New King James Version
Joshua 23:1
1Now 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)The years passed, and the Lord had given the people of Israel rest from all their enemies. Joshua, who was now very old,
Context of Joshua 23:1
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. 2And Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers, and said to them: “I am old, advanced in age. 3You 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 fought for you.
Read all of Joshua 23Joshua 23:1 word by word
וַֽיְהִי֙ מִיָּמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־הֵנִ֨יחַ יְהוָ֧ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מִכָּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם מִסָּבִ֑יב וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it came to pass a longרַבrab · manyH7227
- timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- had given restנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
- unto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- from all their enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- that Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
- waxed oldזָקֵןzâqên · be oldH2204
- strickenבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): advancedH935
- in ageיוֹםyôm · day: yearH3117
Cross-references for Joshua 23:1
- Joshua 11:23So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war.
- Joshua 21:44The Lord gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.
- Joshua 22:4And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brethren, as He promised them; now therefore, return and go to your tents and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan.
- Psalms 46:9He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire.
- Joshua 13:1Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the Lord said to him: “You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed.
- Genesis 25:8Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
- Deuteronomy 31:2And he said to them: “I am one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no longer go out and come in. Also the Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross over 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
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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
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