So Joshua and his whole army, including the bravest warriors, marched up from Gilgal.

Their territory also included Gilead, Geshurite and Maacathite territory, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah –

Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated by them and they retreated along the way to the desert.

Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.

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

Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.

This is the land that remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all the Geshurites,

All the silver and gold, as well as bronze and iron items, belong to the Lord. They must go into the Lord’s treasury.”

Joshua and all Israel marched from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against it.

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

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

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

and all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon, and ended at the Ammonite border.

Heshbon and all its surrounding cities on the plain, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,

The city and all that is in it must be set apart for the Lord, except for Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house, because she hid the spies we sent.

Bright and early the next morning Joshua and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan. They camped there before crossing the river.

Now all the men who left were circumcised, but all the sons born on the journey through the desert after they left Egypt were uncircumcised.

But they burned the city and all that was in it, except for the silver, gold, and bronze and iron items they put in the treasury of the Lord’s house.

When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will turn against us and destroy the very memory of us from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?”

Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.