After Moses the Lord's servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant:

When it was time to shut the city gate for the night, the men left. I don't know where they were heading. Chase after them quickly, for you have time to catch them!"

After three days the leaders went through the camp

This is why Joshua had to circumcise them: All the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt died on the journey through the desert after they left Egypt.

Now all the men who left were circumcised, but all the sons born on the journey through the desert after they left Egypt were uncircumcised.

They ate some of the produce of the land the day after the Passover, including unleavened bread and roasted grain.

No men were left in Ai or Bethel; they all went out after Israel. They left the city wide open and chased Israel.

Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby.

Joshua attacked them by surprise after marching all night from Gilgal.

The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua, "Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the Lord has enabled us to increase in number."

(The Danites failed to conquer their territory, so they went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. They put the sword to it, took possession of it, and lived in it. They renamed it Dan after their ancestor.)

When the avenger of blood comes after him, they must not hand over to him the one who committed manslaughter, for he accidentally killed his fellow man without premeditation.

Far be it from us to rebel against the Lord by turning back today from following after the Lord by building an altar for burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace aside from the altar of the Lord our God located in front of his dwelling place!"

A long time passed after the Lord made Israel secure from all their enemies, and Joshua was very old.

After all this Joshua son of Nun, the Lord's servant, died at the age of one hundred ten.