Then they must proclaim, “Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime.

for the man met her in the field and the engaged woman cried out, but there was no one to rescue her.

They will lend to you but you will not lend to them; they will become the head and you will become the tail!

These curses will be a perpetual sign and wonder with reference to you and your descendants.

Then the Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies, on those who hate you and persecute you.

“This commandment I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too remote.

However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,

No prophet ever again arose in Israel like Moses, who knew the Lord face to face.

Joshua told the people, “Ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will perform miraculous deeds among you.”

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

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

Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.

From there it crossed eastward to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin and extended to Rimmon, turning toward Neah.

Their border touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. They had sixteen cities and their towns.

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

The people responded, “Far be it from us to abandon the Lord so we can worship other gods!

The people said to Joshua, “We will worship the Lord our God and obey him.”

Whenever Israel was strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.

They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.

Barak summoned men from Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. Ten thousand men followed him; Deborah went up with him as well.