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

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.”

The Lord told Joshua, “See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, along with its king and its warriors.

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

But be careful when you are setting apart the riches for the Lord. If you take any of it, you will make the Israelite camp subject to annihilation and cause a disaster.

The army was in position – the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into the middle of the valley.

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.

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

Then King Horam of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua struck down him and his army until no survivors remained.

Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.

They annihilated everyone who lived there with the sword – no one who breathed remained – and burned Hazor.

But the Israelites did not conquer the Geshurites and Maacathites; Geshur and Maacah live among Israel to this very day.

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

So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.

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

They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.

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.

The Lord your God will drive them out from before you and remove them, so you can occupy their land as the Lord your God promised you.

I sent terror ahead of you to drive out before you the two Amorite kings. I gave you the victory; it was not by your swords or bows.