Yosua 7:12

7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. ¹  I will no longer be with you, ²  unless you destroy what has contaminated you. ³ 

Yosua 8:22

8:22 At the same time the men who had taken the city came out to fight, and the men of Ai were trapped in the middle. ⁴  The Israelites struck them down, leaving no survivors or refugees.

Yosua 22:16

22:16 “The entire community of the Lord says, ‘Why have you disobeyed the God of Israel by turning back today from following the Lord? You built an altar for yourselves and have rebelled today against the Lord. ⁵ 

Yosua 22:29

22:29 Far be it from us to rebel against the Lord by turning back today from following after the Lord by building an altar for burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace ⁶  aside from the altar of the Lord our God located in front of his dwelling place!” ⁷ 

[7:12]  ¹ tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

[7:12]  ² tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

[7:12]  ³ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

[8:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “and these went out from the city to meet them and they were for Israel in the middle, some on this side, and others on the other side.”

[22:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “What is this unfaithfulness with which you have been unfaithful against the God of Israel, turning today from after the Lord, when you built for yourselves an altar, rebelling today against the Lord?”

[22:29]  ⁶ tn Or “peace offerings.”

[22:29]  ⁷ sn The Lord’s dwelling place here refers to the tabernacle.