Joshua 1 - God commissions Joshua as leader of Israel people choose to follow Joshua

Joshua 2 - Joshua sends two spies into Jericho, Rahab the harlot hides them

Joshua 3 - God divides flooded Jordan river for Israel to cross over in sight of Jericho

Joshua 4 - Joshua commands 12 boulders be placed in riverbed as reminder of God's miracle

Joshua 5 - All Israel circumcised; Commander of God's Host appears to Joshua

Joshua 6 - Israel marches around Jericho, walls fall flat. city completely destroyed and burned

Joshua 7 - Israel defeated at Ai; Achan's sin the cause; execution of Achan and family

Joshua 8 - At God's command, Israel destroys Ai; Joshua reads the Law to the people

Joshua 9 - Deceit of the Gibeonites; Gibeonites made slaves to Israel for their treachery

Joshua 10 - 5 kings attack Gibeonites; Joshua commands sun to strand still for 24 hours

Joshua 11 - Israel defeats a mighty coalition of Canaanite kings, destroys their cities

Joshua 12 - List of kings and cities conquered by Israel under Moses and Joshua

Joshua 13 - Joshua commanded to divide the land of Canaan among the tribes

Joshua 14 - Caleb given city of Kirjath-Arba (Hebron); land has rest from war

Joshua 15 - Boundaries and cities given to tribe of Judah

Joshua 16 - Boundaries and cities of Joseph's children, Ephraim and Manasseh

Joshua 17 - Tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh complain their territory is too small

Joshua 18 - Boundaries and cities of tribe of Benjamin

Joshua 19 - Boundaries and cities of Simeon, Zebulon, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Dan

Joshua 20 - Cities of refuge established in Israel and east of Jordan river

Joshua 21 - Cities given for exclusive use of priests; Levites given cities for livestock care

Joshua 22 - Joshua blesses, sends men of Reuben, Gad and half-tribe of Manasseh home

Joshua 23 - Joshua prepares to die; warns Israel to not fall away from God after his death

Joshua 24 - Joshua rehearses Israel's history from Egypt to present; death of Joshua

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