When all the men had been circumcised, they stayed there in the camp until they had healed.

the king of Dor – near Naphath Dor – (one), the king of Goyim – near Gilgal – (one),

See, I have parceled out to your tribes these remaining nations, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, including all the nations I defeated.

When the entire nation was on the other side, the Lord told Joshua,

You saw everything the Lord your God did to all these nations on your behalf, for the Lord your God fights for you.

or associate with these nations that remain near you. You must not invoke or make solemn declarations by the names of their gods! You must not worship or bow down to them!

“The Lord drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you to this very day.

But if you ever turn away and make alliances with these nations that remain near you, and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations with them,

The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan. All Israel crossed over on dry ground until the entire nation was on the other side.

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. The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day.

Indeed, for forty years the Israelites traveled through the desert until all the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt, the ones who had disobeyed the Lord, died off. For the Lord had sworn a solemn oath to them that he would not let them see the land he had sworn on oath to give them, a land rich in milk and honey.

know for certain that the Lord our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; they will be a whip that tears your sides and thorns that blind your eyes until you disappear from this good land the Lord your God gave you.