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Joshua 23

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 23 of 24

1 And it happened many days after Jehovah had given rest to Israel from all their enemies all around, that Joshua was aged, going on in days.

2 And Joshua called for all Israel, for its elders, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its officers, and said to them, I have become old, I have gone on in days;

3 and you have seen all that Jehovah your God has done to all these nations because of you, for Jehovah your God was He who was fighting for you.

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Chapter Summary

Joshua talks before his death. 3 of former benefits, 5 of promises, 11 and of threats.

Key Hebrew Words

דָּבַק cling, hold fast H1692 · TWOT 398
אָהֵב love H157 · TWOT 29
נוּחַ give rest H5117 · TWOT 1323
יָרַשׁ dispossess H3423 · TWOT 920
בְּרִית covenant H1285 · TWOT 282a
גּוֹי nation H1471 · TWOT 326e

People & Context

Joshua

Aged and near death, he summons all Israel's leaders to recount Jehovah's faithfulness and warn against turning away (vv. 1-2).

Moses

Cited as the one whose book of the Law Israel must keep and not turn aside from (v. 6).

Timeline

Joshua Summons the Leaders of Israel

Many days after God had given Israel rest, Joshua, who is now aged, calls for all Israel, including its elders, heads, judges, and officers.

Joshua 23:1-2
Joshua Reviews God's Victories and Land Allocation

Joshua reminds the leaders that Jehovah fought for them, and he reviews how he allotted the remaining nations from the Jordan to the Great Sea for their inheritance.

Joshua 23:3-4
Promise of Future Conquests

Joshua assures the leaders that Jehovah will thrust out and expel the remaining nations from before them so they can possess the land.

Joshua 23:5

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