Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version summoned all Israel—their elders, leaders, judges and officials—and said to them: “I am very old. New Living Translation called together all the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel. He said to them, “I am now a very old man. English Standard Version Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders and heads, its judges and officers, and said to them, “I am now old and well advanced in years. Berean Standard Bible he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said, King James Bible And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: New King James Version And Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers, and said to them: “I am old, advanced in age. New American Standard Bible that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, their heads, their judges, and their officers, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in years. NASB 1995 that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and their heads and their judges and their officers, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in years. NASB 1977 that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and their heads and their judges and their officers, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in years. Legacy Standard Bible that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and their heads and their judges and their officers, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in years. Amplified Bible that Joshua called all Israel, their elders and their heads and their judges and their officers, and said to them, “I am old and advanced in years. Christian Standard Bible So Joshua summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in age, Holman Christian Standard Bible So Joshua summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers, and said to them, “I am old, getting on in years, American Standard Version that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and well stricken in years: Contemporary English Version One day he called a meeting of the leaders of the tribes of Israel, including the old men, the judges, and the officials. Then he told them: I am now very old. English Revised Version that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and well stricken in years: GOD'S WORD® Translation So he called all the leaders, chiefs, judges, and officers of Israel together. He said to them, "I am old, near the end of my life. Good News Translation so he called all Israel, the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of the people, and said, "I am very old now. International Standard Version Joshua called together all Israel, including their leaders, officials, judges, and tribal officers. He told them, "I am old now after having lived many years. Majority Standard Bible he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said, NET Bible So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: "I am very old. New Heart English Bible that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said to them, "I am old and well advanced in years. Webster's Bible Translation And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said to them, I am old and advanced in age: World English Bible Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said to them, “I am old and well advanced in years. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Joshua calls for all Israel, for his elderly, and for his heads, and for his judges, and for his authorities, and says to them, “I have become old; I have entered into days; Young's Literal Translation and Joshua calleth for all Israel, for its elders, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and saith unto them, 'I have become old; I have entered into days; Smith's Literal Translation And Joshua will call to all Israel, to his old men and to his heads and to his judges and to his scribes, and he will say to them, I have become old; I came into days: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleJosue called for all Israel, and for the elders, and for the princes, and for the judges, and for the masters, and said to them: I am old, and far advanced in years: Catholic Public Domain Version Joshua called all of Israel, and those greater by birth, and the leaders and rulers and teachers, and he said to them: “I am elderly and advanced in age. New American Bible he summoned all Israel, including their elders, leaders, judges, and officers, and said to them: “I am old and advanced in years. New Revised Standard Version Joshua summoned all Israel, their elders and heads, their judges and officers, and said to them, “I am now old and well advanced in years; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Joshua summoned all Israel, their elders, their heads, their judges, and their scribes, and said to them, I am old and well advanced in years; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yeshua called all Israel, its Elders and its Leaders and its Judges and its Scribes, and he said to them: “I am old and am advanced in years OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said unto them: 'I am old and well stricken in years. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Joshua called together all the children of Israel, and their elders, and their chiefs, and their judges, and their officers; and said to them, I am old and advanced in years. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joshua's Charge to Leaders1A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years, 2he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said, 3“and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.… Cross References Deuteronomy 31:28-30 Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them. / For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.” / Then Moses recited aloud to the whole assembly of Israel the words of this song from beginning to end: 1 Kings 2:1-3 As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon, / “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man. / And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn, Acts 20:17-38 From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. / When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia. / I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews. ... 2 Timothy 4:6-8 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. / I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. / From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing. 2 Peter 1:12-15 Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have. / I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body, / because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. ... Genesis 49:1-2 Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come: / Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel. 1 Samuel 12:1-5 Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king. / Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day. / Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.” ... 2 Samuel 23:1-2 These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel: / The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue. 1 Chronicles 28:1-8 Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor. / Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it, / but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has shed blood.’ ... 2 Chronicles 24:15-16 When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130. / And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple. Psalm 71:18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come. Psalm 78:5-7 For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children, / that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children / that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments. Isaiah 46:4 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. Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. / Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Luke 22:25-27 So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors. / But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. / For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves. Treasury of Scripture And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said to them, I am old and stricken in age: all Israel Joshua 24:1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. Deuteronomy 31:28 Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them. 1 Chronicles 28:1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. Jump to Previous Advanced Age Authorities Chiefs Elders Entered Heads Israel Joshua Judges Leaders Officers Officials Overseers Responsible Stricken SummonedJump to Next Advanced Age Authorities Chiefs Elders Entered Heads Israel Joshua Judges Leaders Officers Officials Overseers Responsible Stricken SummonedJoshua 23 1. Joshua's exhortation before his death3. by former benefits 5. by promises 11. and by threatenings So Joshua summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers So Joshua summoned The act of summoning here is significant, as it indicates a formal gathering initiated by Joshua. The Hebrew root for "summoned" is קָרָא (qara), which means to call out or proclaim. This is not a casual meeting but a deliberate assembly with a purpose. Joshua, as the leader appointed by God, is exercising his authority to bring together the people of Israel. This reflects the importance of leadership in guiding God's people and the responsibility of leaders to communicate God's will. all Israel including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers And said unto them . . .--The address which follows should be contrasted with that in Joshua 24. The first is suited to men of education, authority, and position in Israel, and concerns the duty of the rulers; the second contains one plain lesson for all the people, and makes no demand upon their intellect, nor does it require any position of influence or authority to carry out the instructions which it gives. Verse 2. - All Israel. By their representatives, as subsequently mentioned. For their officers (see Joshua 1:10). In the original the pronoun is in the singular throughout (see note on Joshua 6:25). And said unto them. This speech is not, as Calvin, Maurer, and others have suggested, the same as that in ch. 24. (see notes there). Maurer believed that he was the first to entertain this idea, but he has been anticipated by Calvin. It consists largely of quotations from Deuteronomy.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew [he]יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites summoned וַיִּקְרָ֤א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc including its elders, לִזְקֵנָיו֙ (liz·qê·nāw) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2205: Old leaders, וּלְרָאשָׁ֔יו (ū·lə·rā·šāw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head judges, וּלְשֹׁפְטָ֖יו (ū·lə·šō·p̄ə·ṭāw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate and officers. וּלְשֹֽׁטְרָ֑יו (ū·lə·šō·ṭə·rāw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7860: A scribe, an official superintendent, magistrate “I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am old זָקַ֔נְתִּי (zā·qan·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2204: To be or become old [and] advanced בָּ֖אתִי (bā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go in years,” בַּיָּמִֽים׃ (bay·yā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day he said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Joshua 23:2 NIVJoshua 23:2 NLT Joshua 23:2 ESV Joshua 23:2 NASB Joshua 23:2 KJV Joshua 23:2 BibleApps.com Joshua 23:2 Biblia Paralela Joshua 23:2 Chinese Bible Joshua 23:2 French Bible Joshua 23:2 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 23:2 That Joshua called for all Israel (Josh. 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