ³ 

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 Jericho ⁵  and its king. ⁶  He also heard how ⁷  the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.

Joshua 10:28

Joshua Launches a Southern Campaign

10:28 That day Joshua captured Makkedah and put the sword to it and its king. He annihilated everyone who lived in it; he left no survivors. He did to its king what he had done to the king of Jericho. ⁸ 

Joshua 10:30

10:30 The Lord handed it and its king over to Israel, and Israel ⁹  put the sword to all who lived there; they ¹⁰  left no survivors. They ¹¹  did to its king what they ¹²  had done to the king of Jericho. ¹³ 

¹ tn Heb “Now, swear to me by the Lord.”

² tn Heb “with the house of my father.”

³ tn Heb “true sign,” that is, “an inviolable token or pledge.”

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

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

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

⁷ tn Heb “and how.”

⁷ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

¹⁰ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

¹² tn Heb “He”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

¹³ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

¹⁴ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.