Joshua Chapter 23 verse 1 Holy Bible

ASV Joshua 23:1

And it came to pass after many days, when Jehovah had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was old and well stricken in years;
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BBE Joshua 23:1

Now after a long time, when the Lord had given Israel rest from wars on every side, and Joshua was old and full of years,
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DARBY Joshua 23:1

And it came to pass a long time after that Jehovah had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua had become old, advanced in age,
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KJV Joshua 23:1

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.
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WBT Joshua 23:1

And it came to pass, a long time after that the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies on all sides, that Joshua became old and advanced in age.
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WEB Joshua 23:1

It happened after many days, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was old and well stricken in years;
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YLT Joshua 23:1

And it cometh to pass, many days after that Jehovah hath given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua is old, entering into days,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - Waxed old and stricken in age. Literally, was old, advanced in days (see Joshua 13:1). But this refers to a more advanced age still, when the patriarch felt his powers failing him, and desired, as far as his influence went, to preserve the Israelites in the path in which they had walked since their entrance into Canaan. Calvin has some good remarks on the "pious solicitude" shown by the aged warrior for those whom he had led in time of war and guided in time of peace. He seems to have sent for the chief men in Israel to his home at Timnath-Serah, where apparently he had led a retired and peaceful life, only coming forward to direct the affairs of the nation when necessity required. His address is simple and practical. He reminds them that they will soon lose the benefit of his experience and authority, and of the work that he had done, under God's direction, in settling them in the land. Then he proceeds to urge strict obedience to the law of God, reminding them that victory is assured to them, if they will but be true to themselves and their calling as the servants of God, but that as certainly as they neglect to do so, wrath and misery will be their portion. He emphasizes his words by reminding them how amply God had fulfilled his promise, and concludes with a picture of the evil which will befall them if they rebel against God.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersXXIII.JOSHUA'S LAST CHARGE.(a) To the rulers (Joshua 23).(b) To the people (Joshua 24 to Joshua 24:25).(a) To THE RULERS.(1) Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.--The same expression employed in Joshua 13:1. It is possible that we ought to translate thus: "It came to pass, a long time after the Lord had given rest . . . and (after) Joshua had grown old, advanced in days, that Joshua called . . ." Or it may be that we have here, as it were, "the two evenings" of Joshua's life: the early evening, when his sun began to decline--the afternoon; and the late evening, just before its glorious setting in the service of Jehovah on earth, to "serve Him day and night in His temple."(Our Lord fed the five thousand between the two evenings--Matthew 14:15; Matthew 14:23. So Joshua gave Israel their inheritance between the two evenings of his life.) . . .