Joshua 23:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ The Lord gave Israel peace from their enemies around them. The Lord made Israel safe. Many years passed, and Joshua became very old.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ A LONG time after that, when the Lord had given Israel rest from all their enemies round about, and Joshua had grown old and advanced in years,

American Standard Version (1901)

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;

Common English Bible

¹ A long time passed. The LORD had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua had grown very old.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now a long time passed, after the Lord had given peace to Israel by subjecting all the surrounding nations. And Joshua was now old and very advanced in age.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ And when a long time was passed, after that the Lord had given peace to Israel, all the nations round about being subdued, and Josue being now old, and far advanced in years:

Joshua 23:1 Cross References

Genesis 25:8

Then Abraham grew weak and died. He had lived a long and satisfying life. He died and was gathered to his people.

1 Kings 1:1

King David was very old. He could not keep warm. His servants covered him with blankets, but he was still cold.

1 Chronicles 23:25

David had said, “The Lord God of Israel has given peace to his people. The Lord has come to Jerusalem to live there forever.

1 Chronicles 27:1

This is the list of the Israelite people that served the king in the army. Each group was on duty one month each year. There were rulers of families, captains, generals, and the policemen that served the king. Each army group had 24,000 men.

2 Chronicles 14:1

Abijah rested with his ancestors. {\cf2\super [178]} The people buried him in David’s City. Then Abijah’s son, Asa, was the new king in Abijah’s place. There was peace in the country for ten years in Asa’s time.

2 Chronicles 14:5

Asa also took away the high places and the incense {\cf2\super [183]} altars from all the towns in Judah. So the kingdom had peace when Asa was king.

2 Chronicles 20:30

That is why Jehoshaphat’s kingdom had peace. Jehoshaphat’s God gave him peace all around him.

Psalm 46:9

The Lord can stop wars\par anywhere on earth.\par He can break the soldiers’ bows,\par shatter their spears.\par and burn their shields. {\cf2\super [283]} \par

Isaiah 63:14

A cow does not fall,\par just walking in the field.\par \{In the same way, the people did not fall\par while going through the sea.\}\par The Lord’s Spirit led the people\par to a resting place.\par The people were safe the whole time.\par Lord, that is the way\par you led your people.\par You led the people\par and you made your name wonderful.\par

Deuteronomy 31:2

Moses said to them, “I am now 120 years old. I can’t lead you any more. The Lord said to me: ‘You will not go across the Jordan River.’

Joshua 11:23

Joshua took control of the whole land of Israel, just as the Lord had told Moses long ago. The Lord gave that land to Israel just like he promised. And Joshua divided the land among the family groups of Israel. Finally, the fighting ended and there was peace in the land.

Joshua 13:1

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.

Joshua 21:44

And the Lord allowed them to have peace on all sides of their land, just like he had promised their ancestors. [71] None of their enemies defeated them. The Lord allowed the people of Israel to defeat every enemy.

Joshua 22:4

The Lord your God promised to give the people of Israel peace. And now, the Lord has kept his promise. So now you can go home. The Lord’s servant Moses gave you the land on the east side of the Jordan River. Now you can go home to that land.

1 Samuel 12:2

Now you have a king to lead you. I am old and gray, but my sons are here with you. I have been your leader since I was a young boy.