Yosua 6:21

6:21 They annihilated with the sword everything that breathed in the city, ¹  including men and women, young and old, as well as cattle, sheep, and donkeys.

Yosua 8:10

8:10 Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered ²  the army, ³  and he and the leaders ⁴  of Israel marched ⁵  at the head of it ⁶  to Ai.

Yosua 23:1-2

Joshua Challenges Israel to be Faithful

23:1 A long time ⁷  passed after the Lord made Israel secure from all their enemies, ⁸  and Joshua was very old. ⁹  23:2 So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: “I am very old.

Yosua 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.

[6:21]  ¹ tn Heb “all which was in the city.”

[8:10]  ² tn Or “summoned, mustered.”

[8:10]  ³ tn Heb “the people.”

[8:10]  ⁴ tn Or “elders.”

[8:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “went up.”

[8:10]  ⁶ 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.

[23:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “many days.”

[23:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “the Lord had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around.”

[23:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following verse.