Joshua 21:43
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
- KJV
- And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
- WEB
- So the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.
- ASV
- So Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
- DARBY
- And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.
- BLB
- And YHWH gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and dwelt in it.
- ÅB
- Slik gav Herren Israel hele det land han hadde svoret å ville gi deres fedre; og de inntok det og bosatte seg der.
- OTB
- Slik ga Herren Israel hele landet Han hadde sverget å gi til deres forfedre, og de tok det i eie og bosatte seg der.
- B1930
- Således gav Herren Israel hele det land han hadde svoret å ville gi deres fedre; og de inntok det og bosatte sig der.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 13:15
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Read in contextGenesis 28:4
And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
Read in contextPsalms 106:42–45
Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
Read in contextExodus 23:27–31
I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
Read in contextPsalms 44:3
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Read in contextGenesis 15:13–21
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
Read in contextGenesis 28:13–14
And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
Read in contextExodus 3:8
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
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