Joshua 23:3 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition You have seen how the Lord your God fought for you and helped you defeat the nations who lived in this land. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; for it is the Lord your God Who has fought for you. [Exod. 14:14.] American Standard Version (1901) and ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for Jehovah your God, he it is that hath fought for you. Common English Bible You’ve seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations because of you. It is the LORD your God who fights for you. Catholic Public Domain Version And you yourselves discern all that the Lord your God has done with all the surrounding nations, in what manner he himself has fought for you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And you see all that the Lord your God hath done to all the nations round about: how he himself hath fought for you. |
You saw what I did in Egypt, and you know how I brought you here to me, just as a mighty eagle carries its young.
by offering sacrifices, incense, and wine to gods on every hill and under every large tree. I was very angry, because they did these things in the land I had given them!
Israel, when you see this, you will shout, “The Lord's great reputation reaches beyond our borders.”
The Lord our God will lead the way. He will fight on our side, just as he did when we saw him do all those things to the Egyptians.
The Lord your God will fight alongside you and help you win the battle.”
You must be very careful not to forget the things you have seen God do for you. Keep reminding yourselves, and tell your children and grandchildren as well.
You may be thinking, “How can we destroy these nations? They are more powerful than we are.”
Never before and never since has the Lord done anything like that for someone who prayed. The Lord was really fighting for Israel.
The Lord fought on Israel's side, so Joshua and the Israelite army were able to capture these kings and take their land. They fought one battle after another, then they went back to their camp at Gilgal after capturing all that land.
Any one of you can defeat a thousand enemy soldiers, because the Lord God fights for you, just as he promised.