Joshua 1:16

And they made answer to Josue, and said: All that thou hast commanded us we will do; and whithersoever thou shalt send us, we will go.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.

In Context

15Until the Lord give rest to your brethren as he hath given you, and they also possess the land which the Lord your God will give them: and so you shall return into the land of your possession, and you shall dwell in it, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun.

17As we obeyed Moses in all things, so will we obey thee also: only be the Lord thy God with thee, as he was with Moses.

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Cross References

Numbers 32:31And the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben answered: As the Lord hath spoken to his servants, so will we do:

Deuteronomy 34:9And Josue the son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands upon him. And the children of Israel obeyed him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Romans 13:1Let every soul be subject to higher powers: for there is no power but from God: and those that are, are ordained of God.

1 Peter 2:13Be ye subject therefore to every human creature for God's sake: whether it be to the king as excelling;

Matthew Henry on Joshua 1:11-16

Joshua's Address to the Reubenites. ( b. c. 1451.) 10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you to possess it. 12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, 13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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