The Canaanites are afraid.

1 ¶ And it came to pass,² when all² the kingsº of the Amorites,º which² [were] on the sideº of Jordanº westward,º and all² the kingsº of the Canaanites,º which² [were] by² the sea,º heardºª² that² the LORDº had dried upºª² the watersº of Jordanº from beforeº² the childrenº of Israel,º until² we were passed over,ºª that their heartº melted,ºª neither² was² there spiritº in them any more,² becauseº² of the childrenº of Israel.º

Joshua reneweth circumcision.

2 ¶ At that² timeº the LORDº saidºª unto² Joshua,º Makeºª thee sharp¹² knives,º and circumciseºª againºª² the childrenº of Israelº the second² time.¹ 3 And Joshuaº madeºª him sharp¹² knives,º and circumcisedºª² the childrenº of Israelº at² the hillº of the foreskins.º 4 And this² [is] the causeº why² Joshuaº did circumcise:ºª All² the peopleº that came outºª of Egypt,º² [that were] males,º [even] all² the men¹² of war,º diedºª in the wildernessº by the way,º after they came outºª of Egypt.º² 5 Nowº all² the peopleº that came outºª were² circumcised:ºª but all² the peopleº [that were] bornº in the wildernessº by the wayº as they came forthºª out of Egypt,º² [them] they had not² circumcised.ºª 6 For² the childrenº of Israelº walkedºª fortyº yearsº in the wilderness,º till² all² the peopleº [that were] men¹² of war,º which came outºª of Egypt,º² were consumed,ºª because² they obeyedºª not² the voiceº of the LORD:º unto whom² the LORDº swareºª that he would not² shewºª them² the land,º which² the LORDº swareºª unto their fathersº that he would giveºª us, a landº that flowethºª with milkº and honey.º 7 And their children,º [whom] he raised upºª in their stead,² them Joshuaº circumcised:ºª for² they were² uncircumcised,º because² they had not² circumcisedºª them by the way.º 8 And it came to pass,² when² they had doneºª circumcisingºª all² the people,º that they abodeºª in their places² in the camp,º till² they were whole.ºª 9 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Joshua,º This dayº have I rolled awayºª² the reproachº of Egyptº from off²² you. Wherefore the nameº of the placeº is calledºª Gilgalº unto² this² day.º

The Passover is kept at Gilgal.

10 ¶ And the childrenº of Israelº encampedºª in Gilgal,º and keptºª² the passoverº on the fourteenthºº dayº of the monthº at evenº in the plainsº of Jericho.º 11 And they did eatºª of the old cornº² of the landº on the morrow¹ after²² the passover,º unleavened cakes,º and parchedºª [corn] in the selfsameº² day.º

Manna ceaseth.

12 ¶ And the mannaº ceasedºª on the morrowº² after they had eatenºª of the old cornº² of the land;º neither² had² the childrenº of Israelº mannaº any more;² but they did eatºª of the fruitº² of the landº of Canaanº that² year.º

An angel appeareth to Joshua.

13 ¶ And it came to pass,² when Joshuaº was² by Jericho,º that he lifted upºª his eyesº and looked,ºª and, behold,² there stoodºª a manº over against² him with his swordº drawnºª in his hand:º and Joshuaº went¹ª² unto him,² and saidºª unto him, [Art] thou² for us, or² for our adversaries?º 14 And he said,ºª Nay;² but² [as] captainº of the hostº of the LORDº am I² now² come.ºª And Joshuaº fellºª on² his faceº to the earth,º and did worship,ºª and saidºª unto him, What² saithºª my lordº unto² his servant?º 15 And the captainº of the LORD'Sº hostº saidºª unto² Joshua,º Looseºª thy shoeº from off²² thy foot;º for² the placeº whereon²² thou² standestºª [is] holy.º And Joshuaº didºª so.²