| − | He went against [[Jericho]] and defeated the heavily fortified city through divine intervention in the form of the city's walls collapsing after the [[Israelites]] had marched around the walls 7 times. Going against the more simple city of Ai, they were forced to flee due to sin in the midsts of the Hebrews. When it was removed Joshua again attacked and took the city through outsmarting the inhabitants. The inhabitants of both cities, men, women, and children, were put to the sword. Joshua went on to defeat the combined forces of [[Jerusalem]], [[Hebron]], Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. It was during this battle that Joshua was said to "command the sun to stand still in the sky" so that the battle could continue. | + | He went against [[Jericho]] and defeated the heavily fortified city through divine intervention in the form of the city's walls collapsing after the [[Israelites]] had marched around the walls 7 times. Going against the more simple city of Ai, they were forced to flee due to sin in the midsts of the Hebrews. When it was removed Joshua again attacked and took the city through outsmarting the inhabitants. The inhabitants of both cities were put to the sword. Joshua went on to defeat the combined forces of [[Jerusalem]], [[Hebron]], Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. It was during this battle that Joshua was said to "command the sun to stand still in the sky" so that the battle could continue. |