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

8Rather, cling tightly to the Lord your God as you have done until now. 9“For the Lord has driven out great and powerful nations for you, and no one has yet been able to defeat you. 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. 11So be very careful to love the Lord your God. 12“But if you turn away from him and cling to the customs of the survivors of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry 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! All your enemies will fall beneath your sword.
• Deuteronomy 32:30How could one person chase a thousand of them, and two people put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?
• Judges 3:31After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath rescued Israel. He once killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad.
• Judges 7:19It was just after midnight, after the changing of the guard, when Gideon and the 100 men with him reached the edge of the Midianite camp. Suddenly, they blew the rams’ horns and broke their clay jars.
• Judges 15:15Then he found the jawbone of a recently killed donkey. He picked it up and killed 1,000 Philistines with it.
• 1 Samuel 14:6“Let’s go across to the outpost of those pagans,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer. “Perhaps the Lord will help us, for nothing can hinder the Lord. He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!”
• 2 Samuel 23:8These are the names of David’s mightiest warriors. The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three—the three mightiest warriors among David’s men. He once used his spear to kill 800 enemy warriors in a single battle.
• Joshua 10:42Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people.
• Exodus 14:14The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”
• 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.
• Deuteronomy 3:22Do not be afraid of the nations there, for the Lord your God will fight for you.’
• Deuteronomy 20:4For the Lord your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’
• Psalms 35:1O Lord, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me.
• Psalms 44:4You are my King and my God. You command victories for Israel.
• Psalms 46:7The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude
• Romans 8:31What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever 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