Joshua Installed as Leader

1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord,^(A) the Lord said to Joshua^(B) son of Nun, Moses’ aide:

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

¹⁵ Then the Lord said to Joshua,

Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal

² At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives^(A) and circumcise^(B) the Israelites again.”

⁹ Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal^[a](A) to this day.

² Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered^(A) Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.

¹⁰ The Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! What are you doing down on your face?

Ai Destroyed

8 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid;^(A) do not be discouraged.^(B) Take the whole army^(C) with you, and go up and attack Ai.^(D) For I have delivered^(E) into your hands the king of Ai, his people, his city and his land.

⁶ The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand^(A) all of them, slain, over to Israel. You are to hamstring^(B) their horses and burn their chariots.”^(C)

Land Still to Be Taken

13 When Joshua had grown old,^(A) the Lord said to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.