Then you rise up from your hiding place and seize the city. The Lord your God will hand it over to you.

Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them, “Why did you trick us by saying, ‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby?

But don’t you delay! Chase your enemies and catch them! Don’t allow them to retreat to their cities, for the Lord your God is handing them over to you.”

But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the Lord our God.

Now today you dare to turn back from following the Lord! You are rebelling today against the Lord; tomorrow he may break out in anger against the entire community of Israel.

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

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

Your wives, children and cattle may stay in the land that Moses assigned to you east of the Jordan River. But all you warriors must cross over armed for battle ahead of your brothers. You must help them

and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you must leave here and walk behind it.