¹⁴ On that day the Lord ^(A)exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they stood in awe of him just as they had stood in awe of Moses, all the days of his life.

⁷ The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to ^(A)exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, ^(B)as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

¹² The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded ^(A)by the word of the Lord.

⁴ for ^(A)he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, ^(B)an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.

²⁸ And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that ^(A)the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

¹⁶ And they answered Joshua, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. ¹⁷ Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you. Only may the Lord your God ^(A)be with you, as he was with Moses! ¹⁸ Whoever rebels against your commandment and disobeys your words, whatever you command him, shall be put to death. ^(B)Only be strong and courageous.”

¹⁸ So Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day, ^(A)and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

^31 (A)Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they ^(B)believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

² and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,