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 to this very day. 9“The Lord drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you to this very day. One of you makes a thousand run away, for the Lord your God fights for you as he promised you he would. 11Watch yourselves carefully! Love the Lord your God! 12But if you ever turn away and make alliances with these nations that remain near you, and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations 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 pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.
• Deuteronomy 32:30How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the Lord had handed them over?
• Judges 3:31After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath; he killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad and, like Ehud, delivered Israel.
• Judges 7:19Gideon took a hundred men to the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guards. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars they were carrying.
• Judges 15:15He happened to see a solid jawbone of a donkey. He grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
• 1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will intervene for us. Nothing can prevent the Lord from delivering, whether by many or by a few.”
• 2 Samuel 23:8These are the names of David’s warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was head of the officers. He killed eight hundred men with his spear in one battle.
• Joshua 10:42Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
• Exodus 14:14The Lord will fight for you, and you can be still.”
• Exodus 23:27“I will send my terror before you, and I will destroy all the people whom you encounter; I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
• Deuteronomy 3:22Do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God will personally fight for you.”
• Deuteronomy 20:4for the Lord your God goes with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies to give you victory.”
• Psalms 35:1O Lord, fight those who fight with me! Attack those who attack me!
• Psalms 44:4You are my king, O God! Decree Jacob’s deliverance!
• Psalms 46:7The Lord who commands armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)
• Romans 8:31What then shall we say about these things? 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