Deuteronomy 1:42

1:42 But the Lord told me: “Tell them this: ‘Do not go up and fight, because I will not be with you and you will be defeated by your enemies.’”

Deuteronomy 20:4

20:4 for the Lord your God goes with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies to give you victory.” ¹ 

Joshua 7:12

7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. ²  I will no longer be with you, ³  unless you destroy what has contaminated you. ⁴ 

Joshua 10:42

10:42 Joshua captured in one campaign ⁵  all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

Joshua 10:1

Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition

10:1 Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, ⁶  heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho ⁷  and its king. ⁸  He also heard how ⁹  the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.

Joshua 4:6-7

4:6 The stones ¹⁰  will be a reminder to you. ¹¹  When your children ask someday, ‘Why are these stones important to you?’ 4:7 tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing ¹²  before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. ¹³  These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.”

Joshua 4:10-11

4:10 Now the priests carrying the ark of the covenant were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people was accomplished, in accordance with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people went across quickly, 4:11 and when all the people had finished crossing, the ark of the Lord and the priests crossed as the people looked on. ¹⁴ 

Joshua 4:1

Israel Commemorates the Crossing

4:1 When the entire nation was on the other side, ¹⁵  the Lord told Joshua,

Joshua 10:1-14

Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition

10:1 Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, ¹⁶  heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho ¹⁷  and its king. ¹⁸  He also heard how ¹⁹  the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them. 10:2 All Jerusalem was terrified ²⁰  because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors. 10:3 So King Adoni-Zedek of Jerusalem sent this message to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon: 10:4 “Come to my aid ²¹  so we can attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.” 10:5 So the five Amorite kings (the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon) and all their troops gathered together and advanced. They deployed their troops and fought against Gibeon. ²² 

10:6 The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, “Do not abandon ²³  your subjects! ²⁴  Rescue us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country are attacking us.” ²⁵  10:7 So Joshua and his whole army, including the bravest warriors, marched up from Gilgal. ²⁶  10:8 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. ²⁷  Not one of them can resist you.” ²⁸  10:9 Joshua attacked them by surprise after marching all night from Gilgal. ²⁹  10:10 The Lord routed ³⁰  them before Israel. Israel ³¹  thoroughly defeated them ³²  at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass ³³  of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah. 10:11 As they fled from Israel on the slope leading down from ³⁴  Beth Horon, the Lord threw down on them large hailstones from the sky, ³⁵  all the way to Azekah. They died – in fact, more died from the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.

10:12 The day the Lord delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the Lord before Israel: ³⁶ 

“O sun, stand still over Gibeon!

O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!”

10:13 The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One. ³⁷  The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day. ³⁸  10:14 There has not been a day like it before or since. The Lord obeyed ³⁹  a man, for the Lord fought for Israel!

[20:4]  ¹ tn Or “to save you” (so KJV, NASB, NCV); or “to deliver you.”

[7:12]  ² tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

[7:12]  ³ tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

[7:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

[10:42]  ⁵ tn Heb “at one time.”

[10:1]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:1]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so he did to Ai and to its king.”

[10:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “and how.”

[4:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “that this may be”; the referent of “this” (the twelve stones) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “in order that this might be a sign among you.”

[4:7]  ¹² tn Heb “were cut off from before.”

[4:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “how the waters descending from above stood still.”

[4:11]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “in the presence of the people.”

[4:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “And when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.”

[10:1]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:1]  ¹⁷ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:1]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so he did to Ai and to its king.”

[10:1]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and how.”

[10:2]  ²⁰ tn This statement is subordinated to v. 1 in the Hebrew text, which reads literally, “When Adoni-Zedek…they feared greatly.” The subject of the plural verb at the beginning of v. 2 is probably the residents of Jerusalem.

[10:4]  ²¹ tn Heb “Come up to me and help me.”

[10:5]  ²² tn Heb “and they camped against Gibeon and fought against it.”

[10:6]  ²³ tn Heb “do not let your hand drop from us.”

[10:6]  ²⁴ tn Heb “your servants!”

[10:6]  ²⁵ tn Heb “have gathered against us.”

[10:7]  ²⁶ tn Heb “And Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the brave warriors.”

[10:8]  ²⁷ tn Heb “I have given them into your hand.” The verbal form is a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action.

[10:8]  ²⁸ tn Heb “and not a man [or “one”] of them will stand before you.”

[10:9]  ²⁹ tn Heb “Joshua came upon them suddenly, all the night he went up from Gilgal.”

[10:10]  ³⁰ tn Or “caused to panic.”

[10:10]  ³¹ tn Heb “he.” The referent is probably Israel (mentioned at the end of the previous sentence in the verse; cf. NIV, NRSV), but it is also possible that the Lord should be understood as the referent (cf. NASB “and He slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon”), or even Joshua (cf. NEB “and Joshua defeated them utterly in Gibeon”).

[10:10]  ³² tn Heb “struck them down with a great striking down.”

[10:10]  ³³ tn Or “ascent.”

[10:11]  ³⁴ tn Heb “on the descent of.”

[10:11]  ³⁵ tn Or “heaven” (also in v. 13). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[10:12]  ³⁶ tn Heb “Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day the Lord placed the Amorites before the sons of Israel and he said in the eyes of Israel.” It is uncertain whether the phrase “before the sons of Israel” modifies the verb “placed” (as in the present translation, “delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites”) or the verb “spoke” (“Joshua spoke to the Lord before the sons of Israel in the day the Lord delivered over the Amorites”).

[10:13]  ³⁷ tn Heb “Is it not written down in the Scroll of the Upright One.” Many modern translations render, “the Scroll [or Book] of Jashar,” leaving the Hebrew name “Jashar” (which means “Upright One”) untranslated.

[10:13]  ³⁸ tn Heb “and did not hurry to set [for] about a full day.”

[10:14]  ³⁹ tn Heb “listened to the voice of.”