Joshua 23:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 23:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 23:9 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand be..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 23:9 — KJV
“For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. For the LORD...: or, Then the LORD will drive”
— Joshua 23:9 (KJV)
Joshua 23:9 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 23:9
“Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 23:9: lord, hath, before
“Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 23:9: lord, before, great
“And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,”
Shares key themes with Joshua 23:9: lord, hath, driven
“Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 23:9: lord, great, able
“But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 23:9: lord, hath, stand
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