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Joshua 23:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD let Israel live in peace with its neighbours for a long time, and Joshua lived to a ripe old age.

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King David was now an old man, and he always felt cold, even under a lot of blankets.

David said: The LORD God of Israel has given his people peace, and he will live in Jerusalem for ever.

Each month a group of twenty-four thousand men served as soldiers in Israel's army. These men, which included the family leaders, army commanders, and officials of the king, were under the command of the following men, arranged by the month of their service:

Abijah died and was buried in Jerusalem. Then his son Asa became king, and Judah had ten years of peace.

He destroyed every local shrine and incense altar in Judah.

to invade Judah. The LORD let Jehoshaphat's kingdom be at peace.

God brings wars to an end all over the world. He breaks the arrows, shatters the spears, and burns the shields.

His Spirit gave them rest, just as cattle find rest when led into a valley. The name of the LORD was praised for doing these things.

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.

That's how Joshua captured the land, just as the LORD had commanded Moses, and Joshua divided it up among the tribes. Finally, there was peace in the land.

Many years later, the LORD told Joshua: Now you are very old, but there is still a lot of land that Israel has not yet taken.

There still were enemies around Israel, but the LORD kept his promise to let his people live in peace. And whenever the Israelites did have to go to war, no enemy could defeat them. The LORD always helped Israel win.

The LORD promised to give peace to your relatives, and that's what he has done. Now it's time for you to go back to your own homes in the land that Moses gave you east of the River Jordan.

You have seen how I have led you ever since I was a young man. I'm already old. My hair is grey, and my own sons are grown up. Now you must see how well your king will lead you.




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