Yosua 2:12

2:12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the Lord’s name. ¹  Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. ²  Give me a solemn pledge ³ 

Yosua 6:17

6:17 The city and all that is in it must be set apart for the Lord, ⁴  except for Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house, because she hid the spies ⁵  we sent.

Yosua 6:25

6:25 Yet Joshua spared ⁶  Rahab the prostitute, her father’s family, ⁷  and all who belonged to her. She lives in Israel ⁸  to this very day because she hid the messengers Joshua sent to spy on Jericho. ⁹ 

Yosua 7:1

Achan Sins and is Punished

7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. ¹⁰  Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, ¹¹  son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. ¹²  The Lord was furious with the Israelites. ¹³ 

Yosua 7:5

7:5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased them from in front of the city gate all the way to the fissures ¹⁴  and defeated them on the steep slope. ¹⁵  The people’s ¹⁶  courage melted away like water. ¹⁷ 

Yosua 7:7

7:7 Joshua prayed, ¹⁸  “O, Master, Lord! Why did you bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us?

Yosua 7:13

7:13 Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this: ‘Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because the Lord God of Israel says, “You are contaminated, ¹⁹  O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you.” ²⁰ 

Yosua 8:20

8:20 When the men of Ai turned around, they saw ²¹  the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction. ²²  In the meantime the men who were retreating to the desert turned against their pursuers.

Yosua 10:13

10:13 The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One. ²³  The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day. ²⁴ 

Yosua 14:1

Judah’s Tribal Lands

14:1 The following is a record of the territory assigned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders. ²⁵ 

Yosua 17:14

17:14 The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the Lord has enabled us to increase in number.” ²⁶ 

Yosua 19:51

19:51 These are the land assignments which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders ²⁷  made by drawing lots in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. ²⁸  So they finished dividing up the land.

Yosua 24:2

24:2 Joshua told all the people, “Here is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘In the distant past your ancestors ²⁹  lived beyond the Euphrates River, ³⁰  including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped ³¹  other gods,

Yosua 24:19

24:19 Joshua warned ³²  the people, “You will not keep worshiping ³³  the Lord, for ³⁴  he is a holy God. ³⁵  He is a jealous God who will not forgive ³⁶  your rebellion or your sins.

Yosua 24:27

24:27 Joshua said to all the people, “Look, this stone will be a witness against you, for it has heard everything the Lord said to us. ³⁷  It will be a witness against you if ³⁸  you deny your God.”

[2:12]  ¹ tn Heb “Now, swear to me by the Lord.”

[2:12]  sn To swear an oath in the Lord’s name would make the Lord the witness and guarantor of the promise attached to the oath. If the person making the oath should go back on the promise, the Lord would judge him for breaking the contract.

[2:12]  ² tn Heb “with the house of my father.”

[2:12]  ³ tn Heb “true sign,” that is, “an inviolable token or pledge.”

[6:17]  ⁴ tn Or “dedicated to the Lord.”

[6:17]  sn To make the city set apart for the Lord would involve annihilating all the people and animals and placing its riches in the Lord’s treasury (vv. 19, 21, 24).

[6:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “messengers.”

[6:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “kept alive.”

[6:25]  ⁷ tn Heb the house of her father.”

[6:25]  ⁸ tn Or “among the Israelites”; Heb “in the midst of Israel.”

[6:25]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[7:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “But the sons of Israel were unfaithful with unfaithfulness concerning what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ¹¹ tn 1 Chr 2:6 lists a “Zimri” (but no Zabdi) as one of the five sons of Zerah (cf. also 1 Chr 7:17, 18).

[7:1]  ¹² tn Heb “took from what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.”

[7:1]  sn This incident illustrates well the principle of corporate solidarity and corporate guilt. The sin of one man brought the Lord’s anger down upon the entire nation.

[7:5]  ¹⁴ tn The meaning and correct translation of the Hebrew word שְׁבָרִים (shÿvarim) is uncertain. The translation “fissures” is based on usage of the plural form of the noun in Ps 60:4 HT (60:2 ET), where it appears to refer to cracks in the earth caused by an earthquake. Perhaps deep ravines or gorges are in view, or the word is a proper noun (“all the way to Shebarim”).

[7:5]  ¹⁵ sn The precise geographical location of the Israelite defeat at this “steep slope” is uncertain.

[7:5]  ¹⁶ tn Or “army’s.”

[7:5]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and the heart of the people melted and became water.”

[7:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “said.”

[7:13]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] [is] in your midst.”

[7:13]  ²⁰ tn Heb “remove what is set apart [i.e., to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

[8:20]  ²¹ tn Heb “and they saw, and look.” The Hebrew term הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) draws attention to the scene and invites the audience to view the events from the perspective of the men of Ai.

[8:20]  ²² tn Heb “and there was not in them hands to flee here or there.” The Hebrew term יָדַיִם (yadayim, “hands”) is idiomatic for “strength.”

[10:13]  ²³ tn Heb “Is it not written down in the Scroll of the Upright One.” Many modern translations render, “the Scroll [or Book] of Jashar,” leaving the Hebrew name “Jashar” (which means “Upright One”) untranslated.

[10:13]  sn The Scroll of the Upright One was apparently an ancient Israelite collection of songs and prayers (see also 2 Sam 1:18).

[10:13]  ²⁴ tn Heb “and did not hurry to set [for] about a full day.”

[14:1]  ²⁵ tn Heb “These are [the lands] which the sons of Israel received as an inheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes assigned as an inheritance to the sons of Israel.”

[17:14]  ²⁶ tn Heb “Why have you given me as an inheritance one lot and one portion, though I am a great people until [the time] which, until now the Lord has blessed me?” The construction עַד אֲשֶׁר־עַד־כֹּה (’ad-’asher-’ad-koh, “until [the time] which, until now”) is extremely awkward. An emendation of the first עַד (’ad) to עַל (’al) yields a more likely reading: “for until now” (see HALOT 2:787).

[19:51]  ²⁷ tn Heb “the leaders of the fathers of the tribes.”

[19:51]  ²⁸ tn Heb “at the entrance of the tent of assembly.”

[19:51]  sn On the tent of meeting see Exod 33:7-11.

[24:2]  ²⁹ tn Heb “your fathers.”

[24:2]  ³⁰ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:2]  ³¹ tn Or “served.”

[24:19]  ³² tn Heb “said to.”

[24:19]  ³³ tn Heb “you are not able to serve.”

[24:19]  ³⁴ sn For an excellent discussion of Joshua’s logical argument here, see T. C. Butler, Joshua (WBC), 274-75.

[24:19]  ³⁵ 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.

[24:19]  ³⁶ tn Heb “lift up” or “take away.”

[24:19]  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.

[24:27]  ³⁷ tn Heb “all the words of the Lord which he spoke with us.”

[24:27]  ³⁸ tn Or “lest,” “so that you might not.”