“Then I told Joshua, ‘You have seen all the things the Lord your God has done to these two kings. The Lord will do the same thing to all the kingdoms you will enter.
But, the Lord your God will lead you people into that land! The Lord will destroy these nations for you. You will take their land away from them. But the Lord said that Joshua must lead you.
You must destroy all the people that the Lord your God helps you defeat. Don’t feel sorry for them. Don’t worship their gods! Why? Because they are a trap—{they will ruin your life}.
The Lord your God will put these nations under your power. And you will defeat them. You must destroy them completely. Don’t make an agreement with them. Don’t show them mercy.
While your army traveled forward, I sent the Hornet [75] ahead of them. The hornet made the people leave. So you took the land [76] without using your swords and bows.