Joshua 23:9
therefore hath Yahweh dispossessed, from before you, nations great and strong,—but, as for you, not a man hath stood before you, until this day.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
8But, unto Yahweh your God, must ye cleave,—as, ye have done until this day;
Cross References
Exodus 23:30Little by little, will I drive them out from before thee. until thou become fruitful, then shalt thou take possession of the land.
Deuteronomy 11:23then will Yahweh dispossess all these nations, from before you,—and ye shall dispossess nations greater and stronger than ye:
Joshua 1:8This scroll of the law must not cease out of thy mouth, but thou must talk to thyself therein, day and night, that thou mayest take heed 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 21:43So Yahweh gave unto Israel, all the land which he had sworn to give unto their fathers,—and they took possession thereof, and dwelt therein.
Joshua 24:18then did Yahweh drive out all the peoples, even the Amorites were dwelling in the land, from before us,—we too, will serve Yahweh, for, he, is our God.
2 Chronicles 20:7Art not, thou, our God, who didst dispossess the inhabitants of this land, from before thy people Israel,—and didst give it unto the seed of Abraham who loved thee, unto times age-abiding?
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 →