Before 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, CHRIST 1451. ل Joshua reneweth circumcision. ing, When your children shall ask their fathers † in 3 And command you them, saying, Take you hence 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: 5 And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, Ps. 33, 12 and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: g Ex. 14, 13. Deut. 6, 20. verse 7. Heb. to-morrow Ps. 44, 1. h Ps. 77, 10, 2 111, 6 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers † in time to come, saying, What mean you by these stones? h i the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: 24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty; that might fear the LORD your God for ever. CHAPTER V. 2 Joshua reneweth circumcision....10 The passover is kept at Gilgal....12 Manna ceaseth. c Before CHRIST 1451. † Heb y Ex. 14, 21 z Ps. 76, 8. Jerem 10, 4.&32, 20 23. Ex.34,24 Ps. 48, 5, a AND it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan a Gen. 10,6 westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which Num. 13 were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up, the 7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of until we were passed over, that their heart melted, 1.&, the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of neither was there spirit in them any more, because of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a the children of Israel. *memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. 2 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make & And the children of Israel did so as Joshua com-thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children PA 109 2 manded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Israel the second time. of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according 3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and cir- a Mat. 16, to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,cumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the fore- 24 and carried them over with them unto the place skins. where they lodged, and laid them down there, 4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: 9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst All the people that came out of Egypt, that were of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderwhich bare the ark of the covenant stood: and theyness by the way, after they came out of Egypt. are there unto this day. ↑ Ileb. swords, or, rocks, d John 4, 1,2 e Num. 14, 5 Now all the people that came out were circum- Lleb. 3, 17. 10 For the priest which bare the ark stood in the cised: but all the people that were born in the wil- fHosea 6,& midst of Jordan, " until every thing was finished that derness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the peo-them they had not circumcised. m n Num. 27, ple, according to all that " Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over. 21. o Mat. 14, 30. 11 And it came to pass, when all the people were Heb. 11, 29 clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them: Heb. before th. five of, Num. 32, 20. 13 About forty thousand || prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. g Num. 14, 6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD Sware that he would not shew them the land which the LORD Sware unto their fathers that he 2 would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 7 And their children, whom he raised up in their h Num. 14, stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were circumcised, because they had not circumcised them c by the way. un 8 And it came to pass, when they had done cir14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the cumcising all the people, that they abode in their sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they fear-places in the camp till they were whole. ed Moses, all the days of his life. 18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up? Cap. 3, 15. out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and † flowed over all his banks, † as they did before. Hleb. a: yesterday ore yoxerday, chap. 5, 4. k Ps. 95, 10. 31. i Eph. 2, 14 Col. 3, 11. k Gen:34, 14. 9 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt 'from off you, Jr. 9, 25. Wherefore the name of the place is called || Gilgal unto this day. m 1 ch. 24, 14 Ezek. 20, 7. 10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, That is, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month, at even, in the plains of Jericho. G214 Gen. 22, 11 And they did eat of " the old corn of the land, on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes Deut. 1, and parched corn in the selfsame day. o Rev. 21, 12 And the manna ceased on the morrow after 2 they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither 19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the had the children of Israel manna any more; but they Gen. 8, 12 tenth day of " the first month, and encamped in Gil-did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. 131 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by 20 And those twelve stones, which they took out Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, Joel 2,29 of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal behold, there stood a man over against him with his 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, say-sword drawn in his hand and Joshua went unto 1 cuap. 5,7. p Dan. 8, S Ex. 23, 2 & chap. 6, 2 ch. 3, 10 Mat. 5, 16 0. 1 Sam. * 15 And the captain of the LORD's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the Ex. 35. place whereon thou standest s† holy And Joshua 1 Cor. 2,14 did so. Tieb, hots MP: 54 2 Pet. 1, 18. Heb. did shut and was shut, PA, 127, 1. • ch. 2, 9, 14. CHAPTER VI. the children of Israel none went out, and none came in. b 2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have b ch. 5, 13. given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. e Dan. 2, 21. é ch.2, 11. 3 And ye shall compass the city, war, and go round about the city once. Num. 14, thou do six days. all ye men of It is taken and burnt. compassed the city after the same manner seven Before times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 16 And it came to pass, at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city. CHRIST 1451. t ted, banned. Num. 24,10 Kings 16, 34. 17 And the city shall be || accursed, even it and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot Deut. 2, 3. shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, Lecause she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And you, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, s ct. 2, 4. & when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. Ezek. 39,17 19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall 2 Sain:21, 1. come into the treasury of the LORD. 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the peonle shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down 4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven "flat, so that the people went up into the city, every 12 Kings 5, trumpets of 'rams' horns: and the seventh day yeman straight before him, and they took the city: shall compass the city seven times, and the priests} shall blow with the trumpets. 23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without z Num. 31, the camp of Israel. a 19. Deut. 21,10. 7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and com- 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that Acts 2, 41. ch 1, 14. pass the city, and let him that is armed pass on be-was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the Rev. 17 fore the ark of the LORD. vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. 16. & 18, 25 And Joshua" saved Rahab the harlot alive, and b ch. 11, 20 her father's household, and all that she had; and she Judg. 1, 24. dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. 26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his first-born, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. 11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, BUT the children of Israel committed a trespass Judg. 12,7 and lodged in the camp. 12 And Joshua P rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. r 13 And seven priests, bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD, went on Kings continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rearward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14 And the second day they compassed the city? ouce, and returned into the camp so they did six days. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and h Gen. 37, 29. i ch. 9, 14. Ps. 50, 15 Esth. 4, 1. 1 Pet. 3, 5. Sam. 10, 12. 7 And Joshua said, Alas! O LORD God," where14, fore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to deJer. 32, 42 stroy us? Would to God we had been content, and ch. 1, 3, 4. dwelt on the other side Jordan! ra Job 21,7. Ps. 116, 11. Heb. In ་ Lord, Gen. 43, 20. that Israel the neck, chap. 1, 5. 8tO LORD, what shall I say, † when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! 10 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? 8 22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. 11 John 2 16. ↑ Heb. a Gen, 10, m 16 23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and † laid them out before the LORD. 24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the † wedge of gold, and his P sons, and his daughters, tleh goldand his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had and they brought them 25 unto the valley of Achor. 9 For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of 25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou' troubled us? o Hal. 2, 1. the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us around, the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel 1 Kings Heb.eeing and cut off our name from the earth: and what wiltstoned him with stones, and burned them with fire hath turned thou do unto thy great name? after they had stoned them with stones. 26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones 17. unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierce- 1 2 Sam. 21 11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also trans-ness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place Prov. 21, 3. Num. 14, 3 gressed" my covenant which I commanded them was called, The valley of || Achor, unto this day. for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among y their own stuff. p Ps. 33, 4. Ex. 32, 12. Ps. 106, 7. 1 Ezra 10, 2,3. Lam. 3, 40. 22. X 12 Therefore the children of Israel' could not 1 Sam. 15, stand before their enemies, but turned their backs Prov. 21,3 verse 1. Lev. 8, 35. neither will I be with you any more, except ye de-war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have 12 Sam. 14 stroy the accursed from among you. given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land. 14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe Prov. 16, which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall 4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye por, in contake shall come by households; and the household shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: 2 which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready : e Num. 27, 15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the 5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, that he hath; because he hath transgressed the cov-when they come out against us, as at the first, that i Mat. 10, enant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly we will flee before them, in Israel. Ai tuken and burnt. Before CHRIST 1451. + Heb. supplanting, CHRIST 1451. 11 And all the people, even the people of war that έ commanded that they should take his carcase down Before were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: of the city, and raise thereon a 'great heap of stones, now there was a valley between them and Ai. that remaineth unto this day. 12 And he took about five thousand men, and set? them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. 13 And when they had set the people, even all the Or, reading host that was on the north of the city, and their † liers 25am. 23,7. in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that Eccl. 9, 12. night into the midst of the valley. dawn, 30 I Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in " mount Ebal, e b ch. 7, 28. 26. Ps. 149, 6. 31 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded 149,6 the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, An altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lifted up any iron: and they of eEx. 20, 25. fered thereon burnt-offerings unto the LORD, and fRom.121. sacrificed peace-offerings. h i g Ex. 20, 24. 14 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of 32 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy h Ex. 34, 1 the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence i Deut. 17,8 ६ his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but of the children of Israel. 1 Sami, he a wist not that there were liers in ambush against cel. 3, 12 him behind the city. 22 And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on A 2,13 this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape. 23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. verse 29. Rev. 19, 13, 12. " 33 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side, before the priest the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger as he that was born among them: half of them over k Deut. 11. against mount Gerizim; and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the 1 Deut. 27, LORD had commanded before, that they should' bless the people of Israel. 24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until 6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gil- acomp. 5, a they were consumed, that all the Israelites returnedgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We unto Ai, and smote it with the † edge of the sword. be come from a far country: now therefore make ye i verse 15. 25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of a league with us. men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. 26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. 27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city, Israel Deut. 21, y took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the h. 9,3.& word of the LORD, which he commanded Joshua. 28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day. 10, 1. Esth. 7, 10. Ps. 107, 40. 110, 5. Acts 12, 28. Kev. 19, 17, 10 a 29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until even-tide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua The Gibeonites doomed to servitude. Before CHRIST 1451. p verse 4. Rom. 14, 18. 3. Num. 27, Judges 1, 1. 1 Sam. 22,9. & 30, 7. JOSHUA. Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at 11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us. 12 This our bread we took hot for our provision 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 these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey. 14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked Ezra 8, 21, not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. Ezek. 36,37. 10. S 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made Ex. 25, 22 a league with them, to let them live: and the princes Deut. 20, of the congregation sware unto them. chap. 6. 22. & 11, 20. Judg. 2, 12. 16 And it came to pass, at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they 2 Sam. 21,2, heard that they were their neighbours, and that they Jer 18,7, 8. dwelt among them. verse 19. 2 Sam. 21.7. Eccl. 5, 2. Paim 15,4 Rom. 3, 9. Jch. 22, 12. Kom. 10, 2. 17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim. 18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the conJoh 12, 5. gregation " murmured against the princes. 19 But all the princes said unto all the congrega12 Sam. 21, tion, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Pala 15,4. Israel: now, therefore, X we may not touch them. 20 This we will do to them; we will even let them I verse 21. live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath Lech 5, which we sware unto them. 21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them behewers.of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. 22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? 23 Now therefore ye are cursed; and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. 24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD 1.23,52 thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 25 And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. I Web. de hvered them? Over the Five kings war against Gibeon and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to "Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, 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 Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. ป CHRIST 1451. a ch. 6, 20 b ch. 8, 22. Ps. 48, of the king 2 Kings 3 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king 10, 4. of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of 'Lachish, and Gen. 13, unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4 Come up unto ine, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon for "it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. e 18. 2 Sam. 2, 3, JJ. fch 15, 2 Chr. 11, 8 Isaiah 36,2 24. 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the g ch. 15, king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of ↳ Mat. 16, Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, 3, 23 gathered themselves together, and went up, they and Tim.3, 12 all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. k 1 Pet. 4, 4 j Gen. 14, a Rev. 17, 14 6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the Eccl.4.4 camp of Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy Isa. 59, 19. servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. 7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour. J ch. 9, 18. 8 And the LORD said unto Joshua,' Fear them not; Ps. 108, 19. for I have delivered them into thine hand: there shall 14 not a man of them stand before thee. 9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. D 10 And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to " Beth- m ch. 18, & horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Mak-n ch. 15, kedah. 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that Judg. the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon Ps. 11,6. them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more 27, 18. which died with hailstones than they whom the chil- Rev. 16, 21. dren of Israel slew with the sword. 14 And there was no day like that before it or 26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a out of the hand of the children of Israel, that theyman: for the LORD fought for Israel. .15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, Isa. 2, 21. unto the camp to Gilgal. Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of 19 And stay you not, but pursue after your ene- *: 48, 14 |