Joshua told the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh:

They told Joshua, "We will do everything you say. We will go wherever you send us.

She told them, "Head to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don't find you. Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you to return. Then you can be on your way."

They told Joshua, "Surely the Lord is handing over all the land to us! All who live in the land are cringing before us!"

Joshua told the people, "Ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will perform miraculous deeds among you."

Joshua told the priests, "Pick up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people." So they picked up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.

The Lord told Joshua, "This very day I will begin to honor you before all Israel so they will know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.

Joshua told the Israelites, "Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God!"

When the entire nation was on the other side, the Lord told Joshua,

Joshua told them, "Go in front of the ark of the Lord your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.

The Lord told Joshua,

He told the Israelites, "When your children someday ask their fathers, 'What do these stones represent?'

At that time the Lord told Joshua, "Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites once again."

The Lord told Joshua, "See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, along with its king and its warriors.

And he told the army, "Move ahead and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord."

The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams' horns and Joshua told the army, "Give the battle cry, for the Lord is handing the city over to you!

Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land, "Enter the prostitute's house and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her."

Achan told Joshua, "It is true. I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel in this way:

The Lord told Joshua, "Don't be afraid and don't panic! Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! See, I am handing over to you the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

He told them, "Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don't go very far from the city; all of you be ready!

The Lord told Joshua, "Hold out toward Ai the curved sword in your hand, for I am handing the city over to you." So Joshua held out toward Ai the curved sword in his hand.

They told him, "Your subjects have come from a very distant land because of the reputation of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt

Our leaders and all who live in our land told us, 'Take provisions for your journey and go meet them. Tell them, "We are willing to be your subjects. Make a treaty with us."'

but all the leaders told the whole community, "We swore an oath to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel. So now we can't hurt them!

The Lord told Joshua, "Don't be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. Not one of them can resist you."

Joshua was told, "The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah."

The Lord told Joshua, "Don't be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn their chariots."

Moses the Lord's servant passed on the Lord's commands to Joshua, and Joshua did as he was told. He did not ignore any of the commands the Lord had given Moses.

When Joshua was very old, the Lord told him, "You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered.

They went before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, "The Lord told Moses to assign us land among our relatives." So Joshua assigned them land among their uncles, as the Lord had commanded.

When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land, "Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the Lord here in Shiloh."

"Have the Israelites select the cities of refuge that I told you about through Moses.

in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, "The Lord told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle."

and told them: "You have carried out all the instructions of Moses the Lord's servant, and you have obeyed all I have told you.

So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: "I am very old.

Joshua told all the people, "Here is what the Lord God of Israel says: 'In the distant past your ancestors lived beyond the Euphrates River, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods,