Joshua 23:10

Joshua 23:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
• New International Version (NIV)One of you routs a thousand, because the Lord your God fights for you, just as he promised.
• English Standard Version (ESV)One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the Lord your God who fights for you, just as he promised you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)One man of you shall chase a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, as He promised you.

Context of Joshua 23:10

8But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been until now. 9The Lord has forced important and powerful nations out of your way. Not one person has ever been able to stand up to you. One of you used to chase a thousand. That was because the Lord your God was fighting for you, as he had promised you. 11Be very careful to love the Lord your God. 12“But if you turn away and go along with the other nations within your ⌞borders⌟, if you intermarry with them or associate with them,

Joshua 23:10 word by word

אִישׁ־אֶחָ֥ד מִכֶּ֖ם יִרְדָּף־אָ֑לֶף כִּ֣י׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם ה֚וּא הַנִּלְחָ֣ם לָכֶ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of you shall chaseרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• that fightethלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• for you, as he hath promisedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696

Cross-references for Joshua 23:10

• Leviticus 26:8Five of you will chase a hundred of them, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand of them. You will defeat your enemies,
• Deuteronomy 32:30How could one person chase a thousand or two people make ten thousand flee? Their rock used these people to defeat them and the Lord gave them no help.
• Judges 3:31After Ehud came Shamgar, son of Anath. He killed 600 Philistines with a sharp stick used for herding oxen. So he, too, rescued Israel.
• Judges 7:19Gideon and his 100 men came to the edge of the camp. It was the beginning of the midnight watch just at the change of the guards. They blew their rams’ horns and smashed the jars they were holding in their hands.
• Judges 15:15Samson found the jawbone from a donkey that had just died. He picked it up and killed 1,000 men with it.
• 1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to his armorbearer, “Let’s go to the military post of these uncircumcised people. Maybe the Lord will act on our behalf. The Lord can win a victory with a few men as well as with many.”
• 2 Samuel 23:8These are the names of David’s fighting men: Josheb Basshebeth from Tahkemon’s family was leader of the three. He used a spear to kill 800 men on one occasion.
• Joshua 10:42Joshua captured all these kings and their territories in one campaign because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
• Exodus 14:14The Lord is fighting for you! So be still!”
• Exodus 23:27“I will send my terror ahead of you and throw any nation you meet into a panic. I will make all your enemies flee from you.
• Deuteronomy 3:22Don’t be afraid of them, because the Lord your God himself will fight for you.”
• Deuteronomy 20:4The Lord your God is going with you. He will fight for you against your enemies and give you victory.”
• Psalms 35:1O Lord, attack those who attack me. Fight against those who fight against me.
• Psalms 44:4You alone are my king, O God. You won those victories for Jacob.
• Psalms 46:7The Lord of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
• Romans 8:31What can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Commentaries on Joshua 23:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10One man of you shall chase a thousand - Do not remain inactive on the supposition that you must be much more numerous before you can drive out your enemies, for it is the Lord that shall drive out nations great and strong; and under his direction and influence one of you shall chase a thousand.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10God fights for you: God fought for the Israelites earlier (for example, 10:11–14). He would keep fighting for them in the future.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