¹⁴ On that day the Lord ^(A)exalted^[a] Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.

⁷ And the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to ^(A)exalt^[a] 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 Also ^(A)the hand of God was on Judah to give them singleness of heart to obey the command of the king and the leaders, ^(B)at the word of the Lord.

⁴ For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.

²⁸ And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they feared the king, for they saw that the ^(A)wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.

¹⁶ So they answered Joshua, saying, “All that you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. ¹⁷ Just as we heeded Moses in all things, so we will heed you. Only the Lord your God ^(A)be with you, as He was with Moses. ¹⁸ Whoever rebels against your command and does not heed your words, in all that you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage.”

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

³¹ Thus Israel saw the great ^[a]work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and ^(A)believed the Lord and His servant Moses.

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