Joshua 23:1

Joshua’s Farewell to the Leaders

1 After a long time had passed and the LORD had given Israel rest from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then a very old man,

Joshua 23:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
ESV
1 A long time afterward, when the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years,
NLT
1 The years passed, and the LORD had given the people of Israel rest from all their enemies. Joshua, who was now very old,
MSG
1 A long time later, after God had given Israel rest from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua was a venerable old man,
CSB
1 A long time after the Lord had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, Joshua was old, getting on in years.

Joshua 23:1 In-Context

1 After a long time had passed and the LORD had given Israel rest from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then a very old man,
2 summoned all Israel—their elders, leaders, judges and officials—and said to them: “I am very old.
3 You yourselves have seen everything the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the LORD your God who fought for you.
4 Remember how I have allotted as an inheritance for your tribes all the land of the nations that remain—the nations I conquered—between the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
5 The LORD your God himself will push them out for your sake. He will drive them out before you, and you will take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 12:9; Joshua 21:44
  • 2. S Joshua 13:1
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