Joshua 13:1
Now, Joshua, was old, advanced in days,—so then Yahweh said unto him—Thou, art old, advanced in days, and, much the larger part of the land, remaineth to be possessed.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2This, is the land that remaineth,—all the regions of the Philistines, and all the Geshuri;
Cross References
Numbers 34:2Command the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, When, ye, are coming into the land of Canaan, this is the land which shall fall unto you, as an inheritance, even the land of Canaan, by the boundaries thereof.
Deuteronomy 31:3Yahweh thy God, is passing over before thee, he, will destroy these nations from before thee so shalt thou dispossess them,—Joshua is passing over before thee, as Yahweh hath spoken.
Joshua 18:3So Joshua said unto the sons of Israel,—How long, will ye be too slothful, to enter in and take possession of the land, which Yahweh God of your fathers, hath given unto you?
Joshua 23:1And it came to pass, after many days, when Yahweh had given rest unto Israel, from all their enemies round about,—and, Joshua, had become old, advanced in days,
Joshua 24:29And it came to pass, after these things, that Joshua son of Nun, servant of Yahweh, died, being a hundred and ten years old.
Luke 1:7and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 13:1
At this chapter begins the account of the dividing of the land of Canaan among the tribes of Israel by lot, a narrative not so entertaining and instructive as that of the conquest of it, and yet it is thought fit to be inserted in the sacred history, to illustrate the performance of the promise made to the fathers, that this land should be given to the seed of Jacob, to them and not to any other. The preserving of this distribution would be of great use to the Jewish nation, who were obliged by the law to keep up… Read the whole commentary →