Joshua 11:23

“So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.”

"So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war." - Joshua 11:23
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What does Joshua 11:23 mean?

Joshua 11:23 (KJV) states, "So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war." In order to fully understand and appreciate…

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Resting in the Faithfulness of God's Promises

In Joshua 11:23, we read, "So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war." This verse encapsulates a monumental moment in…

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A Prayer for Divine Inheritance and Peace

O Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I do so with a heart filled with gratitude for the miraculous ways in which You have shown Your faithfulness throughout the generations. In the Book of Joshua, chapter 11, verse 23, I read: "So Joshua took the whole land, according…

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Joshua 11:23 - "So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war."
Joshua 23:11 - "Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God."
"Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God." - Joshua 23:11
Joshua 8:23 - "And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua."
Joshua 18:23 - "And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,"
Joshua 15:23 - "And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,"
Joshua 11:18 - "Joshua made war a long time with all those kings."
"And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua." - Joshua 8:23
Joshua 23:2 - "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 7:23 - "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 2:23 - "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:"
Joshua 11:9 - "And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire."
"And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan," - Joshua 15:23
Joshua 11:15 - "¶ As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses."
Joshua 11:13 - "But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn."
"And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah," - Joshua 18:23
Joshua 23:1 - "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 19:23 - "This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages."
Joshua 12:23 - "The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;"
Joshua 11:7 - "So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them."
Joshua 21:23 - "And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,"
Joshua 11:10 - "¶ And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms."
Joshua 23:8 - "But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day."
Joshua 11:16 - "So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;"
Joshua 11:21 - "¶ And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities."
Joshua 12:11 - "The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;"
"Joshua made war a long time with all those kings." - Joshua 11:18
Joshua 11:12 - "And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded."
Joshua 11:11 - "And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire."