1And it came to pass , when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward , and all the kings of the Canaanites , that were by the sea , heard how that Jehovah had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel , until we were passed over , that their heart melted , neither was there spirit in them any more , because of the children of Israel . 2At that time Jehovah said unto Joshua , Make thee knives of flint , and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time . 3And Joshua made him knives of flint , and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins . 4And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise : all the people that came forth out of Egypt , that were males , even all the men of war , died in the wilderness by the way , after they came forth out of Egypt . 5For all the people that came out were circumcised ; but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt , they had not circumcised . 6For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness , till all the nation , even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt , were consumed , because they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah : unto whom Jehovah sware that he would not let them see the land which Jehovah sware unto their fathers that he would give us , a land flowing with milk and honey . 7And their children , whom he raised up in their stead , them did Joshua circumcise : for they were uncircumcised , because they had not circumcised them by the way . 8And it came to pass , when they had done circumcising all the nation , that they abode in their places in the camp , till they were whole . 9And Jehovah said unto Joshua , This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you . Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal , unto this day .
The Passover Celebration
10And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal ; and they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho . 11And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover , unleavened cakes and parched grain, in the selfsame day . 12And the manna ceased on the morrow , after they had eaten of the produce of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more ; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year .
The Commander of the Lord's Army
13And it came to pass , when Joshua was by Jericho , that he lifted up his eyes and looked , and , behold , there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand : and Joshua went unto him , and said unto him , Art thou for us , or for our adversaries ? 14And he said , Nay ; but as prince of the host of Jehovah am I now come . And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship , and said unto him , What saith my lord unto his servant ? 15And the prince of Jehovah ’s host said unto Joshua , Put off thy shoe from off thy foot ; for the place whereon thou standest is holy . And Joshua did so .