Joshua 1:16

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

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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 shall have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return to the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD'S servant gave you on this side of Jordan towards the sun-rising.

17According as we hearkened to Moses in all things, so will we hearken to thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

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Cross References

Numbers 32:31And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said to thy servants, so will we do.

Deuteronomy 34:9And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened to him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Romans 13:1Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but from God: the powers that are, are ordained by God.

1 Peter 2:13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

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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