Discovery BoxJoshua 2:23--3:1 
Context2:23 Then the two men returned – they came down from the hills, crossed the river, 1 came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered. 2:24 They told Joshua, “Surely the Lord is handing over all the land to us! 2 All who live in the land are cringing before us!” 3
3:1 Bright and early the next morning Joshua and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan. 4 They camped there before crossing the river. 5
Joshua 4:14
Context4:14 That day the Lord brought honor to Joshua before all Israel. They respected 6 him all his life, 7 just as they had respected 8 Moses.
Joshua 5:7
Context5:7 He replaced them with their sons, 9 whom Joshua circumcised. They were uncircumcised; their fathers had not circumcised them along the way.
Joshua 5:9
Context5:9 The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have taken away 10 the disgrace 11 of Egypt from you.” So that place is called Gilgal 12 even to this day.
Joshua 6:11
Context6:11 So Joshua made sure they marched the ark of the Lord around the city one time. 13 Then they went back to the camp and spent the night there. 14
Joshua 7:7
Context7:7 Joshua prayed, 15 “O, Master, Lord! Why did you bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us?
Joshua 7:23
Context7:23 They took it all from the middle of the tent, brought it to Joshua and all the Israelites, and placed 16 it before the Lord.
Joshua 8:10
Context8:10 Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered 17 the army, 18 and he and the leaders 19 of Israel marched 20 at the head of it 21 to Ai.
Joshua 8:27
Context8:27 But Israel did plunder the cattle and the goods of the city, in accordance with the Lord’s orders to Joshua. 22
Joshua 8:34-35
Context8:34 Then 23 Joshua read aloud all the words of the law, including the blessings and the curses, just as they are written in the law scroll. 8:35 Joshua read aloud every commandment Moses had given 24 before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, children, and resident foreigners who lived among them. 25
Joshua 9:15
Context9:15 Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community 26 sealed it with an oath. 27
Joshua 9:22
Context9:22 28 Joshua summoned the Gibeonites 29 and said to them, “Why did you trick 30 us by saying, ‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby? 31
Joshua 10:8
Context10:8 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. 32 Not one of them can resist you.” 33
Joshua 10:33
Context10:33 Then King Horam of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua struck down him and his army 34 until no survivors remained.
Joshua 11:10
Context11:10 At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, 35 and struck down its king with the sword, for Hazor was at that time 36 the leader of all these kingdoms.
Joshua 11:12-13
Context11:12 Joshua captured all these royal cities and all their kings and annihilated them with the sword, 37 as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded. 11:13 But Israel did not burn any of the cities located on mounds, 38 except for Hazor; 39 it was the only one Joshua burned.
Joshua 11:23
Context11:23 Joshua conquered 40 the whole land, just as the Lord had promised Moses, 41 and he assigned Israel their tribal portions. 42 Then the land was free of war.
Joshua 13:1
Context13:1 When Joshua was very old, 43 the Lord told him, “You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered.
Joshua 17:17
Context17:17 Joshua said to the family 44 of Joseph – to both Ephraim and Manasseh: “You have many people and great military strength. You will not have just one tribal allotment.
Joshua 18:3
Context18:3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long do you intend to put off occupying 45 the land the Lord God of your ancestors 46 has given you?
Joshua 18:10
Context18:10 Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.
Joshua 21:1
Context21:1 The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders
Joshua 24:1
Context24:1 Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.
Joshua 24:22
Context24:22 Joshua said to the people, “Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the Lord?” 47 They replied, “We are witnesses!” 48
1 tn The words “the river,” though not in the Hebrew text, are added for clarification.
2 tn Heb “Surely the
3 tn Heb “are melting away because of us.”
4 tn Heb “And Joshua arose early in the morning and he and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan.”
5 tn The words “the river,” though not in the Hebrew text, have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “feared.”
7 tn Heb “all the days of his life.”
8 tn Heb “had feared.”
9 tn Heb “their sons he raised up in their place.”
10 tn Heb “rolled away.”
11 sn One might take the disgrace of Egypt as a reference to their uncircumcised condition (see Gen 34:14), but the generation that left Egypt was circumcised (see v. 5). It more likely refers to the disgrace they experienced in Egyptian slavery. When this new generation reached the promised land and renewed their covenantal commitment to the Lord by submitting to the rite of circumcision, the
12 sn The name Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew verb “roll away” (גַּלַל, galal).
13 tn Heb “and he made the ark of the
14 tn Heb “and they entered the camp and spent the night in the camp.”
15 tn Heb “said.”
16 tn Heb “poured out,” probably referring to the way the silver pieces poured out of their container.
17 tn Or “summoned, mustered.”
18 tn Heb “the people.”
19 tn Or “elders.”
20 tn Heb “went up.”
21 tn Heb “them” (referring to “the people” in the previous clause, which requires a plural pronoun). Since the translation used “army” in the previous clause, a singular pronoun (“it”) is required in English.
22 tn Heb “according to the word of the
23 tn Or “afterward.”
24 tn Heb “There was not a word from all which Moses commanded that Joshua did not read aloud.”
25 tn Heb “walked in their midst.”
26 tn Or “assembly.”
27 tn Heb “Joshua made peace with them and made a treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.”
28 sn Verses 22-27 appear to elaborate on v. 21b.
29 tn Heb “them.”
30 tn Or “deceive.”
31 tn Heb “live in our midst?”
32 tn Heb “I have given them into your hand.” The verbal form is a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action.
33 tn Heb “and not a man [or “one”] of them will stand before you.”
34 tn Heb “people.”
35 map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.
36 tn Or “formerly.”
37 tn Heb “and he struck them down with the edge of the sword, he annihilated them.”
38 tn Heb “standing on their mounds.”
39 map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.
40 tn Heb “took.”
41 tn Heb “according to all which the
42 tn Heb “and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their allotted portions by their tribes.”
43 tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following clause.
44 tn Heb “house.”
45 tn Heb “How long are you putting off entering and possessing.”
46 tn Or “fathers.”
47 tn Heb “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the
48 sn Like witnesses in a court of law, Israel’s solemn vow to worship the Lord will testify against them in the divine court if the nation ever violates its commitment.
