Joshua 1:16

16 And they answered Joshua, saying, "All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you will send us we will go.

Joshua 1:16 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 1:16

And they answered Joshua
The two tribes of Gad and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh, the heads of them, such as were deputed for that purpose, and were their mouths to him:

saying, all that thou commandest we will do;
with respect to this affair of going over Jordan with their brethren, to assist them in the conquest of the land of Canaan:

and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go;
in what position he would have them be in the army, and to whatsoever part of the country he should send them to subdue, and to whatsoever city he should order them to besiege.

Joshua 1:16 In-Context

14 Your wives, your little children, and your livestock, they will remain in the land that Moses gave to you beyond the Jordan. {All of the best fighting men} will cross armed in front of your families; they will help you

15 until Yahweh gives rest to your families as well as to you. They will take possession of the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to them. Then you will return to your own land and take possession of it, [the land] that Moses the servant of Yahweh gave you beyond the Jordan {to the east}."

16 And they answered Joshua, saying, "All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you will send us we will go.

17 Just as we obeyed Moses, so will we obey you. Only may Yahweh your God be with you, as he was with Moses.

18 Whoever {rebels against your orders} and does not obey your words according to what you commanded us will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous."