All the silver and gold, as well as bronze and iron items, belong to the Lord. They must go into the Lord’s treasury.”

Joshua attacked them by surprise after marching all night from Gilgal.

Joshua and all Israel marched from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against it.

Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish. He deployed his troops and fought against it.

Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon. They deployed troops and fought against it.

Joshua and all Israel marched up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.

Joshua conquered the area between Kadesh Barnea and Gaza and the whole region of Goshen, all the way to Gibeon.

Joshua campaigned against these kings for quite some time.

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,

Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon – a total of twenty-nine cities and their towns.

Also included were the cities set apart for the tribe of Ephraim within Manasseh’s territory, along with their towns.

The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.

The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.

Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard.

When the Israelites heard this, the entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh to launch an attack against them.

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.