Joshua 10:1

Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition

10:1 Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, 1  heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho 2  and its king. 3  He also heard how 4  the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.

Joshua 10:40

10:40 Joshua defeated the whole land, including the hill country, the Negev, the lowlands, 5  the slopes, and all their kings. He left no survivors. He annihilated everything that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded.

Joshua 11:15

11:15 Moses the Lord’s servant passed on the Lord’s commands to Joshua, and Joshua did as he was told. He did not ignore any of the commands the Lord had given Moses. 6 

Joshua 20:6

20:6 He must remain 7  in that city until his case is decided by the assembly 8  and the high priest dies. 9  Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to the city from which he escaped.” 10 

Joshua 24:19

24:19 Joshua warned 11  the people, “You will not keep worshiping 12  the Lord, for 13  he is a holy God. 14  He is a jealous God who will not forgive 15  your rebellion or your sins.

1 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

2 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

3 tn Heb “as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so he did to Ai and to its king.”

4 tn Heb “and how.”

5 tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”

6 tn Heb “As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua acted accordingly; he did not turn aside a thing from all which the Lord commanded Moses.”

7 tn Or “live.”

8 tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly for judgment.”

9 tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.”

10 tn Heb “may return and enter his city and his house, the city from which he escaped.”

11 tn Heb “said to.”

12 tn Heb “you are not able to serve.”

13 sn For an excellent discussion of Joshua’s logical argument here, see T. C. Butler, Joshua (WBC), 274-75.

14 tn In the Hebrew text both the divine name (אֱלֹהִים, ’elohim) and the adjective (קְדֹשִׁים, qÿdoshim, “holy”) are plural. Normally the divine name, when referring to the one true God, takes singular modifiers, but this is a rare exception where the adjective agrees grammatically with the honorific plural noun. See GKC §124.i and IBHS 122.

15 tn Heb “lift up” or “take away.”

sn This assertion obviously needs qualification, for the OT elsewhere affirms that God does forgive. Joshua is referring to the persistent national rebellion against the Mosaic covenant that eventually cause God to decree unconditionally the nation’s exile.