Joshua 11:23

Joshua 11:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
• New International Version (NIV)So Joshua took the entire land, just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. Then the land had rest from war.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So 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.

Context of Joshua 11:23

21During this period Joshua destroyed all the descendants of Anak, who lived in the hill country of Hebron, Debir, Anab, and the entire hill country of Judah and Israel. He killed them all and completely destroyed their towns. 22None of the descendants of Anak were left in all the land of Israel, though some still remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. So Joshua took control of the entire land, just as the Lord had instructed Moses. He gave it to the people of Israel as their special possession, dividing the land among the tribes. So the land finally had rest from war.

Joshua 11:23 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֨ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֗רֶץ כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָה֮ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֒ וַיִּתְּנָהּ֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ לְנַחֲלָ֧ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל כְּמַחְלְקֹתָ֖ם לְשִׁבְטֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָאָ֥רֶץ שָׁקְטָ֖ה מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the whole landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• according to all that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• it for an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• unto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• according to their divisionsמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתmachălôqeth · divisionH4256
• by their tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• restedשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
• from warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for Joshua 11:23

• Exodus 23:27“I will send my terror ahead of you and create panic among all the people whose lands you invade. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
• Exodus 34:11But listen carefully to everything I command you today. Then I will go ahead of you and drive out the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
• Numbers 34:2“Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries.
• Deuteronomy 11:23Then the Lord will drive out all the nations ahead of you, though they are much greater and stronger than you, and you will take over their land.
• Joshua 14:1The remaining tribes of Israel received land in Canaan as allotted by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders.
• Numbers 26:52Then the Lord said to Moses,
• Joshua 11:18waging war for a long time to accomplish this.
• Joshua 14:15(Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the descendants of Anak.) And the land had rest from war.
• Joshua 21:44And the Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the Lord helped them conquer all their enemies.
• Joshua 22:4And now the Lord your God has given the other tribes rest, as he promised them. So go back home to the land that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you as your possession on the east side of the Jordan River.
• Joshua 23:1The years passed, and the Lord had given the people of Israel rest from all their enemies. Joshua, who was now very old,
• Psalms 46:9He causes wars to end throughout the earth. He breaks the bow and snaps the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.
• Hebrews 4:8Now if Joshua had succeeded in giving them this rest, God would not have spoken about another day of rest still to come.

Commentaries on Joshua 11:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23So Joshua took the whole land - All the country described here and in the preceding chapter. Besides the multitudes that perished in this war, many of the Canaanites took refuge in the confines of the land, and in the neighboring nations. Some suppose that a party of these fugitive Canaanites made themselves masters of Lower Egypt, and founded a dynasty there known by the name of the shepherd kings; but it is more probable that the shepherds occupied…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23These words import that Joshua had overcome all overt resistance. There were, however, many districts by no means thoroughly and finally subdued Joshua 13:1-6.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 Never let the sons of Anak be a terror to the Israel of God, for their day to fall will come. The land rested from war. It ended not in a peace with the Canaanites, that was forbidden, but in a peace from them. There is a rest, a rest from war, remaining for the people of God, into which they shall enter, when their warfare is accomplished. That which was now done, is compared with what had been said to Moses. God's word and his works, if…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23The main theme of the second half of the book of Joshua is dividing the land. rest: See study note on 1:13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. Joshua took the whole land--The battle of the take of Merom was to the north what the battle of Beth-horon was to the south; more briefly told and less complete in its consequences; but still the decisive conflict by which the whole northern region of Canaan fell into the hands of Israel [Stanley].Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 11:23

• Joshua
• War

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• Israel
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• Moses
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Rest
• Salmon, Zalmon
• Save
• Criticism
• Division

Commentaries on Joshua 11

• 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