Joshua 1:18

Joshua 1:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
• New International Version (NIV)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!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever rebels against your commandment and disobeys your words, whatever you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever rebels against your command and does not heed your words, in all that you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage.”

Context of Joshua 1:18

16So they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go. 17Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you. And may the LORD your God be with you, as He was with Moses. Anyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words, all that you command him, will be put to death. Above all, be strong and courageous!”

Joshua 1:18 word by word

כָּל־אִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יַמְרֶ֣ה אֶת־פִּ֗יךָ וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁמַ֧ע אֶת־דְּבָרֶ֛יךָ לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־תְּצַוֶּ֖נּוּ יוּמָ֑ת רַ֖ק חֲזַ֥ק וֶאֱמָֽץ׃ פRead the interlinear

• Anyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• Anyoneאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• rebelsמָרָהmârâh · to rebelH4784
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• against your orderפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• and does notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• your wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• you command himצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• will be put to deathמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• Above allרַקraq · exceptH7535
• be strongחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• and courageousאָמֵץ'âmats · to strengthenH553

Cross-references for Joshua 1:18

• Deuteronomy 17:12But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.
• 1 Samuel 11:12Then the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men here so we can kill them!”
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
• Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
• Hebrews 10:28Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
• Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
• Romans 13:1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
• Joshua 1:6Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.
• Ezra 10:4Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

Commentaries on Joshua 1:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18He shall be put to death - This was martial law; he who disobeyed the command of his general should be put to death. To this the people agreed, and it was essentially necessary in order that proper discipline should be kept up in this great army. By insubordination their fathers had suffered much in the wilderness; they rejected the authority of Moses, mutinied and made themselves a leader to conduct them back to Egypt. (See Numbers 14:4;). And Joshua…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 The people of Israel engage to obey Joshua; All that thou commandest us to do we will readily do, without murmuring or disputing, and whithersoever thou sendest us we will go. The best we can ask of God for our magistrates, is, that they may have the presence of God; that will make them blessings to us, so that in seeking this for them, we consult our own interest. May we be enabled to enlist under the banner of the Captain of our salvation…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18To disobey God’s chosen ruler was to commit treason against God himself (that is, to act against God as king).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1810-18. Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people--These were the Shoterim (see on Ex 5:6; De 20:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 1:18

• Citizens
• Joshua
• Loyalty
• Reubenites

In the dictionaries

• Courageous
• Courage
• Joshua, Book of

Commentaries on Joshua 1

• 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