NASB — Joshua 23 — KJV

Joshua’s Farewell Address

1 Now it came° about after° many° days°, when°° the LORD° had given° arest° to Israel° from all° their enemies° Ion every° side°, and Joshua° was old°, advanced° in years°, 2 that aJoshua° called° for all° Israel°, for their elders° and their heads° and their judges° and their officers°, and said° to them, “I am° old°, advanced° in years°. 3 And you have seen° all° that the LORD° your God° has done° to all° these° nations° because°° of you, for athe LORD° your God° is He who has been fighting° for you. 4 See°, aI have apportioned° to you these° nations° which remain° as an inheritance° for your tribes°, with all° the nations° which° I have cut° off°, from the Jordan° even to the Great° Sea° toward the setting° of the sun°. 5 The LORD° your God°, He will thrust° them out from before° you and Iadrive° them from before° you; and byou will possess° their land°, just° as the LORD° your God° IIpromised° you. 6 aBe very° firm°, then, to keep° and do° all° that is written° in the book° of the law° of Moses°, so that you may not turn° aside° from it to the right° hand° or to the left°, 7 so° that you will not Iassociate° with these° nations°, these° which remain° among° you, or amention° the name° of their gods°, or bmake [anyone] swear° [by them], or cserve° them, or bow° down° to them. 8 But you are to cling° to the LORD° your God°, as you have done° to this° day°. 9 aFor the LORD° has Idriven° out great° and strong° nations° from before° you; and as for you, bno° man° has stood° before° you to this° day°. 10 aOne° of your men° puts° to flight° a thousand°, for the LORD° your God° is bHe who fights° for you, just° as He Ipromised° you. 11 So take° diligent° heed° to yourselves° to love° the LORD° your God°. 12 For if° you ever° go° back° and acling° to the rest° of these° nations°, these° which remain° among° you, and bintermarry° with them, so that you Iassociate° with them and they with you, 13 know° with certainty° that the LORD° your God° will not continue° to Idrive° these° nations° out from before° you; but they will be a asnare° and a trap° to you, and a whip° on your sides° and thorns° in your eyes°, until° you perish° from off° this° good° land° which° the LORD° your God° has given° you.

[1] ILit from round about aJsh 21:44
[2] aJsh 24:1
[3] aDt 1:30
[4] aEx 23:30
[5] IOr dispossess IILit spoke to aEx 23:20 bNu 33:53
[6] aDt 5:32; Jsh 1:7
[7] ILit go among aEx 23:13; Ps 16:4 bDt 6:13; 10:20 cEx 20:5
[9] IOr dispossessed aEx 23:23, 30 bDt 7:24
[10] ILit spoke to aLv 26:8; Dt 28:7; 32:20 bDt 3:22; Jsh 23:3
[12] ILit go among aEx 34:15, 16; Ps 106:34, 35 bDt 7:3, 4; Ezr 9:2; Ne 13:25
[13] IOr dispossess aEx 23:33; 34:12; Dt 7:16

14 ¶ “Now behold°, today° aI am going° the way° of all° the earth°, and you know° in all° your hearts° and in all° your souls° that bnot one° word° of all° the good° words° which° the LORD° your God° spoke° concerning° you has failed°; all° have Ibeen fulfilled° for you, not IIone° of them has failed°. 15 It shall come° about that just° as all° the good° words° which° the LORD° your God° spoke° to you have come° upon you, so° athe LORD° will bring° upon you all° the threats°°, until° He has destroyed° you from off° this° good° land° which° the LORD° your God° has given° you. 16 aWhen you transgress° the covenant° of the LORD° your God°, which° He commanded° you, and go° and serve° other° gods° and bow° down° to them, then the anger° of the LORD° will burn° against you, and you will perish° quickly° from off° the good° land° which° He has given° you.”

[14] ILit come IILit one word a1K 2:2 bJsh 21:45
[15] aLv 26:14-33; Dt 28:15
[16] aDt 4:25, 26


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Joshua's exhortation before his death,

1 ¶ And it came to pass² a longº timeº² afterº that² the LORDº had given restºª unto Israelº from all²² their enemiesºª round about,º² that Joshuaº waxed oldºª [and] strickenºª in age.º 2 And Joshuaº calledºª for all² Israel,º [and] for their elders,º and for their heads,º and for their judges,ºª and for their officers,ºª and saidºª unto² them, I² am oldºª [and] strickenºª in age:º

[1] Gn 25:8; Dt 31:2; Jsh 11:23; 13:1; 21:44; 22:4; Ps 46:9.
[2] Dt 31:28; Jsh 24:1; 1Ch 28:1; Ac 20:17.

by former benefits,

3 And ye² have seenºª² all² that² the LORDº your Godº hath doneºª unto all² these² nationsº becauseº² of you; for² the LORDº your Godº [is] he² that hath foughtºª for you. 4 Behold,ºª I have divided¹ª unto you by lot²² these² nationsº that remain,ºª to be an inheritanceº for your tribes,º from² Jordan,º with all² the nationsº that² I have cut off,ºª even unto the greatº seaº westward.ºº

[3] Ex 14:14; Dt 4:9; 20:4; Jsh 10:14, 42; Ps 44:1, 3; Mal 1:5.
[4] Jsh 13:2, 6; 18:10.

by promises,

5 And the LORDº your God,º he² shall expelºª them from beforeº² you, and driveºª them from out of your sight;º² and ye shall possessºª² their land,º as² the LORDº your Godº hath promisedºª unto you. 6 Be ye therefore veryº courageousºª to keepºª and to doºª² all² that is writtenºª in the bookº of the lawº of Moses,º that ye turnºª not² aside² therefrom² [to] the right handº or [to] the left;º 7 That ye comeºª not² among these² nations,º these² that remainºª among you; neither² make mentionºª of the nameº of their gods,º nor² cause to swearºª [by them], neither² serveºª them, nor² bow¹ª yourselves² unto them: 8 But²² cleaveºª unto the LORDº your God,º as² ye have doneºª unto² this² day.º 9 For the LORDº hath driven outºª from beforeº² you greatº nationsº and strong:º but [as for] you,² no² manº hath been able to standºª beforeº you unto² this² day.º 10 Oneº manº of² you shall chaseºª a thousand:º for² the LORDº your God,º he² [it is] that fightethºª for you, as² he hath promisedºª you.

[5] Ex 23:30; 33:2; 34:11; Nu 33:52; Dt 11:23; Jsh 13:6; 23:12.
[6] Dt 5:32; 12:32; 17:20; 28:14; Jsh 1:7; Pv 4:26; Jr 9:3; 1Co 16:13; Ep 6:10; He 12:4; Rv 21:8.
[7] Ex 23:13, 33; Nu 32:38; Dt 7:2; Jsh 23:12; Ps 16:4; Pv 4:14; Jr 5:7; Ho 2:17; Zp 1:5; 1Co 15:33; 2Co 6:14; Ep 5:11.
[8] Dt 4:4; 10:20; 11:22; 13:4; Jsh 22:5; Ac 11:23.
[9] Dt 11:23; Jsh 1:5, 8; 15:14; 21:43; 23:5.
[10] Ex 14:14; 23:27; Lv 26:8; Dt 3:22; 20:4; 32:30; Jsh 10:42; Jg 3:31; 7:19; 15:15; 1S 14:6, 12; 2S 23:8; Ps 35:1; 44:4; 46:7; Ro 8:31.

and by threatenings.

11 Take goodº heedºª therefore unto yourselves,º that ye loveºª² the LORDº your God.º 12 Else² if² ye do in any wise¹ª go back,ºª and cleaveºª unto the remnantº of these² nations,º [even] these² that remainºª among² you, and shall make marriagesºª with them, and go inºª unto them, and they² to you: 13 Know¹ª for a certaintyºª that² the LORDº your Godº will no² moreºª drive outºª [any of]² these² nationsº from beforeº² you; but they shall be² snaresº and trapsº unto you, and scourgesº in your sides,º and thorns¹² in your eyes,º until² ye perishºª from off²² this² goodº landº which² the LORDº your Godº hath givenºª you. 14 And, behold,² this dayº I² [am] goingºª the wayº of all² the earth:º and ye knowºª in all² your heartsº and in all² your souls,º that² not² oneº thingº hath failedºª of all²² the goodº thingsº which² the LORDº your Godº spakeºª concerning² you; all² are come to passºª unto you, [and] not² oneº thingº hath failedºª thereof.² 15 Therefore it shall come to pass,² [that] as² all² goodº thingsº are comeºª upon² you, which² the LORDº your Godº promisedºª² you; so² shall the LORDº bringºª upon² you² all² evilº things,º until² he have destroyedºª you from off²² this² goodº landº which² the LORDº your Godº hath givenºª you. 16 When ye have transgressedºª² the covenantº of the LORDº your God,º which² he commandedºª you, and have goneºª and servedºª otherº gods,º and bowed¹ª yourselves² to them; then shall the angerº of the LORDº be kindledºª against you, and ye shall perishºª quicklyº from off²² the goodº landº which² he hath givenºª unto you.

[11] Ex 20:6; Dt 4:9; 6:5; Jsh 22:5; Pv 4:23; Lk 21:34; Ro 8:28; 1Co 8:3; 16:22; Ep 5:15; He 12:15; Jde 1:20.
[12] Gn 2:24; 34:3; Ex 34:12; Dt 7:3; 1S 18:1; 1K 11:2, 4; Ezr 9:1, 11; Ne 13:23; Ps 36:3; 125:5; Is 1:4; Ezk 18:24; Zp 1:6; Mt 12:45; Jn 6:66; Ro 12:9; 2Co 6:14; He 10:38; 2P 2:18; 1Jn 2:9.
[13] Ex 23:33; Lv 26:31; Nu 33:55; Dt 4:26; 7:16; 28:63; 29:28; 30:18; Jg 2:2, 3; 1K 11:4; 2K 17:22; 25:21, 26; Ps 69:22; 106:35; Lk 21:24; 2Ti 2:26.
[14] Ex 3:8; 23:27; Lv 26:3; Nu 23:19; Dt 28:1; Jsh 21:43; 1S 3:19; 1K 2:2; 8:56; Jb 30:23; Ec 9:10; 12:5; Lk 21:33; He 9:27.
[15] Lv 26:14; Dt 28:15; Jg 3:8, 12; 4:1; 6:1; 10:6; 13:1; 2Ch 36:16; Lk 21:22; 1Th 2:16.
[16] Jsh 23:13; 2K 24:20.


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