Joshua 13:1

Translations

Modern

Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.

Traditional

Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.

Literal

And Joshua was old, advanced in years, and YHWH said to him, “You are old, advanced in years, and very much of the land remains to be possessed.

Latin

Josue senex provectæque ætatis erat, et dixit Dominus ad eum: Senuisti, et longævus es, terraque latissima derelicta est, quæ necdum sorte divisa est:

Original

Hebrew

English

Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.

Notes

Joshua 13:1–7

Israel did not conquer all of Canaan during Joshua's lifetime. The areas not conquered, mostly in the valleys and plains, were the places most populated. Several generations passed before Israel was strong enough to control these regions and their people.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua Inheriting the Land

Events

Dividing the landc. 1445 BC

Related verses

Joshua 14:10
Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel wandered in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old,
Deuteronomy 31:3
The LORD your God Himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said.
Joshua 24:29
Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
Genesis 18:11
And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
Luke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
Joshua 23:1–2
A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
1 Kings 1:1
Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.

Parallels

Judges 1:1–7

People

Joshua: Moses' assistant who led Israel into Canaan

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Kerioth Land Tribe of Dan

Topics

Joshua: Also Called Jehoshua, and Jehoshuah, and Oshea: Allots the Land Moon: Stands Still The Theocracy: or Immediate Government by God: Consisted in His: Distribution of Conquered Lands

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