of Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession. And thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither: for in the mount whither thou goest up shalt thou die, and be gathered unto thy fathers; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his fathers. And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, and all Napthali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the western sea, and the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm-trees, unto Zoar. And the Lord said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, Unto thy children will I give it. I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes; but thou shalt not go over thither. So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. THE BOOK OF JOSHUA JOSHUA VI saying, I have Take therefore Now the gates of Jericho were straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out and none came in. And the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, given this city into thine hand. seven priests, and let them bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the covenant, and let the priests blow the trumpets. And ye shall compass the city, going round about it once. Thus shalt thou do six days; and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times. And it shall be, that, when the priests make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down of itself. And Joshua called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the Lord, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord. And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city. Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. And it was so, that, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord passed on, and blew the trumpets. So he caused the ark of the Lord to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged there. And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew the trumpets. And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times. And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, that Joshua said unto the people, Shout! for the Lord hath given you the city. So the people shouted, and the priests blew the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall of Jericho fell down of itself, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. JOSHUA XXIV And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves there before God. And Joshua spake unto all the people, saying, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River; and they served other gods. And now, behold, the Lord hath given you a land whereon thou didst not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord. And if it seem evil in your sight to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods; for the Lord our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went. Therefore we also will serve the Lord; for he is our God. And Joshua said unto all the people, The Lord, he is an holy God; if ye forsake him, it will turn to your hurt. And the people said unto Joshua, Nay! but we will serve the Lord. The Lord our God will we serve, and unto his voice will we hearken. And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses. And Joshua took a great stone, and set it up under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. And he said |