The End of an Era

2:6 When Joshua dismissed14 the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory,15 intending to take possession of the land. 2:7 The people worshiped16 the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men17 who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed18 all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.19 2:8 Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of one hundred ten. 2:9 The people20 buried him in his allotted land21 in Timnath Heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. 2:10 That entire generation passed away;22 a new generation grew up23 that had not personally experienced the Lord’s presence or seen what he had done for Israel.24