1 After the death of Moses the servant of theLord, theLordsaid to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these…

1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a…

1 Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over. 2 After three days the…

1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, theLordsaid to Joshua, 2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, 3 and tell them to…

1 Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how theLordhad dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until…

1 Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. 2 Then theLordsaid to Joshua, “See, I have…

1 But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri,the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some…

1 Then theLordsaid to Joshua, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. For I have delivered into…

1 Now when all the kings west of the Jordan heard about these things—the kings in the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the entire coast of the…

1 Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyedit, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king,…