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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Each one of you will put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the Lord your God fights for you, just as he has promised.

Context of Joshua 23:10

8But you are to hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have until now. 9“The Lord has driven out before you great and powerful nations; to this day no one has been able to withstand you. One of you routs a thousand, because the Lord your God fights for you, just as he promised. 11So be very careful to love the Lord your God. 12“But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them and 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, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
• Deuteronomy 32:30How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?
• Judges 3:31After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.
• Judges 7:19Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands.
• Judges 15:15Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
• 1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.”
• 2 Samuel 23:8These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.
• Joshua 10:42All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
• Exodus 14:14The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
• Exodus 23:27“I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.
• Deuteronomy 3:22Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you.”
• Deuteronomy 20:4For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.”
• Psalms 35:1Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
• Psalms 44:4You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.
• Psalms 46:7The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
• Romans 8:31What, then, shall we say in response to 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