The LORD directed Joshua to set an ambush against Ai Joshua 8:2. Israel drew the men of Ai out by a feigned retreat, then the ambush rose, entered the city, and set it on fire Joshua 8:15–19.

When the priests carrying the ark stepped into the Jordan, the water coming down from upstream stopped and rose up in a heap Joshua 3:15–16. Israel crossed over on dry ground while the priests stood firmly in the riverbed Joshua 3:17.

After the seventh-day march, the priests blew the trumpets and the people shouted, and the wall fell down flat Joshua 6:20. Then the people went up into the city and captured it Joshua 6:20–21.

Israel marched around Jericho once a day for six days Joshua 6:3–4. On the seventh day they marched around the city seven times Joshua 6:4.

In Joshua 1, the command to be strong and courageous is repeated three times in God’s charge to Joshua Joshua 1:6, Joshua 1:7, and Joshua 1:9. The repetition frames Joshua’s leadership as he prepares to enter the land Joshua 1:1–9.

The LORD instructed a step-by-step selection process through tribes, clans, and households to identify the offender Joshua 7:14. The text reports the selection narrowing until Achan son of Carmi was taken Joshua 7:16–18.

The LORD described the land’s extent from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great river, the Euphrates, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun Joshua 1:4. The text also mentions “all the land of the Hittites” within that description Joshua 1:4.

Achan said he saw and took a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels Joshua 7:21. He hid them in the earth inside his tent, with the silver underneath Joshua 7:21.

After Moses died, the LORD told Joshua to arise, cross the Jordan, and lead Israel into the land God was giving them Joshua 1:1–2. He also described the goal as taking possession of the promised land Joshua 1:2–3.

Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal Joshua 8:30. He also wrote on stones a copy of the law of Moses and read all the words of the law to the assembled people Joshua 8:32–35.

Rahab said Jericho had heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before Israel when they came out of Egypt Joshua 2:10. She also mentioned what Israel did to Sihon and Og, the Amorite kings east of the Jordan Joshua 2:10.

Joshua is told that the Book of the Law should not depart from his mouth and that he should meditate on it day and night Joshua 1:8. The stated purpose is to be careful to do what is written in it, leading to success in his way Joshua 1:8.

After the devoted items were brought out, Achan and what belonged to him were taken to the Valley of Achor Joshua 7:24. The account says all Israel stoned him and raised over him a great heap of stones, and the LORD turned from his burning anger Joshua 7:25–26.

Joshua pronounced a curse on anyone who rose up to rebuild Jericho Joshua 6:26. He said the builder would lay its foundation at the cost of his firstborn and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Joshua 6:26.

The spies told Rahab to tie a scarlet cord in the window through which she let them down Joshua 2:18. It marked the house where Rahab and her family were to gather so they would be spared when Israel took the city Joshua 2:18–21.

Rahab is the woman in Jericho who hid the Israelite spies on her roof and helped them escape Joshua 2:1–6. She lived in a house built into the city wall Joshua 2:15.

Joshua met a man standing with a drawn sword who identified himself as “the commander of the army of the LORD” Joshua 5:13–14. He told Joshua to remove his sandals because the place was holy Joshua 5:15.

The Gibeonites approached Israel with worn-out sacks, old wineskins, and moldy provisions to appear as if they had come from far away Joshua 9:4–5. Israel made a covenant with them, and only later discovered they were neighbors living nearby Joshua 9:15–16.

Israel was defeated at Ai after a breach regarding the things devoted to destruction Joshua 7:1. The LORD said Israel had sinned and taken some of the devoted things, so they could not stand before their enemies Joshua 7:11–12.

Joshua sent two men to spy out the land, especially Jericho Joshua 2:1. Their mission was reconnaissance before Israel’s advance across the Jordan into Canaan Joshua 2:1.

After Israel ate the produce of the land, the manna ceased the next day Joshua 5:11–12. The text explains that Israel then ate the fruit of the land of Canaan instead of manna Joshua 5:12.

Joshua instructed the two spies to bring Rahab and all who belonged to her out of the house, as they had sworn to her Joshua 6:22–23. The account says she lived in Israel because she hid the messengers Joshua sent to spy out Jericho Joshua 6:25.

The LORD commanded Israel to take twelve stones from the place where the priests’ feet stood in the Jordan Joshua 4:3. The stones were a memorial so that when children asked what they meant, Israel could recount how the Jordan was cut off before the ark Joshua 4:6–7.