Made our people afraid is literally “made the heart of the people melt” (Revised Standard Version). The idiom is the same as that used of the Israelites at 2.11.

Faithfully obeyed is translated “wholly followed” by Revised Standard Version; in such a context it seems that “completely relied on” or “trusted fully” is more satisfactory than either Good News Translation or Revised Standard Version.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Newman, Barclay M. A Handbook on Joshua. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1983. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .