"And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt t…" — Joshua 21:43

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

Verse 42

These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus {were} all these cities.

Verse 44

And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

Joshua 21 — Context

All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel {were} forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus {were} all these cities.

And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

Cross References

Genesis 13:15

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Psalms 106:42-45

Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

Exodus 23:27-31

I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. {backs: Heb. neck}

Genesis 28:4

And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. {wherein...: Heb. of thy sojournings}

Psalms 44:3

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

Genesis 15:13-21

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land {that is} not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

Genesis 28:13-14

And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I {am} the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

Exodus 3:8

And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.