That day the <sc>Lordsc> brought honor to Joshua before all Israel. They respected<n id="1" /> him all his life,<n id="2" /> just as they had respected<n id="3" /> Moses.p>

He has done this so<n id="1" /> all the nations<n id="2" /> of the earth might recognize the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s power<n id="3" /> and so you might always obey<n id="4" /> the <sc>Lordsc> your God.&#8221;p>

All Jerusalem was terrified<n id="1" /> because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.

The <sc>Lordsc> told Joshua, &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you.<n id="1" /> Not one of them can resist you.&#8221;<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> told Joshua, &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid and don&#8217;t panic!<n id="1" /> Take the whole army with you and march against Ai!<n id="2" /> See, I am handing over to you<n id="3" /> the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

Then Joshua said to them, &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid and don&#8217;t panic!<n id="1" /> Be strong and brave, for the <sc>Lordsc> will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.

<p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> told Joshua, &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn<n id="1" /> their chariots.&#8221;

The <sc>Lordsc> made the Jordan a boundary between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no right to worship the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8217;<n id="1" /> In this way your descendants might cause our descendants to stop obeying<n id="2" /> the <sc>Lordsc>.

<p class="bodytext">Now<n id="1" /> obey<n id="2" /> the <sc>Lordsc> and worship<n id="3" /> him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors<n id="4" /> worshiped<n id="5" /> beyond the Euphrates<n id="6" /> and in Egypt and worship<n id="7" /> the <sc>Lordsc>.

They said to Joshua, &#8220;It was carefully reported to your subjects<n id="1" /> how the <sc>Lordsc> your God commanded Moses his servant to assign you the whole land and to destroy all who live in the land from before you. Because of you we were terrified<n id="2" /> we would lose our lives, so we did this thing.