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He will completely destroy you from this good land he has given you. <a href="/esv/joshua/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> But just as all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the LORD will bring upon you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that the LORD your God has given you, <a href="/bsb/joshua/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you. <a href="/kjv/joshua/23.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/23.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all the good things have come upon you which the LORD your God promised you, so the LORD will bring upon you all harmful things, until He has destroyed you from this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But it will come about that just as all the good words which the LORD your God spoke to you have come upon you, so the LORD will bring upon you all the warnings, until He has eliminated you from this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/nasb/joshua/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220It shall come about that just as all the good words which the LORD your God spoke to you have come upon you, so the LORD will bring upon you all the threats, until He has destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And it shall come about that just as all the good words which the LORD your God spoke to you have come upon you, so the LORD will bring upon you all the threats, until He has destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/lsb/joshua/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it will be that just as all the good words which Yahweh your God spoke to you have come upon you, so Yahweh will bring upon you all the calamitous words, until He has destroyed you from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you. <a href="/amp/joshua/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It shall come about that just as every good word which the LORD your God spoke and promised to you has been fulfilled for you, so the LORD will bring upon you every bad thing [about which He warned you], until He has destroyed and eliminated you from this good land which the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/csb/joshua/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Since every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come about, so he will bring on you every bad thing until he has annihilated you from this good land the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Since every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come about, so He will bring on you every bad thing until He has annihilated you from this good land the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/asv/joshua/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon you of which Jehovah your God spake unto you, so will Jehovah bring upon you all the evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which Jehovah your God hath given you. <a href="/erv/joshua/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon you of which the LORD your God spake unto you, so shall the LORD bring upon you all the evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. <a href="/gwt/joshua/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Every good word the LORD your God has promised you has come true for you. In the same way the LORD will bring about every evil curse until he has destroyed you from this good land that he has given you. <a href="/gnt/joshua/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> But just as he kept every promise that he made to you, so he will carry out every threat. <a href="/isv/joshua/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> However, just as all of the good things have come about that the LORD your God promised, so also the LORD will bring upon you all of the threats until he has destroyed you from possessing this good land that he has given you. <a href="/msb/joshua/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you. <a href="/net/joshua/23.htm">NET Bible</a> But in the same way every faithful promise the LORD your God made to you has been realized, it is just as certain, if you disobey, that the LORD will bring on you every judgment until he destroys you from this good land which the LORD your God gave you. <a href="/nheb/joshua/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It shall happen that as all the good things have come on you of which the LORD your God spoke to you, so the LORD will bring on you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you, <a href="/wbt/joshua/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 hath destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. <a href="/web/joshua/23.htm">World English Bible</a> It shall happen that as all the good things have come on you of which Yahweh your God spoke to you, so Yahweh will bring on you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it has been, as there has come on you all the good thing which your God YHWH has spoken to you, so YHWH brings on you the whole of the evil thing, until His destroying you from off this good ground which your God YHWH has given to you; <a href="/ylt/joshua/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And it hath been, as there hath come upon you all the good thing which Jehovah your God hath spoken unto you, so doth Jehovah bring upon you the whole of the evil thing, till His destroying you from off this good ground which Jehovah your God hath given to you; <a href="/slt/joshua/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was as every good word came upon you which Jehovah your God spake to you, so Jehovah will bring upon you every evil word till his destroying you from off this good land which Jehovah your God gave to you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore as he hath fulfilled in deed, what he promised, and all things prosperous have come: so Will he bring upon you all the evils he hath threatened, till he take you away and destroy you from off this excellent land, which he hath given you, <a href="/cpdv/joshua/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, just as he has fulfilled in deed what he has promised, and all prosperous things have arrived, so will he bring upon you whatever evils were threatened, until he takes you away and scatters you from this excellent land, which he has delivered to you, <a href="/nabre/joshua/23.htm">New American Bible</a> But just as every promise the LORD, your God, made to you has come true for you, so will he bring upon you every threat, even so far as to exterminate you from this good land which the LORD, your God, has given you. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But just as all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the LORD will bring upon you all the bad things, until he has destroyed you from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore, just as all the good things have come upon you which the LORD your God promised, so shall come upon you all the curses, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you; <a href="/hpbt/joshua/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And just as all the good words come to you that LORD JEHOVAH your God spoke to you, in this way all these curses will come upon you, until he would destroy you from this good land that he has given to you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon you of which the LORD your God spoke unto you, so shall the LORD bring upon you all the evil things, until He have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. <a href="/sep/joshua/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon us which the Lord God will bring upon you all the evil things, until he shall have destroyed you from off this good land, which the Lord has given you, <a href="/parallel/joshua/23-15.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=6201" 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/23.htm">Joshua's Charge to Leaders</a> …14Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed. 15<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer- (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">But just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></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.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: haṭ·ṭō·wḇ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">thing</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/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</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.">promised</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- To, into, towards. ">you</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.">has come to pass,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">likewise</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/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇî (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the calamity He has threatened,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/8045.htm" title="8045: haš·mî·ḏōw (V-Hifil-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be exterminated or destroyed. A primitive root; to desolate.">He has destroyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·wṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">land</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.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God"></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">has given</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you.</a> 16If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”…<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="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Deuteronomy 28:63</a> Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-12.htm">Deuteronomy 7:12-15</a> If you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully, then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers. / He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you. / You will be blessed above all peoples; among you there will be no barren man or woman or livestock. ... <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-17</a> If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments, / and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant, / then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26-28</a> See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse— / a blessing if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today, / but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15-20</a> See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, as well as death and disaster. / For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. / But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, ... <a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">1 Kings 8:56</a> “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses. <a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm">2 Kings 17:23</a> Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day. <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-27</a> But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. <a href="/jeremiah/32-24.htm">Jeremiah 32:24</a> See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword and famine and plague, the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see! <a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a> For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast? <a href="/romans/11-22.htm">Romans 11:22</a> Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. <a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-31</a> If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. / Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ... <a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm">2 Peter 2:20-22</a> If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first. / It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them. / Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.” <a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a> Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. <a href="/luke/21-33.htm">Luke 21:33</a> Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come on you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring on you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you.so shall<a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14</a> But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;<a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a> But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: … <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Judges 3:8,12</a> Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/joshua/23-10.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-14.htm">Threats</a> <a href="/joshua/23-8.htm">True.</a> <a href="/joshua/23-14.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/24-8.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/judges/1-20.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Threats</a> <a href="/joshua/24-14.htm">True.</a> <a href="/joshua/24-26.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 23</div>1. <a href="/joshua/23-1.htm">Joshua's exhortation before his death</a> 3. <a href="/joshua/23-3.htm">by former benefits</a> 5. <a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">by promises</a> 11. <a href="/joshua/23-11.htm">and by threatenings</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/23.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/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass This phrase highlights the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises to Israel. Throughout the Old Testament, God made numerous covenants with His people, such as the Abrahamic Covenant (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>) and the Mosaic Covenant (Exodus 19-24). The fulfillment of these promises is evident in Israel's conquest of Canaan, as detailed in the earlier chapters of Joshua. This serves as a reminder of God's reliability and the importance of trusting in His word.likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened Here, the text underscores the conditional nature of God's promises, which often include blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. The "calamity" refers to the consequences of turning away from God, which historically manifested in events like the Babylonian exile. This serves as a warning to remain faithful to God's commandments.until He has destroyed you from this good land The "good land" refers to the Promised Land, a central theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing God's provision and blessing. The potential destruction from the land is a direct consequence of Israel's disobedience, as seen in later historical events when the Israelites were exiled. This reflects the seriousness of covenantal faithfulness and the repercussions of failing to uphold it.He has given you This phrase emphasizes the gift of the land as an act of divine grace. The land was not earned by Israel's merit but was a fulfillment of God's promise to their ancestors. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and generosity, and the responsibility of the Israelites to honor God through their stewardship of the land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of Israel after Moses, delivering his farewell address to the Israelites, reminding them of God's faithfulness and the consequences of disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who has fulfilled His promises and warns of the consequences of breaking the covenant. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, recipients of the Promised Land, and the audience of Joshua's address. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, given to the Israelites as an inheritance, contingent upon their obedience to God's commands. 5. <a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a> The agreement between God and Israel, involving blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_justice.htm">God's Faithfulness and Justice</a> God is faithful to His promises, both in blessings and in judgments. Believers should trust in His faithfulness and live in reverence of His justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_covenant.htm">The Seriousness of Covenant</a> The covenant relationship with God is serious and requires obedience. Christians are called to live in accordance with God's commands, understanding the gravity of their commitment. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God leads to serious consequences. Believers should be vigilant in their walk with God, avoiding complacency and sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a> Remembering God's past faithfulness encourages present obedience. Reflect on God's work in your life to strengthen your faith and commitment. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_promised_land.htm">Living in the Promised Land</a> Just as Israel was called to live righteously in the Promised Land, Christians are called to live holy lives in the world, reflecting God's kingdom values.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 23</a> <a href="/q/how_does_josh._23_5_align_with_later_battles.htm">How does Joshua 23:5's promise of complete conquest align with later biblical texts showing ongoing battles and incomplete occupation of Canaan?</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/how_does_psalm_106_align_with_full_conquest.htm">Psalm 106:34-35 suggests Israel did not fully conquer or destroy surrounding nations--how does this align with biblical passages that claim they subdued the land completely?</a> <a href="/q/do_jer_42's_promises_conflict_with_jer_43.htm">Do the promises in Jer 42 about the safety of the remnant conflict with the calamities in Jer 43?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) As all good things are come upon you . . . so shall . . . all evil things.--Comp. <a href="/context/deuteronomy/8-19.htm" title="And it shall be, if you do at all forget the LORD your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish.">Deuteronomy 8:19-20</a>, and <a href="/context/deuteronomy/30-17.htm" title="But if your heart turn away, so that you will not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;">Deuteronomy 30:17-18</a>, and Deuteronomy 28 throughout.The above exhortations are upon matters that lie within the province of the ruler. The law must be forgotten if the magistrates will not enforce it. Marriages and treaties and public worship are matters under the control of the law. What the rulers will not tolerate, the people will find it hard to maintain.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - All good things. Literally, all the good word. That is to say, the prophecies of good had been fulfilled. Joshua uses this as an argument that the evil also will not fail to follow, if Israel provoke God to inflict it. But the memory of these words, and of the great deeds of Jehovah, faded quickly from their minds. And then, like the people of the earth before the flood, like the men of Sodom before it was destroyed, and like many other people since, they turned a deaf ear to the prophecies of evil which faithful souls foresaw and foretold. The warnings of the prophets are but a variation upon the predictions of Moses in <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-33</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/29-14.htm">Deuteronomy 29:14-28</a>, and of Joshua, here addressed to a generation who had brought some of the predicted evil upon themselves, and would not see that by refusing to listen, they would bring upon themselves yet more. How terribly have these predictions been fulfilled! First, the Babylonish captivity; then the disorders and anarchy in a territory which the Jewish people inhabited, but which they were not strong enough to rule; then the siege of and destruction of Jerusalem under Titus with its accompanying horrors. Then the dispersion of the Jews among all the nations, the barbarous and inhuman persecutions they met with in the Middle Ages from priest and monarch alike: the Inquisition in Spain, the contempt and hatred which continued to be felt for them among more enlightened nations, as evidenced in Marlowe's 'Jew of Malta,' and Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice,' in the days of our own Queen Elizabeth. Only in our own age has a brighter day begun to dawn on them, and three thousand years of oppression, relieved only by the brief glories of David and his dynasty, are beginning to be compensated by a share in the world's rewards and honours. All evil things. Literally, all the evil word; or thing; every evil thing, that is, which had been foretold. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/23-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But just as כַּאֲשֶׁר־ (ka·’ă·šer-) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every good הַטּ֔וֹב (haṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good thing הַדָּבָ֣ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (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 your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative promised you דִּבֶּ֛ר (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 has come to pass, בָּ֤א (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 likewise כֵּן֩ (kên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus 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 will bring יָבִ֨יא (yā·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go upon you כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the calamity He has threatened, הָרָ֔ע (hā·rā‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while He has destroyed הַשְׁמִיד֣וֹ (haš·mî·ḏōw) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8045.htm">Strong's 8045: </a> To be exterminated or destroyed you אוֹתְכֶ֗ם (’ō·wṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case from מֵ֠עַל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against this הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, good הַטּוֹבָה֙ (haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good land הָאֲדָמָ֤ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land [He] יְהוָ֖ה (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 has given נָתַ֣ן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set you. לָכֶ֔ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_0.htm">Strong's 0: </a> 0 <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/23-15.htm">OT History: Joshua 23:15 It shall happen that as all (Josh. 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