Category: Joshua [ERV]

1. Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of all the tribes of Israel decided what land to give to the people. 2. The Lord had commanded Moses long ago how he wanted the people to choose their land. The people of the nine and a half tribes threw lots to decide […]

Land Not Yet Taken 1. When Joshua was very old, the Lord said to him, “Joshua you have grown old, but there is still much land for you to take control of. 2. You have not yet taken the land of Geshur or the land of the Philistines. 3. You have not yet taken the […]

Kings Defeated by Israel 1. The Israelites had taken control of the land east of the Jordan River. They had all the land from Arnon Ravine to Mount Hermon and all the land along the eastern side of the Jordan Valley. These are all the kings the Israelites defeated to take this land: 2. They […]

Defeating the Northern Cities 1. King Jabin of Hazor heard about everything that had happened. So he decided to call together the armies of several kings. He sent a message to King Jobab of Madon to the king of Shimron, to the king of Acshaph, 2. and to the kings of the north in the […]

The Day the Sun Stood Still 1. At this time Adoni Zedek was the king of Jerusalem. He heard that Joshua had defeated Ai and completely destroyed it. The king learned that Joshua had done the same thing to Jericho and its king. He also learned that the Gibeonites had made a peace agreement with […]

The Gibeonites Trick Joshua 1. All the kings west of the Jordan River heard about these things. They were the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. They lived in the hill country and in the plains. They also lived along the seacoast of the Mediterranean Sea as far as Lebanon. 2. […]

Ai Destroyed 1. Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Don’t be afraid; don’t give up. Lead all your fighting men to Ai. I will help you defeat the king of Ai. I am giving you his people, his city, and his land. 2. You will do to Ai and its king the same thing you […]

Achan’s Sin 1.But the Israelites did not obey God. There was a man from the tribe of Judah named Achan son of Carmi, grandson of Zimri, great-grandson of Zerah. Achan kept some of the things that should have been destroyed. So the Lord became very angry with the Israelites. 2. After they defeated Jericho, Joshua […]

1. The gates of the city of Jericho were closed. The people in the city were afraid because the Israelites were near. No one went into the city, and no one came out. 2. Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Look, I will let you defeat the city of Jericho. You will defeat the king […]

1. So the Lord dried up the Jordan River until the Israelites finished crossing it. The kings of the Amorites living west of the Jordan River and the Canaanites living by the Mediterranean Sea heard about this and became very frightened. After that they were not brave enough to stand and fight against the Israelites. […]