The LORDsaidto Joshua,"See,I have givenJerichointo your hand,with its king[and] the valiantwarriors.
Then Davidinquiredof the LORD,saying,"Shall I goup againstthe Philistines?Will You givethem into my hand?"And the LORDsaidto David,"Goup, for I will certainlygivethe Philistinesinto your hand."
"So their sonsenteredand possessedthe land.And You subduedbeforethem the inhabitantsof the land,the Canaanites,And You gavethem into their hand,with their kingsand the peoplesof the land,To dowith them as they desired.
"It is He who changesthe timesand the epochs;He removeskingsand establisheskings;He giveswisdomto wisemenAnd knowledgeto men of understanding.
"In the daysof thosekingsthe Godof heavenwill setup a kingdomwhichwill neverbe destroyed,and [that] kingdomwill not be leftfor anotherpeople;it will crushand putan endto allthesekingdoms,but it will itselfendureforever.
"This sentenceis by the decreeof the [angelic] watchersAnd the decisionis a commandof the holyones,In orderthat the livingmay knowThat the MostHighis rulerover the realmof mankind,And bestowsit on whomHe wishesAnd setsoverit the lowliestof men."
"Allthe inhabitantsof the earthare accountedas nothing,But He doesaccordingto His willin the hostof heavenAnd [among] the inhabitantsof earth;And noone can wardoffHis handOr sayto Him, 'Whathave You done?'
"O king,the MostHighGodgrantedsovereignty,grandeur,gloryand majestyto Nebuchadnezzaryour father.
"He will delivertheir kingsinto your handso that you will make their nameperishfrom underheaven;nomanwill be able to standbeforeyou untilyou have destroyedthem.
the kingof Jericho,one;the kingof Ai,whichis besideBethel,one;
They saidto Joshua,"Surelythe LORDhas givenallthe landinto our hands;moreover,allthe inhabitantsof the landhave meltedawaybeforeus."
and saidto the men,"I knowthat the LORDhas givenyou the land,and that the terrorof you has fallenon us, and that allthe inhabitantsof the landhave meltedawaybeforeyou.
Then the LORDspoketo Joshua,saying,
Now Jerichowas tightlyshutbecauseof the sonsof Israel;noonewentout and noonecamein.
"You shall marcharoundthe city,allthe menof warcirclingthe cityonce.You shall dosofor sixdays.
Now the LORDsaidto Joshua,"Do not fearor be dismayed.Takeallthe peopleof warwith you and arise,goup to Ai;see,I have giveninto your handthe kingof Ai,his people,his city,and his land.
The LORD,the Godof Israel,gaveSihonand allhis peopleinto the handof Israel,and they defeatedthem; so Israelpossessedallthe landof the Amorites,the inhabitantsof that country.
Do you not possesswhatChemoshyour godgivesyou to possess?So whateverthe LORDour Godhas drivenout beforeus, we will possessit.
