Joshua 23:3

3 You yourselves have seen everything the LORD your God has done. You have seen what he's done to all of those nations because of you. The LORD your God fought for you.

Joshua 23:3 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 23:3

And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all
those nations because of you
How he had destroyed them, and driven them out of their habitations to make room for them, meaning the seven nations of the Canaanites:

for the Lord your God [is] he that hath fought for you;
Joshua does not attribute any of the things that were done to his own valour, nor theirs, nor so much as mentions himself or them as instruments, but wholly ascribes all to the Lord, who fought their battles for them, and conquered their enemies, and subdued them under them; the Targum is,

``the Word of the Lord fought for you;''

the Captain of the host of the Lord, ( Joshua 5:14 Joshua 5:15 ) .

Joshua 23:3 In-Context

1 A long time had passed. The LORD had given Israel peace and rest from all of their enemies who were around them. By that time Joshua was very old.

2 So he sent for all of the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel. He said to them, "I'm very old.

3 You yourselves have seen everything the LORD your God has done. You have seen what he's done to all of those nations because of you. The LORD your God fought for you.

4 "Remember how I've given you all of the land of the nations that remain here. I've given each of your tribes a share of it. It's the land of the nations I won the battle over. It's between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea in the west

5 The LORD your God himself will drive those nations out of your way. He will push them out to make room for you. You will take over their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.