When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided up humankind, he set the boundaries of the peoples, according to the number of the heavenly assembly.

Surely he loves the people; all your holy ones are in your power. And they sit at your feet, each receiving your words.

The Lord was king over Jeshurun, when the leaders of the people assembled, the tribes of Israel together.

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

“Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.

The people went up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and camped in Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.

And he told the army, “Move ahead and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”

So about three thousand men went up, but they fled from the men of Ai.

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

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

The people said to Joshua, “No! We really will worship the Lord!”

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

That day Joshua drew up an agreement for the people, and he established rules and regulations for them in Shechem.

When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory, intending to take possession of the land.

After Ehud brought the tribute payment, he dismissed the people who had carried it.

Then the survivors came down to the mighty ones; the Lord’s people came down to me as warriors.

The men of Zebulun were not concerned about their lives; Naphtali charged on to the battlefields.

Now, come up at night with your men and set an ambush in the field outside the city.

So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem – they divided into four units.

Since the Lord God of Israel has driven out the Amorites before his people Israel, do you think you can just take it from them?