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Joshua 1:17

Joshua 1:17
According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

According as we have hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee,.... Not right or wrong, but in all things that were according to the laws and will of God made known to them; and…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Only the Lord thy God be with thee - Provided God be with thee, as he was with Moses, we will implicitly obey thee. The words however may mean no more than an earnest prayer for Joshua's prosperity:…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 1:16-18

This answer was given not by the two tribes and a half only (though they are spoken of immediately before), but by the officers of all the people (Jos 1:10), as their representatives, concurring with…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

only the Lord thy God The promise of the Two Tribes and a Half closes with the same call to trust and confidence in the Most High, which God Himself had already addressed to Joshua.