Cry out, O nations, with his people, for he will avenge his servants’ blood; he will take vengeance against his enemies, and make atonement for his land and people.

You will see the land before you, but you will not enter the land that I am giving to the Israelites.”

I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.”

Any man who rebels against what you say and does not obey all your commands will be executed. But be strong and brave!”

Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, ‘When you reach the bank of the Jordan River, wade into the water.’”

When the entire nation was on the other side, the Lord told Joshua,

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

No men were left in Ai or Bethel; they all went out after Israel. They left the city wide open and chased Israel.

and that day made them woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the Lord at the divinely chosen site. (They continue in that capacity to this very day.)

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

That day they captured it and put the sword to all who lived there. That day they annihilated it just as they had done to Lachish.

All these kings gathered and joined forces at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel.

The border of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan. The land allotted to the tribe of Reuben by its clans included these cities and their towns.

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

The Ephraimites did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants.

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

Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath – a total of fourteen cities and their towns. This was the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.

Simeon’s assigned land was taken from Judah’s allotted portion, for Judah’s territory was too large for them; so Simeon was assigned land within Judah.

So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the Lord had instructed Moses.

Not one of the Lord’s faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized.