Joshua 1:16

16 Then they answered Joshua, “Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.

Joshua 1:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
ESV
16 And they answered Joshua, "All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.
NLT
16 They answered Joshua, “We will do whatever you command us, and we will go wherever you send us.
MSG
16 They answered Joshua: "Everything you commanded us, we'll do. Wherever you send us, we'll go.
CSB
16 They answered Joshua, "Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you 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 children and your livestock may stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites. You are to help them
15 until the LORD gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.”
16 Then they answered Joshua, “Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.
17 Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses.
18 Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!”

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Numbers 27:20; S Numbers 32:25
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