"And Joshua called for all Israel, {and} for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their offic…" — Joshua 23:2

Joshua 23:2 · KJV

“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:”

— Joshua 23:2

Verse 1

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. {stricken...: Heb. come into days}

Verse 3

And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God {is} he that hath fought for you.

Joshua 23 — Context

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. {stricken...: Heb. come into days}

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:

And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God {is} he that hath fought for you.

Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. {westward: Heb. at the sunset}

Cross References

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.

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. {possession: or, cattle} {and of...: or, and his sons} {officers: or, eunuchs}

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.

Acts 20:17-35

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.