Circumcifion renewed. Joshua. 14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the fight of all Ifrael, and they feared him, as they feared Mofes, all the days of his life. 15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, faying, 16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the teftimony, that they come up out of Jordan. 17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, faying, Come ye up out of Jordan. 18 And it came to país, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, were come up out of the midft of Jordan, and the foles of the priests feet were lift up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before. 19 And the people came up out of Jordan, on the tenth day of the firit month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho. 20 And thofe twelve ftones which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he fpake unto the children of Ifrael, faying, When your children fhall ask their fathers in time to come, faying, What mean thefe ftones? 22 Then ye shall let your children know, faying, Ifrael came over this Jordan on dry. land. 23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were paffed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red-fea, which he dried up. from before us, until we were gone over 24 Thatallthe people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. CHAP. V. 1 The Canaanites are afraid. 2 Circumcifion renewed Nd it came to pass when all the kings Aof the Amorites, which were on the ide of Jordan weftward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the fea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Ifrael, until we were paffed over, that their heart melted; neither was their fpirit in them any more, because of the children of Ifrael. 2 At that time the LORD faid unto Joshua, Make thee fharp knives, and circumcife again the children of Ifrael the fecond time. 3 And Joshua made him fharp knives, and circumcifed the children of Ifrael at the hill of the foreskins. 4 And this is the caufe why Joshua did circumcife: all the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt. 5 Now all the people that came out, were circumcifed; but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way, as they came forth out of Egypt, them they bad not circumcifed. Manna ceafetb. 6 For the children of Ifrael walked fourty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war which came out of Egypt were confumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD fware that he would not fhew them the land which the LORD fware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 7 And their children, whom he raifed up in their ftead, them Jofhua circumcifed: for they were uncircumcifed, because they had not circumcifed them by the way. 8 And it came to pafs when they had done circumcifing all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole. 9 And the LORD faid unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you: wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day. To And the children of Ifrael, encamped in Gilgal, and kept the paflover, on the fourteenth day of the month, at even, in the plains of Jericho. 11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land, on the morrow after the paffover unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the felf-fame day. 12 And the manna ceafed or the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land, neither had the children of Ifrael manna any more, but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. 13. And it came to pafs when Jofhua was by Jericho, that he lift up his eyes, and looked, and behold, there ftood a man over against him, with his fword drawn in his hand and Joshua went unto him and faid unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adveriaries? 14 And he faid, Nay, but as Captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and faid unto him, What faith my LORD unto his fervant? 15 And the Captain of the LORD's hoft faid unto Jofhua, Loofe thy fhoe trom off thy foot, for the place whereon thou ftandeft, is holy: and Joshua did fo. 1 CHAP. VI. Jericho is shut up.20The walls fall down. 22 Rababis faved. Ncaule of the children of Ifrael: none Ow Jericho was ftraitly fhut up, be went out, and none came in. 2 And the LORD faid unto Jofhua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye fhall compafs the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once: thus fhalt thou do fix days. 4 And feven priefts shall bear before the ark feven trumpets of rams horns : and the feventh day ye shall compafs the city feven times, and the priests fhall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to pafs that when they make a long blaft with the rams horn and Bakab faved. Chap. vii. and when ye hear the foundof the trumpet, a great fhout, that the wall fell down flat, Ifrael Smitten at Ai. all the people fhall fhout with a great to that the people went up into the city, thout and the wall of the city hall fall every man ftraight before him, and they down flat, and the people thall afcend up took the city. every man straight before him. 6 And Joinua the fon of Nun called the priests, and faid unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let feven prieits bear feven trumpets of rams horns before the ark of the LORD. 7. And he faid unto the people, Pafs on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pafs on before theark of the LORD, 8 And it came to pafs when Joshua had fpoken unto the people, that the feven prielts bearing the feven trumpets of rams horns, paffed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets, and the ark of the Covenant of the LORD followed them. 9 And the armed men went before the priefts that blew with the trumpets, and the rere-ward came after the ark, the priefis going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 10 And Joshua had commanded the people, faying, Ye shall not fhout, nor make any noile with your voice,neither fhall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you fhout, then fhall ye fhout. II So the ark of the LORD compaffed the city, going about it once and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 12 And Joshua rofe early in the morn ing, and the prielts took up the ark of the LORD. 13 And feven priests bearing feven trumpets of rams horns before the ark of the LORD, went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went be fore them, but the rere-ward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. And the fecond day they compaffed the city once, and returned into the camp: fo they did fix days. 15 And it came to pass on the feventh day, that they rofe early about the dawning of the day, and compaffed the city, after fame manner, feven times; only on that day they compaffed the city feven times. 16 And it came to país at the feventh time, when the priests blew withthe trumpets, Joshua faid unto the people, Shout, for the LORD hath given you the city. 17 And the city fhall be accurfed,even it and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rachab the harlot thall live, he and all that are with her in the hou e, becaufe The hid the meffengers that we fent. 18 And you, in any wife keep your felves from the accurled thing, left ye make your Jelves accurfed when ye take of the accurted thing, and make the camp of Ifrael a curfe, and trouble it. But all the filver and gold, and veffels of brafs and iron, are confecrated unto the LORD: they fhall come into the treafury of the LORD. was in the city, both man and woman, 21 And they utterly deftroyed all that young and old, and ox and fheep, and afs, with the edge of the fword. 22 But Joshua had faid unto the two into the harlots houfe, and bring out men that had fpied out the country, Go thence the woman, and all that the hath, as ye iware unto her. 20 So the people fhouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came, to pafs when the people heard the found of the trumpet, and the people shouted with went in, and brought out Rachab, and her 23 And the young men that were spies, father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all thar fhe had: and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Ifrael. all that was therein: only the filver, and 14 And they burnt the city with fire, and the gold, and the veffels of brais, and of iron, they put into the treasury of the houle of the LORD. alive, and her fathers houfhold, and all that time,faying, Curied be the man before the his fame was noifed throughout all the Ifrael Smitten at Ai. 670sbua complain- Btrefpafs in the accuried thing: for Ut children of ifrael committed a the fon of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, Achan the fon of Carmi,the fon of Zabdi, took of the accurfed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Ifrael. Ai, which is befide Beth-aven,on the east- unto him,Let not all people go up: but 4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men, and they Hed before the men of Ai. thirty and fix men: for they chafed the n from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and intote them in the going down:wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. And the men of Ai fmote of them about to the earth upon his face, before the ark 61 And Joibua rent his clothes, and fell of the LORD, until the even-tide, he and H Acbans punishment. the elders of Ifrael, and put duft upon their heads. 7 And Joshua faid,Alas, O LORD God, wherefore haft thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites,to deftroy us?would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other fide Jordan. 80 LORD,what fhall I fay, when Ifrael turneth their backs before their enemies? 9 For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitantsofthe land thall hear of it, and fhall environ as round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great Name? To And the LORD faid unto Jofhua, Get thee up, wherefore lieft thou thus upon thy face? It Ifrael hath finned, and they have alfo tranfgreffed my covenant which I commanded them for they have even taken of the accurfed thing, & have alfo ftolen, and diffembled alfo, and they have put it even amongst their own ftuff. 12 Therefore the children of Ifrael could not ftand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accurfed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye deftroy the accurfed from amongit you. 13 Up, fanctifie the people, and fay, Sanctifie your felves againft to morrow for thus faith the LORD God of Ifrael, There is an accurfed thing in the midft of thee, O Ifrael: thou canst not ftand beFor thine enemies, until ye take away the accurfed thing from among you. 14 In the morning therefore ye fhall be brought according to your tribes: and it fhall be that the tribe which theLORDtaketh, fhall come according to the families tbereof; and the family which the LORD thall take, fhall come by houfholds: and the houfhold which the LORD fhall take, fhall come man by man. 15 And it fhall be, that he that is taken with the accurfed thing, thall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: becaufe he hath tranfgreffed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Ifrael. 16 11 So Jofhua rofe up early in the morning, and brought Ifrael by their tribes: and the tribe of Judah was taken: 17 And he brought the family of Judah and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: 18 And he brought his houfhold man by man, and Achan the fon of Carmi, the fon of Zabdi, the fon of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah was taken. give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God 19 And Joshua faid unto Achap, my fon, of Ifrael, and make confeflion unto him; and tell me now what thou haft done, hide it not from me. 20 And Achan answered Joshua, and faid, Indeed I have finned against the LORD God of Ifrael, and thus and thus have I done. : Joshqa, Ai besieged. 21 When I faw among the fpoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred thekels of filver, and a wedge of gold of fifty fhekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them, and behold, they are hid in the earth, in the midft of my tent, and the filver under it. 22 So Joshua fent meffengers, andthey ran unto the tent, and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the filver under it. 23 And they took them out of the midft of the tent and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Ifrael, and laid them out before the LORD. 24 And Joshua and all Ifrael with him, took Achan the fon of Zerah, and the filver; and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his fons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his affes, and his Theep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor. 25 And Joshua faid, Why haft thou troubled us? the LORD fhall trouble thee this day. And all Ifrael ftoned him with ftones, and burned them with fire, after they had ftoned them with ftones. 16 And they raifed over him a greatheap of ftones unto this day:fo the LORDturned from the fierceness of his anger:wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Acher, unto this day. CHAP. VIII. 1 God encourageth Joshua. 3 The firatagem whereby Ai was taken. Nd the LORD faid unto Joshua, Fear A not, neither be thou difmayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arife, go up to Ai: fee, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land. 2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king, as thou didft to Jericho & her king: only the fpoil thereof, and the cattle thereof fhall ye take for a prey unto your felves: lay thee an ambush for the city, behind it. 3 So Joshua arofe, and all the people of war, to go up againft Ai: and Jofhua chofe out thirty thousand mighty men of valeur, and fent them away by night. 4. And he commanded them, faying, Behold, ye thall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: 5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city and it fhall come to pafs when they come out a gainst us, as at the first, that we will flee before them. 6(For they will come out after us ) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will fay, They flee before us, as at the and feize upon the city: for the LORD firft: therefore we will flee before them. 7.Then ye fhall rife up from the ambush, your God will deliver it into your hand. 8 And it fhall be when ye have taken the city, that ye thall fet the city on fire; according to the commandment of the LORD fhall ye do. See, I have commanded you. 9 Joshua therefore fent them forth: and they wentto lie in ambush, and abode between Ai u fmitten. Chap. between Beth-el and Ai, on the weft-fide of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people. 10 And Joshua rofe up early in the morDing and numbred the people, and went up, he and the elders of Ifrael, before the people to Ai. 11 And all the people, evn the people of war that were with him,went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city,and pitched on the north-fide of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai. 12 And he took about five thousand men and fet them to lie in ambush, between Beth-el and Ai, on the weft-fide of city. 13 And when they had fet the people, even all the hoft that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the wett of the city: Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. 14 And it came to pafs when the king -of Ai faw it, that they hafted and role up early, and the men of the city went out againft Ifrael to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain, but he wift not that there were liers in ambuth against him, behind the city;, 15 And Joshua and all Ifrael made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. 16 And all the people that were in Ai, were called together to purfue after them: and they pursued after Jofhua, and were drawn away from the city. 17 And there was not a man left in Ai, or Beth-el, that went not out after Ifrael and they left the city open, and purfued after Ifrael. 15 And the LORD faid unto Jofhua, Stretch out the fpear that is in thine hand, toward Ai; for I will give it into thine band. And Joshua ftretched out the fpear that be bad in his hand toward the city. 19 And the ambush arofe quickly out of their place, and they ran as foon as he had ftretched out his hand; and they entred into the city, and took it, and haited, and fet the city on fire. 20 And when the men of Ai looked bebind them, they faw and behold, the fmoak of the city afcended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way,or that way and the people that fled to the wildernefs turned back upon the purfuers. 21 And when Joshua and ali Ifrael faw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the fmoak of the city afcended, then they turned again, and flew the men of Ai. 22 And the other iffued out of the city against them, fo they were in the midit of Ifrael; fome on this fide, and fome on ix. The law read. returned unto Ai, and fmote it with the 25 And fo it was, that all that fell that 26 For Joshua drew not his hand back wherewith he ftretched out the fpear, until he had utterly deftroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. 27 Only the cattle and the fpoil of that city, lirael took for a prey unto themfelves, according unto the word of the LORD, which he commanded Jofhua. 28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a defolation unto this day. 19 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until even tide: and as soon as the fun was down, Joshua commanded thatc they fhould take his carcafe down from the tree, and caft it at the entring of the gate of the city, and raife thereon a great heap of itones that remaineth unto this day. 30 Then Joshua built an altar_unto the LORD God of Ifrael in mount Ebal. 31 As Mofes the fervant of the LORD commanded the children of Ifrael, as it is written in the book of the law of Mofes, an altar of whole ftones, over which no han bath lift up any iron : & they offered thereon burnt-offerings unto the LORD, and facrificed peace-offerings. 32 And he wrote there upon the ftones a copy of the law of Mofes, which he wrote in the prefence of the children of Ifrael. 33 And all Ifrael, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, ttood on this fide the ark, and on that fide, before the priefts the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the ftranger, as he that was born among them: half of them over against mount Gerizzim, and half of them over against mount E bal: as Mofes the fervant of the LORD had commanded before, that they thould blefs the people of Ifrael. 34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the bleffings and curlings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 35 There was not a word of all that Mofes commanded, which Jofhua read not be fore all the congregation of Ifrael, w the women and the little ones, and the ftrangers that were converfant among them. CHAP. IX. The kings combine against Israel. 3 The Nd it came to pafs, when all the fide: and they Imote them, fo that they A which were on this fide Jordan, inng let none of them remain, or escape. 24 And it came to pals, when Ifrael had made an end of flaying all the inhabitants of Ai, in the field,in the wilderness wherein they chafed them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the fword, until they were confumed, that all the lfraelites hills, and in the valleys, and in all the 2 That they gathered themselves toge- 3 And when the inhabitants of Gi- The Gibsonit'es made slaves. beon heard what Joshua had done unto let them live, left wrath be upon us, because of the oath, which we iware unto Jericho, and to Ai, them. 4. They did work wilily, and went and made as it they had been ambaffadors, and took old facks upon their affes, and wine bottles old and rent, and bound up, 5 And old fhoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provifion was dry and mouldy. 6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and faid unto him, and to men of Ifracl, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. 7 And the men of Ifrael faid unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us, and how fhall we make a league with you? 8 And they faid unto Joinua, We are thy fervants. And Joshua faid unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? 9 And they laid unto him, From a very far country thy fervants are come, becaufe of the Name of the LORD thy God, for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt. 10 And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Hefhbon, and to Og king of Bafhan, which was at Afhtaroth. II Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country, fpake to us, faying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and lay unto them, We are your fervants: therefore now make ye a league with us. 12 This our bread we took hot for our 1 provifion out of our houses, on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy: 13 And these bottles of wine which we filled, were new, and behold, they be rent: and thefe our garments and our fhoes are become bid, by realon of the very long journey. 14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them,to let them live and the princes of the congregation fware unto them. 16 And it came to pafs at the end of three days, after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them. 17 And the children of Ifrael journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day: now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim. 18 And the children of Ifrael fmote them not, becaule the princes of the congregation had worn unto them by the LORD God of Ifrael: and all the congregation murmured against the princes. 19 But all the princes faid unto all the congregation, We have fworn unto them by the LORD God of Ifrael: now therefore we may not touch them. This we will do to them; we will even 21 And the princes faid unto them, Let them live,(but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water, unto all the congregation) as the princes bad promifed them. 22 11 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, faying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, faying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? 23 Now therefore ye are curfed, & there fhall none of you be freed from being bond-men, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the houfe of my God. 24 And they aniwered Jofhua, and faid, Because it was certainly told thy fervants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his fervant Mofes to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were fere afraid or our lives becaufe of you,and have done this thing. 25 And now behold, we are in thine hand as it feemeth good and right unto thee, to do unto us, do. 25 And fo did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Ifrael, that they flew them not. 27 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose. С НА Р. Х. Five kings war against Gibeon. 6 Joshua refcuetb it. 12 Tbe jun and moon stand fill at the word of josbus. Ow it came to país, when Adoni-ze Ndek king of Jerufalem had heard how Joihua had taken Ai, and had utterly dettroyed it, ( as he had done to Jericho and her king, 10 he had done to Ai, and her king) and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Iirael, and were among them, 2 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ái, and all the men thereof were mighty. 3 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerufalem, fent unto Honam king of Hebion, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachifh, and unto Debir king of Egion, faying, 4 Come up untome, and helpme,that we may fmite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joihua, & with thechildren of Ifrael; 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amo rites, the king of Jerufalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachifn, the king of Eglon, gathered themfelves together, and went up, they and all their hofts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. 6 And the men of Gibeon fent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal,iaying,Slack not thine hand from thyfervants; come up to us quickly,and fave us, and help us for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains, are gathered together against us. 7 So |