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and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/13.htm">New King James Version</a> Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the LORD said to him: “You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now Joshua was old and advanced in years when the LORD said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and a very large amount of the land remains to be possessed. <a href="/nasb/joshua/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now Joshua was old and advanced in years when the LORD said to him, &#8220You are old and advanced in years, and very much of the land remains to be possessed. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now Joshua was old and advanced in years when the LORD said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and very much of the land remains to be possessed. <a href="/lsb/joshua/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now Joshua was old, advanced in years, and Yahweh said to him, “You are old, advanced in years, and very much of the land remains to be possessed. <a href="/amp/joshua/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now Joshua was old and advanced in years, and the LORD said to him, “You have grown old and advanced in years, and very substantial portions of the land remain to be possessed. <a href="/csb/joshua/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Joshua was now old, advanced in age, and the LORD said to him, “You have become old, advanced in age, but a great deal of the land remains to be possessed. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Joshua was now old, getting on in years, and the LORD said to him, &#8220You have become old, getting on in years, but a great deal of the land remains to be possessed. <a href="/asv/joshua/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and Jehovah said unto him, Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. <a href="/cev/joshua/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Many years later, the LORD told Joshua: Now you are very old, but there is still a lot of land that Israel has not yet taken. <a href="/erv/joshua/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. <a href="/gwt/joshua/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Joshua was old, near the end of his life. So the LORD said to him, "You are old, near the end of your life, and there is a lot of land left to be conquered. <a href="/gnt/joshua/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> Joshua was now very old. The LORD said to him, "You are very old, but there is still much land to be taken: <a href="/isv/joshua/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> When Joshua had grown old, having lived many years, the LORD told him, "You are old and have lived many years, but much of the land still remains to be possessed. <a href="/msb/joshua/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, ?You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed. <a href="/net/joshua/13.htm">NET Bible</a> When Joshua was very old, the LORD told him, "You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered. <a href="/nheb/joshua/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years. The LORD said to him, "You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed. <a href="/wbt/joshua/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now Joshua was old and advanced in years; and the LORD said to him Thou art old and advanced in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. <a href="/web/joshua/13.htm">World English Bible</a> Now Joshua was old and well advanced in years. Yahweh said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Joshua is old, entering into days, and YHWH says to him, “You have become aged, you have entered into days; as for the land, very much has been left to possess. <a href="/ylt/joshua/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Joshua is old, entering into days, and Jehovah saith unto him, 'Thou hast become aged, thou hast entered into days; as to the land, very much hath been left to possess. <a href="/slt/joshua/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Joshua an old man going in days; and Jehovah will say to him, Thou wert old, going in days, and the land being left very great to possess it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Josue was old, and far advanced in years, and the Lord said to him: Thou art grown old, and advanced in age, and there is a very large country left, which is not yet divided by lot: <a href="/cpdv/joshua/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Joshua was old and advanced in age, and the Lord said to him: “You have grown old, and are aged, and a very wide land remains, which has not yet been divided by lot, <a href="/nabre/joshua/13.htm">New American Bible</a> When Joshua was old and advanced in years, the LORD said to him: Though now you are old and advanced in years, a very large part of the land still remains to be possessed. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now Joshua was old and advanced in years; and the LORD said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and very much of the land still remains to be possessed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> NOW Joshua was old and advanced in years; and the LORD said to him, Behold, you are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yeshua was old and advanced in years, and LORD JEHOVAH said to him: “Behold, you are old and have advanced in years, and there is very much land which remains to inherit<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him: 'Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. <a href="/sep/joshua/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Joshua was old and very advanced in years; and the Lord said to Joshua, Thou art advanced in years, and there is much land left to inherit. <a href="/parallel/joshua/13-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=3296" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm">Lands Yet Unconquered</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Now Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/2204.htm" title="2204: zā·qên (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be or become old. A primitive root; to be old.">was old</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and well along</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yā·mîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in years,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">and the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/2204.htm" title="2204: zā·qan·tāh (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To be or become old. A primitive root; to be old.">are old</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and well along</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ḇay·yā·mîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in years,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">but very</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: har·bêh- (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">much</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·hā·’ā·reṣ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: niš·’ă·rāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">remains</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lə·riš·tāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to be possessed.</a> 2This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/24-1.htm">Genesis 24:1</a> By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way. <a href="/deuteronomy/31-2.htm">Deuteronomy 31:2</a> he said to them, “I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to come and go, and the LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’ <a href="/1_kings/1-1.htm">1 Kings 1:1</a> Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm. <a href="/1_chronicles/23-1.htm">1 Chronicles 23:1</a> When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. <a href="/2_samuel/19-35.htm">2 Samuel 19:35</a> I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king? <a href="/genesis/18-11.htm">Genesis 18:11</a> And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. <a href="/genesis/21-7.htm">Genesis 21:7</a> She added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” <a href="/job/42-16.htm">Job 42:16-17</a> After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. / And so Job died, old and full of years. <a href="/psalms/71-9.htm">Psalm 71:9</a> Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails. <a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Psalm 92:14</a> In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain, <a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4</a> Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you. <a href="/luke/1-7.htm">Luke 1:7</a> But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years. <a href="/luke/2-29.htm">Luke 2:29-32</a> “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. / For my eyes have seen Your salvation, / which You have prepared in the sight of all people, ... <a href="/john/21-18.htm">John 21:18</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” <a href="/philemon/1-9.htm">Philemon 1:9</a> I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said to him, You are old and stricken in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.A.<a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-15</a> Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate… <a href="/joshua/14-10.htm">Joshua 14:10</a> And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.<a href="/joshua/23-1.htm">Joshua 23:1,2</a> 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… to be possessed [heb] to possess it<a href="/deuteronomy/31-3.htm">Deuteronomy 31:3</a> The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/6-8.htm">Advanced</a> <a href="/joshua/5-4.htm">Age</a> <a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Aged</a> <a href="/mark/1-45.htm">Areas</a> <a href="/joshua/10-20.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/11-4.htm">Large</a> <a href="/joshua/1-15.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/joshua/8-15.htm">Stricken</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/23-1.htm">Advanced</a> <a href="/joshua/14-9.htm">Age</a> <a href="/judges/19-16.htm">Aged</a> <a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Areas</a> <a href="/joshua/23-2.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/14-12.htm">Large</a> <a href="/joshua/17-18.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/joshua/19-47.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/joshua/13-29.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/joshua/23-1.htm">Stricken</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 13</div>1. <a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">The bounds of the land not yet conquered</a> 8. <a href="/joshua/13-8.htm">The inheritance of the two tribes and a half</a> 14. <a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi</a> 15. <a href="/joshua/13-15.htm">The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben</a> 22. <a href="/joshua/13-22.htm">Balaam slain</a> 24. <a href="/joshua/13-24.htm">The bounds of the inheritance of God</a> 29. <a href="/joshua/13-29.htm">and of the half tribe of Manasseh</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Now Joshua was old and well along in years Joshua, the leader of Israel after Moses, is now advanced in age. This phrase indicates a transition in leadership and responsibility. Joshua's age suggests he has fulfilled much of his mission, leading the Israelites into the Promised Land. His age also reflects the passage of time since the Exodus and the wilderness wanderings. In biblical terms, age often signifies wisdom and experience, but also the need for succession planning, as seen with Moses and now Joshua.and the LORD said to him The direct communication from the LORD to Joshua underscores the divine guidance that has been a hallmark of Joshua's leadership. This phrase emphasizes the continued relationship between God and His chosen leaders. It also reflects the biblical theme of God speaking to His people, providing direction and assurance. This divine interaction is consistent with other instances in Scripture where God speaks to His prophets and leaders, such as Moses at the burning bush or Samuel in the temple.“You are old and well along in years The repetition of Joshua's age by the LORD highlights the importance of recognizing the limitations of human leaders and the need for divine intervention and guidance. It serves as a reminder that while human leaders may age and pass on, God's purposes and plans continue. This acknowledgment of Joshua's age also sets the stage for the transition of leadership to the next generation, as seen later with figures like Caleb and the judges.but very much of the land remains to be possessed. Despite the victories and conquests under Joshua's leadership, the task of fully possessing the Promised Land remains incomplete. This phrase points to the ongoing challenge faced by the Israelites to fully claim the inheritance promised to them by God. It reflects the tension between the "already" and "not yet" aspects of God's promises. The incomplete possession of the land serves as a metaphor for the Christian life, where believers are called to continue striving towards spiritual maturity and the fulfillment of God's promises. This also foreshadows the future struggles Israel will face in maintaining control over the land, as seen in the period of the Judges and the monarchy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The central figure in this verse, Joshua is the leader of the Israelites after Moses. He is described as "old and advanced in years," indicating his long service and leadership in guiding Israel into the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> God is the speaker in this verse, addressing Joshua directly. This highlights the ongoing communication and relationship between God and His chosen leader. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Refers to the Promised Land, Canaan, which the Israelites are in the process of conquering. Despite Joshua's age, much of this land remains to be possessed, indicating unfinished business in God's plan for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_perseverance.htm">The Importance of Perseverance</a> Despite Joshua's age, God reminds him that there is still work to be done. This teaches us that no matter our stage in life, God has purposes for us to fulfill. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_unfinished_tasks.htm">God's Faithfulness in Unfinished Tasks</a> The verse highlights that God's promises and plans continue even when we feel weary or inadequate. Trust in His faithfulness to complete what He has started. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Leadership in God's Plan</a> Joshua's leadership is crucial in the fulfillment of God's promises. This underscores the importance of godly leadership and the responsibility leaders have in guiding others according to God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_action_despite_limitations.htm">The Call to Action Despite Limitations</a> Joshua's age could have been a limitation, yet God calls him to continue. This encourages us to look beyond our limitations and trust in God's strength and provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 13</a> <a href="/q/how_credible_is_joshua_13_1's_claim.htm">Joshua 13:1 – How credible is it that after all the previous conquests, so much land still remained, contradicting earlier assertions that the land was largely subdued? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_canaan's_conquest_contradict_archaeology.htm">Why does the biblical conquest of Canaan contradict archaeological findings that suggest a gradual, not sudden, settlement?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_judges_2_3_align_with_joshua.htm">In Judges 2:3, God says He will no longer drive out the remaining nations; how does this align with earlier promises of total conquest in Joshua? </a> <a href="/q/did_joshua_capture_jerusalem.htm">Did Joshua and the Israelites capture Jerusalem? Yes (Joshua 10:23, 40) No (Joshua 15:63)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XIII.DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRITORY TO BE DIVIDED(<a href="/context/joshua/13-1.htm" title="Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said to him, You are old and stricken in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.">Joshua 13:1-14</a>).(b) According to its boundaries.(1) Joshua was old and stricken in years.--Rather, he had aged, and was advanced in days. Old is too absolute a word. He did not live beyond a hundred and ten years (<a href="/joshua/24-29.htm" title="And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.">Joshua 24:29</a>), and this was not a great age for the time. But in several instances the Hebrew word here employed is used not so much in respect of the number of years men lived, but rather in regard to the weakening of the vital powers. So it is said in Genesis 27, "Isaac was old," i.e., he had aged, for he lived forty-three years after that. So in regard to David, "the king was very old," i.e., much aged, in <a href="/1_kings/1-15.htm" title="And Bathsheba went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered to the king.">1Kings 1:15</a>, for he could not have been more than seventy when he died. The hardships and anxieties of his life had aged him. So it was perhaps with Joshua. Moses was a signal exception; he had not aged at one hundred and twenty. But Jehovah constantly talked with Moses, and knew him face to face; and may we not say that that heavenly intercourse even sustained the vital powers? The work of the Lord, though it be successfully carried on, as it was by Joshua, may wear men out by its very excitement. But personal intercourse with Him is like eating of the tree of life, and "in His presence is the fulness of joy." In this personal intercourse Moses was more highly favoured than his successor, Joshua.(1, 7) There remaineth yet very much land to be possessed . . . Now therefore divide this land.--The land had still to be inherited--i.e., not overrun, or conquered, as far as it could be said to be conquered by defeating the armies that took the field; all this was done already, but the land had not passed out of the hands of its actual possessors into the hands of Israel. It is remarkable that we have here a distinct order given to Joshua to divide to Israel land which was not yet conquered. In these verses several nations are named--viz., the Philistines, the Geshurites, the Avites, the Giblites, the Sidonians, besides anything more which may be included in the sometimes generic, and sometimes more specific, name of the Canaanites. Of these tribes, the Philistines and "all the Sidonians" (or Ph?nicians) were certainly not yet conquered. Can we say that they were ever conquered at any period in the history of the kingdom of all Israel, except in so far as they were reduced to the condition of tributaries? . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - NOW Joshua was old. This is usually regarded as the second part of the Book of Joshua; the first being devoted to the history of the conquest of Palestine, while the second is engaged with the history of its division among the conquerors. Dean Stanley, in his 'Sinai and Palestine,' as well as in his 'Lectures on the History of the Jewish Church,' describes this portion of the Book of Judges as the 'Domes. day Book' of the land of Canaan, and the remark has been constantly repeated. There is, however, a considerable difference between the great survey of the Conqueror and this one. The former was an accurate account, for purposes of taxation, national detente, and public order, of the exact extent of soil owned by each landowner, and it went so far as to enumerate the cattle on his estate, to the great disgust of the Saxon chronicler, who had an Englishman's dislike of inquisitorial proceedings. There is no trace either of such completeness, or of such an inquisitorial character in this survey, neither has it quite the same object. It assigns to each tribe the limits of its future possessions, and enumerates the cities contained in each portion of territory. Bat it makes scarcely any effort to describe the possessions of particular families, still less of individual landowners. Joshua and Caleb are the only exceptions. Knobel observes that the most powerful tribes were first settled in their territory - those, namely, of Judah and Joseph. He remarks that the author must have had written sources for his information, for no single Israelite could have been personally acquainted with all the details here given. And stricken in years. Rather, advanced in age. There is no foundation for the idea of some commentators that the Jews, at the time this book was written, made any formal distinction in these words between different stages of old age. The Hebrew language rejoiced in repetition, and this common phrase is only a means of adding emphasis to the statement already made. And there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. The Hebrew מְאֹד is stronger than our version. Perhaps the best equivalent in modern English is, "And the amount of land that remaineth for us to occupy is very great indeed." We may observe here that, as with the literal so with the spiritual Israel, whether the antitype be the Christian Church or the human heart, the work of subduing God's enemies is gradual. One successful engagement does not conclude the war. The enemy renews his assaults, and when force fails he tries fraud; when direct temptations are of no avail he resorts to enticements. The only safeguard in the war is strength, alertness, courage, patience. The faint hearted and unwatchful alike fail in the contest, which can be carried on successfully only by him who has learned to keep guard over himself, and to direct his ways by the counsels of God. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/13-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now Joshua וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ (wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites was old זָקֵ֔ן (zā·qên) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2204.htm">Strong's 2204: </a> To be or become old [and] advanced בָּ֖א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go in years, בַּיָּמִ֑ים (bay·yā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day and the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to him, אֵלָ֗יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “You אַתָּ֤ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you have become old זָקַ֙נְתָּה֙ (zā·qan·tāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2204.htm">Strong's 2204: </a> To be or become old [and] advanced בָּ֣אתָ (bā·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go in years, בַיָּמִ֔ים (ḇay·yā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day but very much הַרְבֵּֽה־ (har·bêh-) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> To be or become much, many or great of the land וְהָאָ֛רֶץ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land remains נִשְׁאֲרָ֥ה (niš·’ă·rāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> To swell up, be, redundant to be possessed. לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ (lə·riš·tāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">OT History: Joshua 13:1 Now Joshua was old and well stricken (Josh. 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