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Joshua 23

Joshua 23 ( Joshua • Chapter 23 (16 verses)): And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. And Joshua called for all Israel , and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers,... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joshua, Moses , Jordan . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Wilderness Tabernacle & Ark of the Covenant —Constructed at Mount Sinai according to Exodus 25 –40, the Wilderness Tabernacle (Mishkan) and the gold-overlaid Ark of the Covenant served as the portable dwelling place of God's presence among Israel from Sinai to Shiloh and Jerusalem .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Joshua (Generation 33 • Child of Nun (or Non )): ( 1 Chronicles 7:27 ) This is the Joshua , son of Nun, who was Moses ' servant ( Exodus 33:11 ) and who brought the Israelites into their Land ( Joshua 6:6 ). He was 110 years old ( Joshua 24:29 ) (mentioned in Exodus 17 , Exodus 24 , Exodus 32 ) Joshua (Generation 47 • Messianic Line • Child of Eliezer ): Joshua is a biblical figure in Generation 47 of the Messianic Line , child of Eliezer , parent of Er. ( Luke 3:29 ) (mentioned in Luke 3 ) Joshua (Generation 49 • Child of Jehozadak ): Joshua is a biblical figure in Generation 49, child of Jehozadak . ( Haggai 1:1 , Haggai 1:12 , Zechariah 6:11 ) (mentioned in Haggai 1 , Zechariah 6 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joshua 23:11 : "Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord your God."; Joshua 23:8 : "But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day."; Joshua 23:10 : "One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.". Related canonical books and chapters: Joshua 23 ( Joshua • Chapter 23 (16 verses)), Joshua (Old Testament • 24 Chapters), 2 Kings 23 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 23 (37 verses)).

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Joshua 23
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Joshua • Chapter 23 (16 verses)

And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. And Joshua called for all Israel , and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers,... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joshua, Moses , Jordan .

Joshua
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Old Testament • 24 Chapters

Joshua (Old Testament, 24 chapters). Key figures: Moses , Joshua , Nun (or Non ), Jacob/Israel , Manasseh , Adam . Key places: Jordan , Lebanon , Euphrates , Shittim , Jericho , Rahab . Opens with: "Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, sayin..."

Joshua
97% Gen 33
Generation 33 • Child of Nun (or Non)

( 1 Chronicles 7:27 ) This is the Joshua, son of Nun , who was Moses ' servant ( Exodus 33:11 ) and who brought the Israelites into their Land ( Joshua 6:6 ). He was 110 years old ( Joshua 24:29 )

2 Kings 23
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2 Kings • Chapter 23 (37 verses)

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem . And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and g... Mentions: Judah, Hilkiah , Baal , Joshua , Nathan , Jerusalem, Kidron , Geba 1 , Topheth .

Joshua
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Generation 47 • Messianic Line • Child of Eliezer

Joshua is a biblical figure in Generation 47 of the Messianic Line , child of Eliezer , parent of Er. ( Luke 3:29 )

Joshua
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Generation 49 • Child of Jehozadak

Joshua is a biblical figure in Generation 49, child of Jehozadak . ( Haggai 1:1 , Haggai 1:12 , Zechariah 6:11 )

Jericho Walls — Neolithic and Bronze Age Defenses at Tel es-Sultan
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Stone revetment and collapsed mudbrick ramparts at ancient Jericho , the lowest and oldest fortified city on earth.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Megiddo Ivory Plaque — Canaanite Royal Court Life
IMAGE • archaeology

Carved hippopotamus ivory plaque showing an enthroned ruler receiving tribute and drinking from a lotus chalice.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Hazor Canaanite Lion Orthostat — Temple Guardian
IMAGE • archaeology

Basalt lion sculpture from the Late Bronze Age temple at Tel Hazor , 'the head of all those kingdoms' ( Joshua 11:10 ).

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Map of the 12 Tribal Allotments in Canaan (Joshua 13–21)
IMAGE • maps

Territorial borders and inheritance divisions allotted to the twelve tribes of Israel under Joshua and Eleazar .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of the Conquest of Canaan (Joshua's Campaigns)
IMAGE • maps

Central campaign ( Jericho , Ai), Southern campaign ( Gibeon , Beth-horon ), and Northern campaign (Waters of Merom , Hazor ).

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Gustave Doré — The Walls of Jericho Fall Down (1866)
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The priests blowing the seven shofars on the seventh day as the massive fortifications collapse inward.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
Jordan River Valley and Baptismal Waters
IMAGE • geography

The lower Jordan River near the traditional baptismal crossing opposite Jericho , associated with Elijah, Elisha, and John the Baptist.

Wikimedia Commons contributor • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
Merneptah Victory Stele (Israel Stele)
IMAGE • archaeology

Egyptian New Kingdom victory monument of Pharaoh Merneptah recording campaigns in Canaan and early Israel .

Curators & Archaeologists of Egyptian Museum, Cairo • Egyptian Museum, Cairo / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Amarna Letter EA 286 (Abdi-Heba of Jerusalem)
IMAGE • manuscripts

Cuneiform clay tablet from Mayor Abdi-Heba of Urusalim ( Jerusalem ) pleading with Pharaoh Akhenaten for archers against the Habiru.

Curators & Archaeologists of British Museum • British Museum / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Canaanite City-States in the Late Bronze Age
IMAGE • maps

Map showing fortified city-states of Canaan ( Hazor , Megiddo , Gezer , Lachish , Jerusalem , Shechem ) during the Amarna Period.

Curators & Archaeologists of Israel Antiquities Authority • Israel Antiquities Authority / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Book of Joshua 8:48
VIDEO • overview

Overview of Joshua outlining Israel 's entry into Canaan , the fall of Jericho , tribal land allocations, and Joshua 's challenge to serve the Lord alone.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Acts 23
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Acts • Chapter 23 (35 verses)

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wal... Mentions: Jerusalem , Rome , Caesarea , Antipatris , Cilicia .

Luke 23
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Luke • Chapter 23 (56 verses)

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , Joseph , Galilee , Jerusalem .

Matthew 23
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Matthew • Chapter 23 (39 verses)

Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses ' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Abel , Jerusalem .

1 Chronicles 23
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 23 (32 verses)

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel . And he gathered together all the princes of Israel , with the priests and the Levites . Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by m... Mentions: David , Solomon , Jacob/Israel, Levi , Gershon ( Gershom ), Haran , Hebron , Eder 1 , Jerusalem .

1 Samuel 23
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1 Samuel • Chapter 23 (29 verses)

Then they told David , saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah , and they rob the threshingfloors. Therefore David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah . And Da... Mentions: David, Judah , Saul , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Keilah, Ziph 1 , Gibeah 1 , Hachilah , Jeshimon .

2 Chronicles 23
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 23 (21 verses)

And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham , and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed , and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah , and Elishaphat the son of Zichri , into covenant with him. And they ... Mentions: Azariah (or Uzziah), Jeroham , Ishmael , Obed , Adaiah , Jerusalem , Baal .

2 Samuel 23
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2 Samuel • Chapter 23 (39 verses)

Now these be the last words of David . David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob , and the sweet psalmist of Israel , said, The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. The God of Israel said, the Rock ... Mentions: David, Jesse , Jacob/Israel, Eleazar , Zeruiah , Adullam , Rephaim , Kabzeel , Moab , Abiezer .

Deuteronomy 23
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 23 (25 verses)

He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord. A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord. An Ammonite or Mo... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Pethor , Mesopotamia .

Dead Sea Scrolls — The Temple Scroll (11Q19) Column 23
IMAGE • manuscripts

The longest scroll found at Qumran detailing God's divine architectural blueprint for the Temple.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Erastus Inscription — Corinth City Treasurer (Romans 16:23)
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Paved limestone plaza inscription in ancient Corinth reading 'Erastus in return for his aedileship laid this pavement at his own expense'.

Roman Provincial Stonecutters at Corinth (1st Century CE) • Archaeological Site of Ancient Corinth, Greece CC-BY-SA 4.0
Exodus 23
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Exodus • Chapter 23 (33 verses)

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.... Mentions: Egypt .

Map of Paul's Third Missionary Journey (Acts 18:23–21:16)
IMAGE • maps

Extended 3-year ministry in Ephesus , visit to Macedonia and Greece , and journey to Jerusalem .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Ezekiel 23
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Ezekiel • Chapter 23 (49 verses)

The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: And they committed whoredoms in Egypt ; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. Mentions: Egypt , Samaria , Jerusalem , Assyria , Chaldea .

Genesis 23
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Genesis • Chapter 23 (20 verses)

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and s... Mentions: Hebron , Canaan , Abram/Abraham, Ephron 1 , Machpelah , Mamre .

Wiki Article • Sanctuary & Geography

Constructed at Mount Sinai according to Exodus 25 –40, the Wilderness Tabernacle ( Mishkan ) and the gold-overlaid Ark of the Covenant served as the portable dwelling place of God's presence among Israel from Sinai to Shiloh and Jerusalem .

Isaiah 23
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Isaiah • Chapter 23 (18 verses)

The burden of Tyre . Howl, ye ships of Tarshish ; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Kittim it is revealed to them. Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. And b... Mentions: Tyre , Tarshish , Kittim , Egypt .

Jeremiah 23
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Jeremiah • Chapter 23 (40 verses)

Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon yo... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David , Judah , Baal , Egypt , Samaria , Jerusalem , Sodom .

Job 23
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Job • Chapter 23 (17 verses)

Then Job answered and said, Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning. Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

Scripture Passages (24)

Joshua 23:11 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord your God.

Joshua 23:8 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day.

Joshua 23:10 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

Joshua 23:1 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.

Joshua 23:2 (KJV)
Joshua 23 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:

Joshua 23:9 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.

Joshua 23:3 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

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.

Joshua 23:5 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

And the Lord your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the Lord your God hath promised unto you.

And Avim, and Parah , and Ophrah ,

Joshua 23:7 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua .

Joshua 23:4 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan , with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.

Joshua 23:6 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses , that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

And out of the tribe of Dan , Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

Joshua 23:12 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

The king of Dor in the coast of Dor , one; the king of the nations of Gilgal , one;

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel .

Joshua 23:15 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you; so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun , and told him all things that befell them:

And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua , and unto all the children of Israel , and laid them out before the Lord.

Joshua 23:16 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

Joshua 23:13 (KJV)
Joshua 23 KJV

Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

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