A delegation from the tribe of Judah, led by Caleb . . . came to Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb said to Joshua, "Remember what the LORD said to Moses, the man of God, about you and me when we were at Kadesh-barnea. I was forty years old when Moses, the servant of the LORD, sent me . . . to explore the land of Canaan. I returned and gave an honest report, but my brothers who went with me frightened the pe...  Read More

All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.  When Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the kings of Shimron and Akshaph, and to the northern kings who were in the mountains . . .  They came out with all their troops and a large number of horses and chariots -- a huge army, as numerou...  Read More

Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies.  . . . Then the five kings of the Amorites . . . joined forces.  . . . and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it. The Gibeonites then s...  Read More

. . . when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, they resorted to a ruse . . .  They put worn and patched sandals on their feet and wore old clothes. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy. Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal . . .  "We have come from a distant country; make a treaty with us." The Israelites said to the Hivites, "But perhaps yo...  Read More

Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites.   . . . an altar of uncut stones, on which no iron tool had been used. On it they offered to the LORD burnt offerings . . . There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua wrote on stones a copy of the law of Moses.All the Israelites, with their elders, officials...  Read More

But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things; Achan . . . took some of them. So the LORD's anger burned against Israel. Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai . . . and told them, "Go up and spy out the region."  . . . When they returned to Joshua, they said, "Not all the army will have to go up against Ai.  . . . So about three thousand went up; but they were routed by the m...  Read More