Joshua 3:7

3:7 The Lord told Joshua, “This very day I will begin to honor you before all Israel ¹  so they will know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.

Joshua 4:24

4:24 He has done this so ²  all the nations ³  of the earth might recognize the Lord’s power ⁴  and so you might always obey ⁵  the Lord your God.”

Joshua 7:23

7:23 They took it all from the middle of the tent, brought it to Joshua and all the Israelites, and placed ⁶  it before the Lord.

Joshua 10:25

10:25 Then Joshua said to them, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ⁷  Be strong and brave, for the Lord will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.

Joshua 11:4

11:4 These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots. ⁸ 

Joshua 11:10

11:10 At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, ⁹  and struck down its king with the sword, for Hazor was at that time ¹⁰  the leader of all these kingdoms.

Joshua 13:5

13:5 the territory of Byblos ¹¹  and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath. ¹² 

Joshua 23:1-2

Joshua Challenges Israel to be Faithful

23:1 A long time ¹³  passed after the Lord made Israel secure from all their enemies, ¹⁴  and Joshua was very old. ¹⁵  23:2 So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: “I am very old.

Joshua 24:1

Israel Renews its Commitment to the Lord

24:1 Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.

Joshua 24:18

24:18 The Lord drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship ¹⁶  the Lord, for he is our God!”

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¹ tn Or more literally, “to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel.”

² tn Heb “in order that.”

³ tn Or “peoples.”

⁴ tn Heb “know the hand of the Lord that it is strong.”

⁵ tn Heb “fear.”

⁶ tn Heb “poured out,” probably referring to the way the silver pieces poured out of their container.

⁷ tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

⁸ tn Heb “They and all their camps with them came out, a people as numerous as the sand which is on the edge of the sea in multitude, and [with] horses and chariots very numerous.”

⁹ map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

¹⁰ tn Or “formerly.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and the land of the Gebalites.”

¹² tn Or “the entrance to Hamath.” Most modern translations take the phrase “Lebo Hamath” to be a proper name, but often provide a note with the alternative, where “Hamath” is the proper name and לְבוֹא (lÿvo’) is taken to mean “entrance to.”

¹³ tn Heb “many days.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “the Lord had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following verse.

¹⁶ tn Or “will serve.”