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Joshua 23:3
3And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; for the Lord your God is He who has been fighting for you.
Joshua 23:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you.
- New International Version (NIV)You yourselves have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the Lord your God who fought for you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for it is the Lord your God who has fought for you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the Lord your God is He who has fought for you.
Context of Joshua 23:3
1A long time after that, when the Lord had given Israel rest from all their enemies on every side, and Joshua had grown old and advanced in years, 2that Joshua called all Israel, their elders and their heads and their judges and their officers, and said to them, “I am old and advanced in years. And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; for the Lord your God is He who has been fighting for you. 4See, I have allotted to you these nations that remain as an inheritance for your tribes, with all the nations which I have cut off, from the Jordan [on the east] to the Great [Mediterranean] Sea toward the setting sun. 5The Lord your God will push them away from before you and drive them out of your sight and you will take possession of their land, just as the Lord your God promised you.
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וְאַתֶּ֣ם רְאִיתֶ֗ם אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם לְכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֖וּא הַנִּלְחָ֥ם לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Joshua 23:3
- Deuteronomy 4:9“Only pay attention and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your grandchildren [impressing these things on their mind and penetrating their heart with these truths]—
- Psalms 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us The work You did in their days, In the days of old.
- Malachi 1:5Your own eyes will see this and you will say, “The Lord is great and shall be magnified beyond the border of Israel!”
- Joshua 10:14There has not been a day like that before it or after it, when the Lord listened to (heeded) the voice of a man; for the Lord was fighting for Israel.
- Exodus 14:14The Lord will fight for you while you [only need to] keep silent and remain calm.”
- Deuteronomy 20:4for the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’
- Psalms 44:3For our fathers did not possess the land [of Canaan] by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, Because You favored and delighted in them.
Commentaries on Joshua 23:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3For the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you - There is much both of piety and modesty in this address. It was natural for the Israelites to look on their veteran, worn-out general, who had led them on from conquest to conquest, with profound respect; and to be ready to say, "Had we not had such a commander, we had never got possession of this good land." Joshua corrects this opinion, and shows them that all their enemies had been defeated…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The leaders of Israel witnessed God's actions for them and against their enemies. During the lives of these leaders who lived longer than Joshua, Israel remained faithful to God (Judges 2:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you--The modesty and humility of Joshua are remarkably displayed at the commencement of this address. Dismissing all thoughts of his personal services, he ascribed the subjugation and occupation of Canaan entirely to the favoring presence and aid of God; and in doing so, he spoke not more piously than truly. This had been promised (De 1:30; 3:22); and the reality of the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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