The Danites Settle in Laish 1 In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking a place of their own where they might settle, because they had not yet come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 2 So the Danites sent five of their […]
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Judges 19
A Levite and His Concubine 1 In those days Israel had no king. Now a Levite who lived in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim took a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. 2 But she was unfaithful to him. She left him and went back to her parents’ home in Bethlehem, Judah. […]
Judges 20
The Israelites Punish the Benjamites 1 Then all Israel from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came together as one and assembled before theLordin Mizpah. 2 The leaders of all the people of the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, four hundred thousand men armed with […]
Joshua 1
Joshua Installed as Leader 1 After the death of Moses the servant of theLord, theLordsaid to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. 3 […]
Joshua 2
Rahab and the Spies 1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. 2 The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelites have come here […]
Joshua 3
Crossing the Jordan 1 Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over. 2 After three days the officers went throughout the camp, 3 giving orders to the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of theLordyour God, […]
Joshua 4
1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, theLordsaid to Joshua, 2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, 3 and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from right where the priests are standing, and carry them over with you and put […]
Joshua 5
1 Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how theLordhad dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until theyhad crossed over, their hearts melted in fear and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites. Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal 2 […]
Joshua 6
1 Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. 2 Then theLordsaid to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. 3 March around the city once with all the armed men. Do […]
Joshua 7
Achan’s Sin 1 But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri,the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So theLord’s anger burned against Israel. 2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth Aven to […]