Joshua can be divided into three main sections with the final verses serving as an epilogue:
Israel takes possessions of the land (Joshua 1:1 – 12:24)
Preparation for war (Joshua 1:1 – 5:15)
War (Joshua 6:1 – 12:24)
Land is allotted to the various tribes with cities for the Levites and as places of refuge (Joshua 13:1 – 21:45)
Land still to be possessed (Joshua 13:1–7)
Distribution of land to the tribes (Joshua 13:8 – 19:51)
Cities of refuge and Levitical towns (Joshua 20:1 – 21:45)
A potential crisis and time of covenant renewal (Joshua 22:1 – 24:28)
Dealing with potential covenant violations (Joshua 22:1–34)
Covenant exhortations and renewal (Joshua 23:1 – 24:28)
Epilogue (Joshua 24:29–33)1
1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant,