Joshua 23:5

5 The Lord your God will force out the people living there. The Lord will push them out ahead of you. And you will own the land, as he has promised you.

Joshua 23:5 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 23:5

And the Lord your God he shall expel them from before you
That is, such of them as yet remained among them:

and drive them from out of your sight;
the same thing expressed by different words, for the confirmation of it:

and ye shall possess their land, as the Lord your God hath promised
unto you;
all which is to be understood on condition of their good behaviour towards the Lord, and obedience to his commands; by which tenure they held the possession of the land when put into it, and for their disobedience did not possess the whole.

Joshua 23:5 In-Context

3 You have seen what the Lord has done to our enemies to help us. The Lord your God fought for you.

4 Remember that your people have been given their land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the land I promised to give you

5 The Lord your God will force out the people living there. The Lord will push them out ahead of you. And you will own the land, as he has promised you.

6 "Be strong. You must be careful to obey everything commanded in the Book of the Teachings of Moses. Do exactly as it says.

7 Don't become friends with the people living among us who are not Israelites. Don't say the names of their gods or make anyone swear by them. Don't serve or worship them.