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Joshua 23:2

Joshua

1 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,

he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,

3 “and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.

4 See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea.

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BSB
he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,
KJV
And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:
WEB
Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said to them, “I am old and well advanced in years.
ASV
that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and well stricken in years:
DARBY
that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am become old, advanced in age;
BLB
And Joshua called for all Israel, for its elders, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its officers, and he said to them, “I have become old; I have entered into days.
ÅB
da kalte Josva til seg hele Israel, dets eldste, dets høvdinger, dets dommere og dets tilsynsmenn, og sa til dem: Nå er jeg blitt gammel og kommet langt ut i årene,
OTB
og han kalte til seg hele Israel – deres eldste, ledere, dommere og embetsmenn – og sa til dem: "Jeg er nå gammel og langt oppe i årene.
B1930
da kalte Josva til sig hele Israel, dets eldste, dets høvdinger, dets dommere og dets tilsynsmenn, og sa til dem: Nu er jeg blitt gammel og kommet langt ut i årene,

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  • Joshua 24:1

    Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.

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  • 1 Chronicles 28:1

    Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

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  • Deuteronomy 31:28

    Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

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  • Acts 20:17–35

    From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

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