If you should report what we’ve been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear.”

Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan! O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated before its enemies?

When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,

and the northern kings who ruled in the hill country, the Arabah south of Kinnereth, the lowlands, and the heights of Dor to the west.

the king of Jericho (one), the king of Ai – located near Bethel – (one),

to the south; all the Canaanite territory, from Arah in the region of Sidon to Aphek, as far as Amorite territory;

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,

These are the land assignments made by Moses on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

Manasseh was allotted ten shares of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan,

seven Israelite tribes had not been assigned their allotted land.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Asher by its clans, including these cities and their towns.

from the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon,

They buried him in his allotted territory in Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep! Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do.

Anyone who leaves your house will be responsible for his own death – we are innocent in that case! But if anyone with you in the house is harmed, we will be responsible.

But stay about three thousand feet behind it. Keep your distance so you can see which way you should go, for you have not traveled this way before.”

Now the priests carrying the ark of the covenant were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people was accomplished, in accordance with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people went across quickly,

For the Lord your God dried up the water of the Jordan before you while you crossed over. It was just like when the Lord your God dried up the Red Sea before us while we crossed it.