Old TestamentHistory
Joshua
24Chapters
658Verses
52Notes
82Reflections
BOOK INTRODUCTION
Content for this section will be added before launch — a brief introduction to Joshua, its themes, authorship, and place in the biblical canon.
ALL CHAPTERS24 chapters
1
54
Joshua's commissioning begins with the LORD's threefold c...
2
14
Rahab the Canaanite prostitute (zōnâ) becomes an unlikely...
3
43
The crossing of the Jordan becomes the climactic parallel...
4
31
The memorial of twelve stones, one from each tribe taken ...
5
42
Circumcision and Passover mark Israel's transition from t...
6
12
The siege of Jericho crystallizes the theological princip...
7
16
Achan's secret transgression—taking devoted spoil from Je...
8
34
The conquest of Ai succeeds after Achan's removal, with J...
9
16
The Gibeonites' deception exposes Israel's vulnerability ...
10
23
The coalition of five Amorite kings against Gibeon trigge...
11
5
Northern Canaanite resistance, led by Jabin of Hazor, is ...
12
62
The summary of conquered kings (thirty-one in all) divide...
13
1
Joshua, now 'old and advanced in years' (13:1), receives ...
14
22
Caleb's inheritance exemplifies the principle that covena...
15
13
Judah's inheritance is described in meticulous geographic...
16
24
The allotment to Joseph (Ephraim and Manasseh) establishe...
17
3
Manasseh's allotment is divided between west and east Jor...
18
11
The tent of meeting is established at Shiloh as the triba...
19
16
The allotments to the remaining seven tribes (Simeon thro...
20
26
Six cities of refuge are designated—three east of Jordan ...
21
48
The cities allotted to the Levites—forty-eight total—dist...
22
41
The eastern tribes (Reuben, Gad, half-Manasseh) depart to...
23
32
Joshua's farewell address charges the people to faithfuln...
24
13
Joshua's final covenant renewal at Shechem recites the sa...