That day the Lord brought honor to Joshua before all Israel. They respected him all his life, just as they had respected Moses.

He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the Lord’s power and so you might always obey the Lord your God.”

Have all the warriors march around the city one time; do this for six days.

When you capture the city, set it on fire. Do as the Lord says! See, I have given you orders.”

When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that the city was going up in smoke, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.

“Come to my aid so we can attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”

Joshua said, “Open the cave’s mouth and bring the five kings out of the cave to me.”

Caleb drove out from there three Anakites – Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.

Caleb said, “To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Acsah as a wife.”

So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah,

They assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,

They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,

from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim,

You have not abandoned your fellow Israelites this entire time, right up to this very day. You have completed the task given you by the Lord your God.

and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned Mount Seir, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt down when I intervened in their land. Then I brought you out.

The Lord drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship the Lord, for he is our God!”

Joshua said, “Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to the Lord God of Israel.”

So Joshua instructed the priests, “Come up from the Jordan!”

Bright and early the next morning Joshua had the priests pick up the ark of the Lord.