Josué 23:9

9 »Pues el Señor
ha expulsado a naciones grandes y poderosas a favor de ustedes, y hasta ahora nadie ha podido derrotarlos.

Josué 23:9 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 23:9

For the Lord hath driven out before you great nations and
strong
Especially as they were reckoned in those times, before any great monarchies had existed, as did afterwards; and indeed these were, considering the land they inhabited, very numerous and populous, and were very stout and able bodied men, and some of a gigantic stature; and all dwelt in strong fortified cities, and were able to bring out large armies into the field, with chariots of iron, so that they were very formidable; but notwithstanding all this, the Lord drove them out of their strong holds, and put Israel into the possession of them, and of their land:

but [as for] you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this
day;
that is, of those that came out against them, and fought with them; these were all to a man cut off by them, or fled before them, and became tributaries to them; otherwise there were many, who as yet were not expelled by them; this the Lord had promised, and now had fulfilled, ( Deuteronomy 11:25 ) ( Joshua 1:5 ) .

Josué 23:9 In-Context

7 Asegúrense de no tener nada que ver con los otros pueblos que aún quedan en esta tierra. Ni siquiera mencionen los nombres de sus dioses y mucho menos juren por ellos, ni los sirvan, ni los adoren.

8 Por el contrario, aférrense bien al Señor
su Dios como lo han hecho hasta ahora.

9 »Pues el Señor
ha expulsado a naciones grandes y poderosas a favor de ustedes, y hasta ahora nadie ha podido derrotarlos.

10 Cada uno de ustedes hará huir a mil hombres del enemigo, porque el Señor
su Dios pelea por ustedes tal como lo prometió.

11 Así que asegúrense de amar al Señor
su Dios.