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Then the land had rest from war. <a href="/nlt/joshua/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> So Joshua took control of the entire land, just as the LORD had instructed Moses. He gave it to the people of Israel as their special possession, dividing the land among the tribes. So the land finally had rest from war. <a href="/esv/joshua/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war. <a href="/bsb/joshua/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war. <a href="/kjv/joshua/11.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/11.htm">New King James Version</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So Joshua took the whole land, in accordance with everything that the LORD had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. So the land was at rest from war. <a href="/nasb/joshua/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Thus the land had rest from war. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Thus the land had rest from war. <a href="/lsb/joshua/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Thus the land was quiet from war. <a href="/amp/joshua/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Joshua took the whole land [of Canaan], according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. So the land had rest from war. <a href="/csb/joshua/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had told Moses. Joshua then gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. After this, the land had rest from war. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had told Moses. Joshua then gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. After this, the land had rest from war. <a href="/asv/joshua/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Jehovah spake unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land had rest from war. <a href="/cev/joshua/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> That's how Joshua captured the land, just as the LORD had commanded Moses, and Joshua divided it up among the tribes. Finally, there was peace in the land. <a href="/erv/joshua/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD spake unto Moses: and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land had rest from war. <a href="/gwt/joshua/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Joshua captured the whole land as the LORD had promised Moses. He gave it to Israel as a possession, dividing it among the tribes. So the land had peace. <a href="/gnt/joshua/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> Joshua captured the whole land, as the LORD had commanded Moses. Joshua gave it to the Israelites as their own and divided it into portions, one for each tribe. So the people rested from war. <a href="/isv/joshua/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> Joshua conquered the entire land, in accordance with everything that the LORD had told Moses. Joshua presented it as an inheritance to Israel, dividing it according to tribal allotments. Then the land enjoyed rest from war. <a href="/msb/joshua/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war. <a href="/net/joshua/11.htm">NET Bible</a> Joshua conquered the whole land, just as the LORD had promised Moses, and he assigned Israel their tribal portions. Then the land was free of war. <a href="/nheb/joshua/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. The land had rest from war. <a href="/wbt/joshua/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said to Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war. <a href="/web/joshua/11.htm">World English Bible</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh spoke to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land had rest from war. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Joshua takes the whole of the land, according to all that YHWH has spoken to Moses, and Joshua gives it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions, by their tribes; and the land has rest from war. <a href="/ylt/joshua/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Joshua taketh the whole of the land, according to all that Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses, and Joshua giveth it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions, by their tribes; and the land hath rest from war. <a href="/slt/joshua/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Joshua will take all the land which Jehovah spake to Moses, and Joshua will give it for an inheritance to Israel according to their portion to their tribes. And the land rested from war.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So Josue took all the land, as the Lord spoke to Moses, and delivered it in possession to the children of Israel, according to their divisions and tribes. And the land rested from wars. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus, Joshua seized all the land, just as the Lord spoke to Moses, and he delivered it as a possession to the sons of Israel, according to their divisions and tribes. And the land rested from battles. <a href="/nabre/joshua/11.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus Joshua took the whole land, just as the LORD had said to Moses. Joshua gave it to Israel as their heritage, apportioning it among the tribes. And the land had rest from war. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yeshua took all the land just as LORD JEHOVAH said to Moshe and Yeshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel in divisions to their tribes, and the land rested from war <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD spoke unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land had rest from war. <a href="/sep/joshua/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Joshua took all the land, as the Lord commanded Moses; and Joshua gave them for an inheritance to Israel by division according to their tribes; and the land ceased from war. <a href="/parallel/joshua/11-23.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=3092" 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/11.htm">Joshua Takes the Whole Land</a> …22No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive. 23<a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">So Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the entire</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kə·ḵōl (Prep:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in keeping with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</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.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">had spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">to Moses.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">And Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tə·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: lə·na·ḥă·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">it as an inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: lə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">to Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4256.htm" title="4256: kə·maḥ·lə·qō·ṯām (Prep-k:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Division, course. From chalaq; a section.">according to the allotments</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: lə·šiḇ·ṭê·hem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">to their tribes.</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.">Then the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/8252.htm" title="8252: šā·qə·ṭāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be quiet or undisturbed. A primitive root; to repose.">had rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mim·mil·ḥā·māh (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">from war.</a> <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="/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43-45</a> Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it. / And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. / Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled. <a href="/deuteronomy/31-7.htm">Deuteronomy 31:7-8</a> Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. / The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.” <a href="/deuteronomy/1-38.htm">Deuteronomy 1:38</a> Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land. <a href="/numbers/34-1.htm">Numbers 34:1-12</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, / “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries: / Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, ... <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a> On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— / the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, / Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, ... <a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31</a> And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-23.htm">Deuteronomy 11:23-25</a> then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you. / Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea. / No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a> When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. <a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Psalm 44:2-3</a> With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out. / For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them. <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24</a> So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. <a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-9</a> For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. / There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a> And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, <a href="/psalms/105-44.htm">Psalm 105:44</a> He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, <a href="/judges/2-6.htm">Judges 2:6</a> After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said to Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.according to all<a href="/exodus/23-27.htm">Exodus 23:27-31</a> I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee… <a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Exodus 34:11</a> Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.<a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Numbers 34:2-13</a> Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) … according to their<a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Joshua 14:1-19:51</a> And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them… <a href="/numbers/26-52.htm">Numbers 26:52-55</a> And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, … And the land<a href="/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18</a> Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.<a href="/joshua/14-15.htm">Joshua 14:15</a> And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.<a href="/joshua/21-44.htm">Joshua 21:44,45</a> And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Allotments</a> <a href="/joshua/11-22.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Division</a> <a href="/numbers/33-1.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/11-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Making</a> <a href="/joshua/11-20.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/joshua/10-20.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/numbers/11-26.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-15.htm">Tribal</a> <a href="/joshua/7-16.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/joshua/11-20.htm">War</a> <a href="/joshua/11-19.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Allotments</a> <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/13-6.htm">Division</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/joshua/13-30.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/joshua/12-6.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/13-6.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/22-33.htm">Making</a> <a href="/joshua/12-6.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/joshua/12-4.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/joshua/14-15.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Tribal</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/joshua/14-11.htm">War</a> <a href="/joshua/13-9.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 11</div>1. <a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Diverse kings overcome at the waters of Merom</a> 10. <a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Hazor is taken and burnt</a> 16. <a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">All the country taken by Joshua</a> 21. <a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">The Anakims cut off</a> 23. <a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">The land rests from war</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/11.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/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So Joshua took the entire land This phrase signifies the fulfillment of God's promise to the Israelites regarding the land of Canaan. The "entire land" refers to the territories that were conquered under Joshua's leadership, which included key regions such as Jericho, Ai, and the southern and northern kingdoms. This conquest was a significant achievement, as it involved overcoming numerous fortified cities and diverse peoples. The phrase underscores Joshua's role as a faithful leader who executed God's commands, reflecting the divine mandate given to the Israelites to possess the land (<a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a>).in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses This highlights the continuity of God's promises from Moses to Joshua. The LORD had assured Moses that the Israelites would inherit the land (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/31-7.htm">Deuteronomy 31:7-8</a>). Joshua's actions are seen as a direct fulfillment of these promises, demonstrating God's faithfulness and the importance of obedience to His word. This continuity also emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God's promises are realized through human agency.And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel The distribution of the land as an inheritance signifies the transition from conquest to settlement. This act fulfilled the promise made to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 26</a>:3, 28:13). The concept of inheritance is deeply rooted in the covenantal relationship, where the land is not merely a possession but a divine gift that signifies God's enduring commitment to His people. This inheritance also foreshadows the spiritual inheritance believers receive through Christ (<a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>).according to the allotments to their tribes The division of the land among the tribes of Israel was conducted according to specific allotments, which were determined by casting lots (<a href="/numbers/26-55.htm">Numbers 26:55-56</a>). This method ensured that the distribution was perceived as divinely guided, reflecting God's sovereignty over the process. Each tribe received a portion of the land that corresponded to its size and needs, as outlined in the Book of Joshua (chapters 13-21). This tribal allotment system reinforced the unity and identity of the Israelite community.Then the land had rest from war This phrase indicates a period of peace following the extensive military campaigns led by Joshua. The "rest" from war symbolizes the completion of a significant phase in Israel's history, where the primary objective of conquering the land was achieved. This rest is not only physical but also spiritual, as it represents a time of fulfillment and divine blessing. It prefigures the ultimate rest found in Christ, who offers spiritual rest to believers (<a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-10</a>). The cessation of warfare allowed the Israelites to focus on establishing their society according to God's laws and commandments.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of Israel after Moses, tasked with leading the Israelites into the Promised Land and conquering it as God commanded. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Refers to the Promised Land, Canaan, which God had promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promised the land to the Israelites and guided them in their conquest. 4. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The previous leader of Israel who received the promise from God regarding the land, which Joshua fulfilled. 5. <a href="/topical/t/tribal_allotments.htm">Tribal Allotments</a> The division of the Promised Land among the twelve tribes of Israel, as an inheritance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_of_god.htm">Faithfulness of God</a> God's promises are sure and steadfast. Just as He fulfilled His promise to give Israel the land, He will fulfill His promises to us. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_obedience.htm">Leadership and Obedience</a> Joshua's leadership exemplifies obedience to God's commands. Effective leadership in our lives requires aligning with God's will. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_rest.htm">Inheritance and Rest</a> The land as an inheritance symbolizes the spiritual inheritance believers have in Christ. The rest from war points to the peace we find in Him. <a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a> God's timing is perfect. The conquest and subsequent rest came at the appointed time, reminding us to trust in His timing for our lives. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_unity.htm">Community and Unity</a> The distribution of the land among the tribes highlights the importance of community and unity in the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 11</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_main_theme_of_numbers.htm">What is the main theme of the Book of Numbers?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_joshua_15_63_align_with_total_conquest.htm">Joshua 15:63 states that the men of Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites from Jerusalem; how does this align with claims of total conquest elsewhere in the book? </a> <a href="/q/israeli_settlements__history.htm">What are Israeli settlements and their historical background?</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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 23. - Joshua took the whole land. The word must not be pressed to mean that every Canaanitish stronghold was razed or appropriated. The word כֹל, as has been before remarked, has a very loose signification in Hebrew. What is meant is simply this. Joshua had established an unquestioned military preponderance in Palestine. He had broken down all resistance; but before he completed his conquests to their full extent, he had to provide for the peaceable settlement of the tribes in the territory he had seized. The complete extermination of the Canaanites formed no part of his commission or his plan (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Deuteronomy 7:22</a>; cf. <a href="/exodus/23-29.htm">Exodus 23:29, 30</a>). To have effected it would have been to throw the land out of cultivation, and to expose its possessors to the usual inconveniences of depopulated districts. Therefore it was Joshua's policy to leave the Canaanites to be extirpated by degrees, and to encourage the Israelites to cultivate the arts both of war and of peace; to nourish a martial spirit by remembering that numerous and active enemies still dwelt in their midst, while yet they were not neglectful of the importance of a settled and civilised, an agricultural and pastoral life. See also <a href="/judges/3-1.htm">Judges 3:1, 2</a>. This purpose was defeated, not only by the usual effects of civilisation upon hardy or savage tribes, but also by the Israelites becoming addicted to the pleasant but enfeebling vices of the races they had supplanted. We see in the Israelitish history the best exemplification of St. Paul's theory that the "law worketh wrath," although it is "holy, just, and good." The excellence of the moral precepts delivered by Moses did but serve to manifest more clearly the inherent depravity of our nature (<a href="/romans/3-20.htm">Romans 3:20</a>; <a href="/romans/5-20.htm">Romans 5:20</a>; <a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Romans 7:7, 8</a>), and its need of a Saviour, who should render obedience possible by the gift of regeneration, and the infusion of His own Spirit. According to their divisions. Literally, their divisions by lot, the word being derived from the same root as the word Halak in ver. 7, because a smooth stone was usually employed in casting lots. Hence it came to mean any authoritative division or distribution, as the courses of the Levites (<a href="/1_chronicles/23-6.htm">1 Chronicles 23:6</a>), the classification for purposes of enlistment (<a href="/1_chronicles/27-1.htm">1 Chronicles 27:1</a>) and the like. And the land rested from war. That is to say, the Canaanites were so thoroughly cowed and dispirited that they dared offer no further resistance to the Israelites in their task of portioning out the land. They were quite contented to be allowed to live in peace in such of their cities which remained, and had no disposition to court an overthrow such as took place at the battles of Gibeon and Merom, with its inevitable results of the absolute extermination, not only of every one who took up arms, but of every human being in the city to which they belonged. Thus the Israelites were able to give their whole attention to the survey and apportionment of the territory according to the relative size and importance of the tribes. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/11-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) 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 took וַיִּקַּ֨ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take the entire כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every land, הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land in keeping with all כְּ֠כֹל (kə·ḵōl) Preposition | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָה֮ (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 had spoken דִּבֶּ֣ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to Moses. מֹשֶׁה֒ (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver And Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) 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 gave וַיִּתְּנָהּ֩ (way·yit·tə·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set it as an inheritance לְנַחֲלָ֧ה (lə·na·ḥă·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion to Israel לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc according to the allotments כְּמַחְלְקֹתָ֖ם (kə·maḥ·lə·qō·ṯām) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4256.htm">Strong's 4256: </a> Division, course to their tribes. לְשִׁבְטֵיהֶ֑ם (lə·šiḇ·ṭê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe Then the land וְהָאָ֥רֶץ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land had rest שָׁקְטָ֖ה (šā·qə·ṭāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8252.htm">Strong's 8252: </a> To be quiet or undisturbed from war. מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (mim·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> A battle, war <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">OT History: Joshua 11:23 So Joshua took the whole land according (Josh. 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