Deuteronomy 31:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I am a hundred and twenty years old, and I am no longer able to be your leader. And besides that, the LORD your God has told me that he won't let me cross the River Jordan.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:17

But Abishai came to the rescue and killed the Philistine. David's soldiers told him, “We can't let you risk your life in battle any more! You give light to our nation, and we want that flame to keep burning.”

1 Kings 3:7

LORD God, I'm your servant, and you've made me king in my father's place. But I'm very young and know so little about being a leader.

Psalm 90:10

We can expect seventy years, or perhaps eighty, if we are healthy, but even our best years bring trouble and sorrow. Suddenly our time is up, and we disappear.

Exodus 7:7

and spoke to the king. At the time, Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron was eighty-three.

Numbers 20:12

But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you refused to believe in my power, these people did not respect me. And so, you will not be the ones to lead them into the land I have promised.”

Numbers 27:17

Your people need someone to lead them into battle, or else they will be like sheep wandering around without a shepherd.”

Acts 20:25

I have gone from place to place, preaching to you about God's kingdom, but now I know that none of you will ever see me again.

Acts 7:23

When Moses was forty years old, he wanted to help the Israelites because they were his own people.

Deuteronomy 1:37

The LORD was even angry with me because of you people, and he said, “Moses, I won't let you go into the land either.

Deuteronomy 31:1

Moses again spoke to the whole nation of Israel:

Deuteronomy 34:7

Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyesight was still good, and his body was strong.