Joshua 23:10

10 One man of you has chased a thousand; for the LORD your God, he himself has fought for you, as he has promised you.

Joshua 23:10 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 23:10

One man of you shall chase a thousand
Here Kimchi and Ben Melech observe, that the future tense is put for the past, and that the sense is, one of them had chased a thousand in their war with the Canaanites; but Abarbinel disapproves of this observation, and thinks it refers to time to come, what they should be able to do if they cleaved unto the Lord; this was fulfilled in Samson, ( Judges 15:15 ) ; such a promise was made, ( Leviticus 26:8 ) ;

for the Lord your God he [it is] that fighteth for you;
and no wonder then that a thousand should be put to flight by one man; the Targum interprets it of the Word of the Lord, as in ( Joshua 23:3 ) ;

as he hath promised you;
see ( Deuteronomy 1:30 ) ( 3:22 ) .

Joshua 23:10 In-Context

8 but cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.

9 For the LORD has driven out from before you great and strong Gentiles; and until now no one has been able to stand before your face.

10 One man of you has chased a thousand; for the LORD your God, he himself has fought for you, as he has promised you.

11 Therefore take heed for your souls that ye love the LORD your God.

12 Because if ye do in any wise go back and cleave unto the remnant of these Gentiles that remain among you and shall make marriages with them and go in unto them and they to you,