Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to the roof.

Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon. They deployed troops and fought against it.

We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.”

Then Joshua executed them and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.

Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.

Their territory started at Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) and included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba,

Divide it into seven regions. Judah will stay in its territory in the south, and the family of Joseph in its territory in the north.

Joshua and all Israel turned to Debir and fought against it.

from Ekron westward, all those in the vicinity of Ashdod and their towns;

But in the same way every faithful promise the Lord your God made to you has been realized, it is just as certain, if you disobey, that the Lord will bring on you every judgment until he destroys you from this good land which the Lord your God gave you.

(Now she had taken them up to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax she had spread out on the roof.)

The Lord responded to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying there face down?

Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.

Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish. He deployed his troops and fought against it.

Joshua and all Israel marched up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.

When the Israelites heard this, the entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh to launch an attack against them.

The commander of the Lord’s army answered Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.

Joshua tore his clothes; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening and threw dirt on their heads.

Then they erected over him a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day) and the Lord’s anger subsided. So that place is called the Valley of Disaster to this very day.

just as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded the Israelites. As described in the law scroll of Moses, it was made with uncut stones untouched by an iron tool. They offered burnt sacrifices on it and sacrificed tokens of peace.