Joshua 7:1

Achan Sins and is Punished

7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches.¹ Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi,² son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches.³ The Lord was furious with the Israelites.⁴

Joshua 7:11

7:11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment!⁵ They have taken some of the riches;⁶ they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions.⁷

Joshua 7:21

7:21 I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon,⁸ two hundred silver pieces,⁹ and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath.”

Joshua 8:1

Israel Conquers Ai

8:1 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic!¹⁰ Take the whole army with you and march against Ai!¹¹ See, I am handing over to you¹² the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

Joshua 9:11

9:11 Our leaders and all who live in our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey and go meet them. Tell them, “We are willing to be your subjects.¹³ Make a treaty with us.”’

Joshua 11:16

A Summary of Israel’s Victories

11:16 Joshua conquered the whole land,¹⁴ including the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the lowlands,¹⁵ the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its lowlands,

Joshua 11:23

11:23 Joshua conquered¹⁶ the whole land, just as the Lord had promised Moses,¹⁷ and he assigned Israel their tribal portions.¹⁸ Then the land was free of war.

Joshua 18:7

18:7 But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the Lord.¹⁹ Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land²⁰ east of the Jordan which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned them.”

Joshua 24:3

24:3 but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates²¹ and brought him into²² the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,

¹tn Heb “But the sons of Israel were unfaithful with unfaithfulness concerning what was set apart [to the Lord].”

²tn 1 Chr 2:6 lists a “Zimri” (but no Zabdi) as one of the five sons of Zerah (cf. also 1 Chr 7:17, 18).

³tn Heb “took from what was set apart [to the Lord].”

⁴tn Heb “the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.”

⁵tn Heb “They have violated my covenant which I commanded them.”

⁶tn Heb “what was set apart [to the Lord].”

⁷tn Heb “and also they have stolen, and also they have lied, and also they have placed [them] among their items.”

⁹tn Heb “Shinar,” a reference to Babylon (cf. Gen 10:10; 11:2; 14:1). Many modern translations retain the Hebrew name “Shinar” (cf. NEB, NRSV) but some use the more familiar “Babylon” (cf. NIV, NLT).

¹⁰tn Heb “shekels.”

¹³tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

¹⁴tn Heb “Take with you all the people of war and arise, go up against Ai!”

¹⁵tn Heb “I have given into our hand.” The verbal form, a perfect, is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action.

¹⁷tn Heb “your servants.”

²¹tn Heb “Joshua took all this land.”

²²tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”

²⁵tn Heb “took.”

²⁶tn Heb “according to all which the Lord said to Moses.” The translation assumes this refers to the promise of the land (see 1:3). Another possibility is that it refers to the Lord’s instructions, in which case the phrase could be translated, “just as the Lord had instructed Moses” (so NLT; cf. also NIV “had directed Moses”).

²⁷tn Heb “and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their allotted portions by their tribes.”

²⁹tn Or “the priesthood of the Lord.”

³⁰tn Or “inheritance.”

³³tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³⁴tn Or “through.”