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Joshua 23:1–2

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Joshua’s Farewell to the Leaders

23After a long time had passed and the Lord had given Israel resth from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then a very old man,i 2summoned all Israel—their elders,j leaders, judges and officialsk—and said to them: “I am very old.l

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  1. hSee Dt 12:9; Jos 21:44
  2. iSee Jos 13:1
  3. jSee Jos 7:6
  4. kJos 24:1
  5. lSee Jos 13:1

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

A long time afterward, when the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua was old and well advanced in years, 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A long time after the Lord had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, Joshua was old, advanced in age. So Joshua summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in age,

NLTNew Living Translation

The years passed, and the Lord had given the people of Israel rest from all their enemies. Joshua, who was now very old, called together all the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel. He said to them, “I am now a very old man.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it happened, after a long time, after Yahweh had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and after Joshua was old and well-advanced in years, Joshua summoned all Israel, their elders, heads, judges, and officials, and he said to them, “I am old and well-advanced in years,

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. 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: