Yosua 6:26

6:26 At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration: ¹  “The man who attempts to rebuild ²  this city of Jericho ³  will stand condemned before the Lord. ⁴  He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!” ⁵ 

Yosua 11:21

11:21 At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country ⁶  – from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel. ⁷  Joshua annihilated them and their cities.

Yosua 13:21

13:21 It encompassed ⁸  all the cities of the plain and the whole realm of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon. Moses defeated him and the Midianite leaders Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba (they were subjects of Sihon and lived in his territory). ⁹ 

Yosua 15:7

15:7 It then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning northward to Gilgal (which is opposite the Pass ¹⁰  of Adummim south of the valley), crossed to the waters of En Shemesh and extended to En Rogel.

Yosua 18:13

18:13 It then crossed from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south (that is, Bethel), ¹¹  and descended to Ataroth Addar located on the hill that is south of lower Beth Horon.

Yosua 18:16

18:16 The border then descended to the edge of the hill country near the Valley of Ben Hinnom located in the Valley of the Rephaites to the north. It descended through the Valley of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites to the south and then down to En Rogel.

Yosua 22:7

22:7 (Now to one half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had assigned land in Bashan; and to the other half Joshua had assigned land on the west side of the Jordan with their fellow Israelites.) When Joshua sent them home, ¹²  he rewarded ¹³  them,

Yosua 24:11

24:11 You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. ¹⁴  The leaders ¹⁵  of Jericho, as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, fought with you, but I handed them over to you.

[6:26]  ¹ tn Normally the Hiphil of שָׁבַע (shava’) has a causative sense (“make [someone] take an oath”; see Josh 2:17, 20), but here (see also Josh 23:7) no object is stated or implied. If Joshua is calling divine judgment down upon the one who attempts to rebuild Jericho, then “make a solemn appeal [to God as judge]” or “pronounce a curse” would be an appropriate translation. However, the tone seems stronger. Joshua appears to be announcing the certain punishment of the violator. 1 Kgs 16:34, which records the fulfillment of Joshua’s prediction, supports this. Casting Joshua in a prophetic role, it refers to Joshua’s statement as the “word of the Lord” spoken through Joshua.

[6:26]  ² tn Heb “rises up and builds.”

[6:26]  ³ tc The LXX omits “Jericho.” It is probably a scribal addition.

[6:26]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew phrase אָרוּר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה (’arur lifney yÿhvah, “cursed [i.e., condemned] before the Lord”) also occurs in 1 Sam 26:19.

[6:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “With his firstborn he will lay its foundations and with his youngest he will erect its gates.” The Hebrew verb יַצִּיב (yatsiv, “he will erect”) is imperfect, not jussive, suggesting Joshua’s statement is a prediction, not an imprecation.

[11:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “went and cut off the Anakites from the hill country.”

[11:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “and from all the hill country of Israel.”

[13:21]  ⁸ tn The words “it encompassed” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “princes of Sihon, inhabitants of the land.”

[15:7]  ¹⁰ tn Or “ascent.”

[18:13]  ¹¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[22:7]  ¹² tn Heb “to their tents.”

[22:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “blessed.”

[24:11]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[24:11]  ¹⁵ tn Or perhaps, “citizens.”