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

But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been to this very day.

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.”

The Lord said, “The men of Judah should take the lead. Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them.”

When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the Lord was with them.

Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of one hundred ten.

The Israelites did evil before the Lord by worshiping the Baals.

This is why the Lord permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; he did not hand them over to Joshua.

The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight after Ehud’s death.

Then the survivors came down to the mighty ones; the Lord’s people came down to me as warriors.

Israel was so severely weakened by Midian that the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.

When the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help because of Midian,

The Lord said to him, “Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.”

The Lord said to him, “You are safe! Do not be afraid! You are not going to die!”

The Lord’s spirit took control of Gideon. He blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.

That night the Lord said to Gideon, “Get up! Attack the camp, for I am handing it over to you.

The Lord was furious with Israel and turned them over to the Philistines and Ammonites.

They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.