Joshua 21:45

Joshua 21:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
• New International Version (NIV)Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.

Context of Joshua 21:45

43So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it. 44The Lord made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them. Not one of the Lord’s faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized.

Joshua 21:45 word by word

לֹֽא־נָפַ֣ל דָּבָ֔ר מִכֹּל֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַטּ֔וֹב אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הַכֹּ֖ל בָּֽא׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• There failedנָפַלnâphal · to fall: failH5307
• not oughtדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of any goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: promisedH1697
• which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• unto the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• all came to passבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Joshua 21:45

• Joshua 23:14“Look, today I am about to die. You know with all your heart and being that not even one of all the faithful promises the Lord your God made to you is left unfulfilled; every one was realized – not one promise is unfulfilled!
• Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?
• 1 Kings 8:56“The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled!
• 1 Corinthians 1:9God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:24He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this.
• Hebrews 6:18so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

Commentaries on Joshua 21:45

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43-45Verses 43-45 There is no real inconsistency between the declarations of these verses and the fact that the Israelites had not as yet possessed themselves of all the cities allotted to the various tribes Numbers 34:1-12. God had fulfilled all His part of the covenant. It was no part of His purpose that the native population should be annihilated suddenly Deuteronomy 7:22; but they were delivered into the hand of Israel, and their complete dispossession…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 43-45Verses 43-45 God promised to give to the seed of Abraham the land of Canaan for a possession, and now they possessed it, and dwelt therein. And the promise of the heavenly Canaan is as sure to all God's spiritual Israel; for it is the promise of Him that cannot lie. There stood not a man before them. The after-prevalence of the Canaanites was the effect of Israel's slothfulness, and the punishment of their sinful inclination to the idolatries and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45God had made Israel many good promises, and not one had failed. He kept his promise to give Israel possession of the land and to save them from their surrounding enemies.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 43-4543-45. the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers--This is a general winding up of the history from the thirteenth chapter, which narrates the occupation of the land by the Israelites. All the promises made, whether to the people or to Joshua (Jos 1:5), had been, or were in the course of being fulfilled; and the recorded experience of the Israelites (Jos 21:45), is a ground of hope and confidence to the people of God…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 21:45

• God
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Commentaries on Joshua 21

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings