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!

Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them

So we decided to build this altar, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices,

I refused to respond to Balaam; he kept prophesying good things about you, and I rescued you from his power.

Now Joshua had instructed the army, “Do not give a battle cry or raise your voices; say nothing until the day I tell you, ‘Give the battle cry.’ Then give the battle cry!”

When the avenger of blood comes after him, they must not hand over to him the one who committed manslaughter, for he accidentally killed his fellow man without premeditation.

No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.

Any man who rebels against what you say and does not obey all your commands will be executed. But be strong and brave!”

But the woman hid the two men and replied, “Yes, these men were clients of mine, but I didn’t know where they came from.

They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them to return. Their pursuers looked all along the way but did not find them.

The manna stopped appearing the day they ate some of the produce of the land; the Israelites never ate manna again.

No men were left in Ai or Bethel; they all went out after Israel. They left the city wide open and chased Israel.

The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel. The whole community criticized the leaders,

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

Now you are condemned to perpetual servitude as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

There has not been a day like it before or since. The Lord obeyed a man, for the Lord fought for Israel!

But the Israelites did not conquer the Geshurites and Maacathites; Geshur and Maacah live among Israel to this very day.

The Ephraimites did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants.

But the men of Manasseh were unable to conquer these cities; the Canaanites managed to remain in those areas.

I sent terror ahead of you to drive out before you the two Amorite kings. I gave you the victory; it was not by your swords or bows.