English Standard Version
Joshua 23:2
2Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders and heads, its judges and officers, and said to them, "I am now old and well advanced in years.
Joshua 23:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:
- New International Version (NIV)summoned all Israel—their elders, leaders, judges and officials—and said to them: “I am very old.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers, and said to them: “I am old, advanced in age.
- New Living Translation (NLT)called together all the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel. He said to them, “I am now a very old man.
Context of Joshua 23:2
1A long time afterward, when the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years, Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders and heads, its judges and officers, and said to them, "I am now old and well advanced in years. 3And 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. 4Behold, I have allotted to you as an inheritance for your tribes those nations that remain, along with all the nations that I have already cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west.
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וַיִּקְרָ֤א יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִזְקֵנָיו֙ וּלְרָאשָׁ֔יו וּלְשֹׁפְטָ֖יו וּלְשֹֽׁטְרָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אֲנִ֣י זָקַ֔נְתִּי בָּ֖אתִי בַּיָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
- calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- for all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- for their eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
- and for their headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
- and for their judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- and for their officersשֹׁטֵרshôţêr · officialH7860
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto them, I am oldזָקֵןzâqên · be oldH2204
- strickenבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): advancedH935
- in ageיוֹםyôm · day: yearH3117
Cross-references for Joshua 23:2
- Joshua 24:1Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And they presented themselves before God.
- Deuteronomy 31:28Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
- 1 Chronicles 28:1David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the stewards of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the seasoned warriors.
- Acts 20:17Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him.
Commentaries on Joshua 23:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Joshua called for all Israel - There are four degrees of civil distinction mentioned here: זקנים zekenim, the elders or senate, the Princes of the tribes. ראשים rashim or rashey aboth, the Chiefs or Heads of families. שפטים shophetim, the Judges who interpreted and decided according to the law. שטרים shoterim, the Officers, serjeants, etc., who executed the decisions of the judges. Whether this assembly was held at Timnath-serah, where Joshua lived, or at…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2All Israel, and for their elders - Omit “and,” which is not in the Hebrew. The meaning is that Joshua summoned to him all Israel as represented by its elders, etc. Deuteronomy 1:15. This gathering probably took place at the tabernacle at Shiloh.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. 22. Joshua called for all Israel--The clause which follows seems to restrict this general expression as applicable only to the officers and representatives of the people. The place of assembly was most probably Shiloh. The occasion of convening it was the extreme age and approaching death of the venerable leader; and the purport of this solemn address was to animate the chosen people and their posterity to a faithful and unswerving continuance in the faith…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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