Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do.

Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.

We will obey you just as we obeyed Moses. And may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses.

Anyone who rebels against your orders and does not obey your words and everything you command will be put to death. So be strong and courageous!”

As the Lord had commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. And Joshua did as he was told, carefully obeying all the commands that the Lord had given to Moses.

So the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.

He told them, “You have done as Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you, and you have obeyed every order I have given you.

During all this time you have not deserted the other tribes. You have been careful to obey the commands of the Lord your God right up to the present day.

But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the Lord your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul.”

The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him alone.”