Abraham and Sarah were very old. Sarah was past the right age for women to have children.
Joshua 13:1 - Easy To Read Version When Joshua was very old, the Lord said to him, “Joshua you have grown old, but there is still much land for you to take control of. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition NOW JOSHUA was old and gone far in years [over 100], and the Lord said to him, You have grown old and are gone far in years, and very much of the land still remains to be possessed. American Standard Version (1901) Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and Jehovah said unto him, Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. Common English Bible Now Joshua had reached old age. The LORD said to him, “You have reached old age, but much of the land remains to be taken over. Catholic Public Domain Version Joshua was old and advanced in age, and the Lord said to him: "You have grown old, and are aged, and a very wide land remains, which has not yet been divided by lot, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Josue was old, and far advanced in years, and the Lord said to him: Thou art grown old, and advanced in age, and there is a very large country left, which is not yet divided by lot: |
Abraham and Sarah were very old. Sarah was past the right age for women to have children.
King David was very old. He could not keep warm. His servants covered him with blankets, but he was still cold.
Then the border will continue along the Jordan River. It will end at the Dead Sea. Those are the borders around your country.”
“Give this command to the people of Israel: You are coming to the land of Canaan. You will defeat this country. You will take the whole land of Canaan.
But Zechariah and Elizabeth had no children. Elizabeth could not have a baby; and both of them were very old.
But, the Lord your God will lead you people into that land! The Lord will destroy these nations for you. You will take their land away from them. But the Lord said that Joshua must lead you.
You have not yet taken the land of Geshur or the land of the Philistines.
“Now, the Lord has kept me alive 45 years—like he said he would do. During that time we all wandered in the desert. Now, here I am, 85 years old.
So Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Why do you wait so long to take your land? The Lord, the God of your fathers, has given this land to you.