You have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations because of you; for it is Yahweh your God who has fought for you.
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You have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations because of you; for it is Yahweh your God who has fought for you.
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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 for you.
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And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God, He it is that hath fought for you.
Cross-references (7)
Passages linked to Joshua 23:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 14:14 Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”
- Joshua 10:14 There was no day like that before it or after it, that Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel.
- Joshua 10:42 Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
- Deuteronomy 4:9 Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children—
- Deuteronomy 20:4 for Yahweh your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”
- Psalms 44:1-3 We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old. You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad. For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.
- Malachi 1:5 Your eyes will see, and you will say, “Yahweh is great—even beyond the border of Israel!”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Your eyes bearing witness.
Your eyes bearing witness.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jos 23:3 And ye have seen all that the…
Jos 23:3 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 for you.
Ver. 3. And ye have seen all that the Lord your God.] Joshua intituleth God to all his conquests so did David, and our Richard I. So have we vanquished the king of France at Gisors, said he in his letter to Philip Bishop of Duresme; howbeit, we have not done the same, but Dieu et mon droit God and our right, by us. And the like did our Henry V at the battle of Agincourt; and our late thrice noble generals in their highest achievements at home and abroad. {a}
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{a} Hoveden, fol. 445. Speed, 799.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Because of you; for your sake and good, that…
Because of you; for your sake and good, that you might gain by their losses.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And ye have seen all that the Lord your…
And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all those nations because of you,.... How he had destroyed them, and driven them out of their habitations to make room for them, meaning the seven nations of the Canaanites:
for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you; Joshua does not attribute any of the things that were done to his own valour, nor theirs, nor so much as mentions himself or them as instruments, but wholly ascribes all to the Lord, who fought their battles for them, and conquered their enemies, and subdued them under them; the Targum is,"the Word of the Lord fought for you;''the Captain of the host of the Lord, Jos 5:14.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Because of you - For your good, that you…
Because of you - For your good, that you might gain by their losses.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 3. For the Lord your God is he…
Verse 3. For the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you.] There is much both of piety and modesty in this address. It was natural for the Israelites to look on their veteran, worn-out general, who had led them on from conquest to conquest, with profound respect; and to be ready to say, "Had we not had such a commander, we had never got possession of this good land." Joshua corrects this opinion, and shows them that all their enemies had been defeated, because the Lord their God had fought for them. That the battle was the Lord's, and not his; and that God alone should have the glory.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jos 23:3-4. And ye have seen — Or rather,…
Jos 23:3-4. And ye have seen — Or rather, Behold ye have seen; for so the particle ve, which we translate and, sometimes signifies, as Gen 24:31. All that the Lord hath done because of you — For your good, that you might gain by their losses. I have divided unto you those nations that remain — That are not yet conquered. To be an inheritance — You shall certainly subdue them, and inherit their land, as you have done the rest, if you be not wanting to yourselves. With all the nations — That is, with the land of those nations, the people put for their land, as we have seen before; and as sometimes, on the contrary, the land is put for the people. The great sea — Where the Philistines, your most formidable adversaries, yet survive; but them also and their land I have given to you, and you shall undoubtedly destroy them, if you will proceed vigorously in your work.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain For you. God fought for his people three ways:…
For you. God fought for his people three ways: 1. By destroying their enemies himself in a miraculous manner, as he did the Egyptians; 2. By assisting their endeavours, as at Jericho, and in the victory of Gabaon, when he caused the walls of the former town to fall down, and hurled stones upon the fleeing enemy near the latter; (chap. x.) 3. By giving courage and strength to Israel, while he filled their opponents with dismay, and this was most frequently the case. He continues to assist his servants in their spiritual warfare against the world, the flesh, and the devil, in all these different ways. (Worthington)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain BY FORMER BENEFITS. (Jos 23:3)
BY FORMER BENEFITS. (Jos 23:3)
ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you--The modesty and humility of Joshua are remarkably displayed at the commencement of this address. Dismissing all thoughts of his personal services, he ascribed the subjugation and occupation of Canaan entirely to the favoring presence and aid of God; and in doing so, he spoke not more piously than truly. This had been promised (Deu 1:30; Deu 3:22); and the reality of the divine aid was seen in the rapid overthrow of the Canaanites, which had already led to the division of the whole land among the tribes [Jos 23:4].
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. All that the Lord… hath done — Here…
3. All that the Lord… hath done — Here is a marked magnifying of the Divine interposition in all the victories of Joshua. True piety always exclaims, “Not unto us, not unto us, but unto thy name be all the praise and glory.”
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. the Lord your God is he] See Exo_14:14.…
3. the Lord your God is he] See Exo_14:14. Of his own merits and exploits the modest hero makes no mention.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Because of you. Literally, before you.
Because of you. Literally, before you.
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