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: Aramaic Bible in Plain English 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 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. 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. Douay-Rheims Bible Josue 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: 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. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version and 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; Majority Standard Bible he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said, 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. NET Bible So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: "I am very old. 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; 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. 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; 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 Joshua 24:1 Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God. Joshua 23:3 "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. 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 (2) Joshua called for all Israel (i.e., first). . . for their elders . . . heads . . . judges, and . . . officers.--The first "and" in the English Version of this verse should be omitted. 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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