The Lord appeared [72] to Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants.”
2 Chronicles 20:11 - Easy To Read Version But see the kind of reward those people give us for not destroying them. They have come to force us out of your land. You gave this land to us. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, they reward us by coming to drive us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit. American Standard Version (1901) behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. Common English Bible here they are, returning the favor by coming to drive us out of your possession that you gave to us! Catholic Public Domain Version They are doing the contrary, and they are striving to cast us from the possession which you delivered to us. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us. |
The Lord appeared [72] to Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants.”
After they had left the city, Joseph said to his servant, “Go and follow the men. Stop them and say to them, ‘We were good to you! So why have you been bad to us? Why did you steal my master’s silver cup?
Our God, punish those people! We have no power against this large army that is coming against us! We don’t know what to do! That is why we look to you for help!” {\cf2\super [229]}
I have done only good things.\par But those people will do bad things to me.\par \{Lord,\} give me the good things I deserve.\par
I did not do bad things to my friend. {\cf2\super [35]} \par And I did not help my friend’s enemies.\par
Don’t do bad things to people who do good things to you. If you do, then you will have trouble for the rest of your life.
I have been good to the people of Judah.\par But now they are paying me back with evil.\par They are trying to trap me and kill me.\par
The Lord says these things: “I will definitely punish \{the people of\} Edom {\cf2\super [21]} for the many crimes they did. {\cf2\super [22]} Why? Because Edom chased his brother (Israel) with the sword. Edom showed no mercy. Edom’s anger continued forever—he kept tearing and tearing \{at Israel like a wild animal\}.
When you moved forward, the Lord forced out nations that were greater and more powerful than you. And the Lord led you into their land. He gave you their land to live in. And is still doing that today.
“Joshua, you must be strong and brave! You must lead these people so they can take their land. I promised their fathers that I would give them this land.