Joshua 23:9

Joshua 23:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)“The Lord has driven out before you great and powerful nations; to this day no one has been able to withstand you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord has driven out before you great and strong nations. And as for you, no man has been able to stand before you to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord has driven out from before you great and strong nations; but as for you, no one has been able to stand against you to this day.

Context of Joshua 23:9

7Do not become friends of the nations that live near you. Do not call out to their gods. Do not use the names of their gods to make a promise. You must not serve them or worship them. 8But you must always serve the Lord your God, as you have until now. The Lord has chased out in front of you nations that are great and strong. None of them has been strong enough to win against you. 10Because the Lord your God fights on your behalf, one of you can chase away 1,000 men! The Lord has promised to do this for you. 11You must be very careful that you continue to love the Lord your God.

Joshua 23:9 word by word

וַיּ֤וֹרֶשׁ יְהוָה֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם גּוֹיִ֖ם גְּדֹלִ֣ים וַעֲצוּמִ֑ים וְאַתֶּ֗ם לֹא־עָ֤מַד אִישׁ֙ בִּפְנֵיכֶ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath driven outיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• you greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and strongעָצוּם‛âtsûm ‛âtsûm · mightyH6099
• you, no manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• hath been able to standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• you unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Joshua 23:9

• Joshua 23:5The Lord himself will chase those people out of the land, so that you can live there. The Lord your God has promised you all this.
• Joshua 21:43That is how the Lord gave the land to all the Israelite people. He had promised their ancestors that he would give the land to them. They took it from the people who had lived there, and then they lived there themselves.
• Deuteronomy 11:23If you do that, the Lord will chase out all those nations as you move into the land. They are greater and stronger than you are, but you will take the land from them.
• Joshua 1:5No one can stop you from taking this land as long as you live. As I was with Moses, I will always be with you. I will never leave you alone.
• Joshua 15:14Caleb chased out the three sons of Anak from Hebron. Their names were Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.

Commentaries on Joshua 23:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Examples of strong and powerful enemies included the Anakim, a group of very tall warriors, and the city of Hazor, which was a major military center in northern Canaan (11:10, 21–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-115-11. the Lord your God, he shall expel them from before you, as the Lord your God hath promised you, &c.--The actual possessions which God had given were a pledge of the complete fulfilment of His promise in giving them the parts of the country still unconquered. But the accomplishment of the divine promise depended on their inviolable fidelity to God's law--on their keeping resolutely aloof from all familiar intercourse and intimate connections with 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