Jozua 21:43

43 Alzo gaf de HEERE aan Israel het ganse land, dat Hij gezworen had hun vaderen te geven, en zij beerfden het, en woonden daarin.

Jozua 21:43 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:43

And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to
give unto their fathers
It was all given them by lot, whether subdued or not subdued, and the far greater part was actually put into their hands, and they had as much as they could for the present occupy and cultivate; and such as were in the hands of the Canaanites, were subject to pay tribute to them; and it was owing to their own slothfulness and sluggishness that they did not possess more hereafter; though it was the will of God that their enemies should be driven out by little and little, until the Israelites were so increased as to occupy the whole, lest any part of the land should lie waste and become barren, and lest the wild beasts of the field should multiply upon them:

and they possessed it, and dwelt therein;
each according to their lot in the several places assigned them, as many cities as they could at present people, and as much land as they could now manage.

Jozua 21:43 In-Context

41 Al de steden der Levieten, in het midden van de erfenis der kinderen Israels, waren acht en veertig steden en haar voorsteden.

42 Deze steden waren elk met haar voorsteden rondom haar; alzo was het met al die steden.

43 Alzo gaf de HEERE aan Israel het ganse land, dat Hij gezworen had hun vaderen te geven, en zij beerfden het, en woonden daarin.

44 En de HEERE gaf hun rust rondom, naar alles, wat Hij hun vaderen gezworen had; en er bestond niet een man van al hun vijanden voor hun aangezicht; al hun vijanden gaf de HEERE in hun hand.

45 Er viel niet een woord van al de goede woorden, die de HEERE gesproken had tot het huis van Israel; het kwam altemaal.