Joshua 23:1

Joshua 23:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
• New International Version (NIV)After a long time had passed and the Lord had given Israel rest from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then a very old man,
• English Standard Version (ESV)A 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,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it came to pass, a long time after the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua was old, advanced in age.

Context of Joshua 23:1

Now it came about after many days, when the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their enemies on every side, and Joshua was old, advanced in years, 2that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, their heads, their judges, and their officers, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in years. 3And 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 been fighting for you.

Joshua 23:1 word by word

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִיָּמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־הֵנִ֨יחַ יְהוָ֧ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מִכָּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם מִסָּבִ֑יב וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Now it cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• whenאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had givenנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
• to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• from allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• their enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
• on everyסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• and Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• wasזָקֵןzâqên · be oldH2204
• advancedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): advancedH935
• in yearsיוֹםyôm · day: yearH3117

Cross-references for Joshua 23:1

• Joshua 11:23So Joshua took the whole land, in accordance with everything that the Lord had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. So the land was at rest from war.
• Joshua 21:44And the Lord gave them rest on every side, in accordance with everything that He had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all their enemies stood before them; the Lord handed all their enemies over to them.
• Joshua 22:4And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brothers, as He spoke to them; therefore turn now and go to your tents, to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan.
• Psalms 46:9He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire.
• Joshua 13:1Now Joshua was old and advanced in years when the Lord said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and a very large amount of the land remains to be possessed.
• Genesis 25:8Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and satisfied with life; and he was gathered to his people.
• Deuteronomy 31:2And he said to them, “I am 120 years old today; I am no longer able to go out and come in, and the Lord has told me, ‘You shall not cross this Jordan.’

Commentaries on Joshua 23:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1A long time after that the Lord had given rest - This is supposed to have been in the last or one hundred and tenth year of the life of Joshua, about thirteen or fourteen years after the conquest of Canaan, and seven after the division of the land among the tribes.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1This and the next chapter contain the last addresses of Joshua. These addresses were no doubt among the closing acts of Joshua‘s life, but were evidently given on different occasions, and are of different character and scope. In the former Joshua briefly reminds the princes of the recent benefits of God toward them and their people, declares that God had fulfilled all His promises, and exhorts to faithfulness on their side to God that so His mercies may…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Joshua's exhortation before his death. (1-10) Joshua warns the people of idolatry. (11-16) Verses 1-10 Joshua was old and dying, let them observe what he said now. He put them in mind of the great things God had done for them in his days. He exhorted them to be very courageous. Keep with care, do with diligence, and regard with sincerity what is written. Also, very cautiously to endeavour that the heathen idolatry may be forgotten, so that it may never be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11Joshua strongly encouraged Israel’s leaders to be faithful.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1Jos 23:1, 2. Joshua's Exhortation before His Death. 1. a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies--about fourteen years after the conquest of Canaan, and seven after the distribution of that country among the tribes.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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• Mention
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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