Joshua 21:43
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 21:43 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 21:43 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 21:43 — KJV
“And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.”
— Joshua 21:43 (KJV)
Joshua 21:43 in Context — About the Book of Joshua
Joshua is the book of possessed promises. After Moses' death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, around Jericho's walls, and into the inheritance God swore to Abraham. It is a manual for courage — God's command to be strong and courageous frames the whole conquest.
Cross-References for Joshua 21:43
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 21:43: lord, israel, land
“And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 21:43: lord, land, sware
“And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,”
Shares key themes with Joshua 21:43: lord, land, sware
“Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. set: Heb. given”
Shares key themes with Joshua 21:43: lord, land, sware
“The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them. succeeded: Heb. inherited stead: or, room”
Shares key themes with Joshua 21:43: lord, gave, israel
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