The Lord appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud that stood above the door of the tent.

he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant,

Bless, O Lord, his goods, and be pleased with his efforts; undercut the legs of any who attack him, and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand.

Of Joseph he said: May the Lord bless his land with the harvest produced by the sky, by the dew, and by the depths crouching beneath;

Of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, overflowing with favor, and full of the Lord’s blessing, possess the west and south.

No prophet ever again arose in Israel like Moses, who knew the Lord face to face.

Joshua told the people, “Ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will perform miraculous deeds among you.”

Joshua told the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God!”

and when all the people had finished crossing, the ark of the Lord and the priests crossed as the people looked on.

About forty thousand battle-ready troops marched past the Lord to fight on the plains of Jericho.

And he told the army, “Move ahead and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”

So Joshua made sure they marched the ark of the Lord around the city one time. Then they went back to the camp and spent the night there.

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

The Lord responded to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying there face down?

Then you rise up from your hiding place and seize the city. The Lord your God will hand it over to you.

The land assignments to the nine-and-a-half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the Lord had instructed Moses.

The Israelites followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses and divided up the land.

The people responded, “Far be it from us to abandon the Lord so we can worship other gods!

The people said to Joshua, “No! We really will worship the Lord!”

The people said to Joshua, “We will worship the Lord our God and obey him.”