12 And the day after they ate from the produce of the land, the manna ceased.(A) Since there was no more manna for the Israelites, they ate from the crops of the land of Canaan that year.

Commander of the Lord’s Army

13 When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand.(B) Joshua approached him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”

14 “Neither,” he replied. “I have now come as commander of the Lord’s army.”(C)

Then Joshua bowed with his face to the ground in homage(D) and asked him, “What does my lord want to say to his servant?”

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