the king of Jericho, one; and the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;

And he departed from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and there he pitched his tent in Bethel near the sea, and Ai toward the east, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called on the name of the Lord.

And the children of Benjamin [dwelt] from Gibeah [to] Michmash.

And their borders were northward: the borders shall go up from the Jordan behind Jericho northward, and shall go up to the mountain westward, and the issue of it shall be the Wilderness of Beth Aven.

And he called the name of that place, the House of God; and the name of the city before was Luz.

But you, O Israel, be not ignorant, and go not to Gilgal, O [men of] Judah, and go not up to the house of On, and swear not by the living Lord.

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two young men to spy [the land], saying, Go up and view the land; especially Jericho. And the two young men went and entered into Jericho; and they entered into the house of a harlot, whose name [was] Rahab, and lodged there.

[This translation omits this verse.]

War is carried on with wise counsel, and aid is supplied to the heart of a counselor.

"Behold, I am sending you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

See then that you walk carefully, not as unwise, but as wise,