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Behold, I have allotted to you these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even to the great sea toward the going down of the sun.
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God's Promise, Israel's Part
Commentators like Charles Ellicott highlight that the conquest was partial. Joshua had secured the land and given Israel the advantage, but the work was not finished. This verse serves as a charge for the people to continue what he started, showing that God's promises often require our active participation to be fully realized.
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Joshua
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19th Century
Anglican
Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain. — Here, as in Joshua 13:1-7, and afterwards, in Judges …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, I have divided to you by lot these nations that remain Who are unsubdued, not…
Presbyterian
Joshua was old and dying, and he urged them to pay close attention to what he then said. He reminded them of the great things God had done for them…
