1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites,
which were on
the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by
the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the
children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither
was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
2 At
that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise
again the children of Israel the second time.
3 And
Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the
hill of the foreskins.
4 And
this is the
cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all
the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of
Egypt.
5 Now
all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born
in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they
had not circumcised.
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 would give us, a land
that floweth with milk and honey.
7 And
their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them
Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not
circumcised them by the way.
8 And
it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode
in their places in the camp, till they were whole.
9 And
the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt
from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
10 And
the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the
fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
11 And
they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover,
unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
12 And
the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the
land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of
the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
13 And
it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and
looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in
his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou
for us, or for our adversaries?
14 And
he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I
now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said
unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
15 And
the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy
foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
