Joshua 3:5

3:5 Joshua told the people, “Ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will perform miraculous deeds among you.”

Joshua 5:3

5:3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites on the Hill of the Foreskins.

Joshua 9:3

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

Joshua 9:15

9:15 Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.

Joshua 9:26

9:26 Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them

Joshua 11:18

11:18 Joshua campaigned against these kings for quite some time.

Joshua 14:5

14:5 The Israelites followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses and divided up the land.

Joshua 22:26

22:26 So we decided to build this altar, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices,

Joshua 23:8

23:8 But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been 10  to this very day.


tn Or “Gibeath Haaraloth.” This name means “Hill of the Foreskins.” Many modern translations simply give the Hebrew name, although an explanatory note giving the meaning of the name is often included.

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

tn Or “assembly.”

tn Heb “Joshua made peace with them and made a treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.”

tn Heb “And he did to them so and he rescued them from the hand of the sons of Israel and they did not kill them.”

tn Heb “made war with.”

tn Heb “for many days.”

tn Heb “Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did, and they divided up the land.”

tn Heb “hug.”

tn Heb “done.”