²⁸ Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer^(A) and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages.

²⁶ At that time Joshua pronounced this solemn oath:^(A) “Cursed^(B) before the Lord is the one who undertakes to rebuild this city, Jericho:

6 Now the gates of Jericho^(A) were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

¹⁶ the water from upstream stopped flowing.^(A) It piled up in a heap^(B) a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan,^(C) while the water flowing down^(D) to the Sea of the Arabah^(E) (that is, the Dead Sea^(F)) was completely cut off.^(G) So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.^(H)