The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”

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.

They told Joshua, “Surely the Lord is handing over all the land to us! All who live in the land are cringing before us!”

So when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle ahead of the Israelites, just as Moses had instructed them.

Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.

Armed troops marched ahead of the priests blowing the horns, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark blowing rams’ horns.

They took it all from the middle of the tent, brought it to Joshua and all the Israelites, and placed it before the Lord.

I and all the troops who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.

Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered the army, and he and the leaders of Israel marched at the head of it to Ai.

There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a duplicate of the law written by Moses.

The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. Not one of them can resist you.”

The Lord routed them before Israel. Israel thoroughly defeated them at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

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

Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half of Ammonite territory as far as Aroer near Rabbah.

(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war.

The border of Manasseh went from Asher to Micmethath which is near Shechem. It then went south toward those who live in Tappuah.

The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. Though they had subdued the land,

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.

Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.