Joshua 23:9
And the Lord drove out from before you great and mighty nations; but as for you, no man hath been able to stand up before you unto this day.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
8But unto the Lord your God shall ye cleave, as ye have done unto this day.
Cross References
Exodus 23:30Little by little will I drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased and canst possess the land.
Deuteronomy 11:23Then will the Lord drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall supplant nations greater and mightier than yourselves.
Joshua 1:8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, in order that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein; for then shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and then shalt thou have good success.
Joshua 21:43(21:41) And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he had sworn to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
Joshua 24:18And the Lord hath driven out all the nations, and the Emorites who dwelt in the land, from before us; therefore also will we serve the Lord; for he is our God.
2 Chronicles 20:7Behold, it is thou, O our God, who hast driven out the inhabitants of this land from before thy people Israel; and thou gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend to eternity.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 23:2-11
Joshua's Charge to Israel. ( b. c. 1427.) 1 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. 2 And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 3 And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought… Read the whole commentary →