Joshua 21:43 “Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fath…”

Joshua 21:43

Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

So the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

So the Lord gaue vnto Israel all ye land, which hee had sworne to giue vnto their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah giveth to Israel the whole of the land which He hath sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;

Bible in Basic English

So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he gave by oath to their fathers; so it became their heritage and their living-place.

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Cross references

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

Genesis 13:15 Genesis 28:4 Exodus 23:27–31 Psalm 106:42–45 Psalm 44:3 Genesis 15:13–21

Genesis 13:15 · BSB

for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.

Genesis 28:4 · BSB

And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

Exodus 23:27–31 · BSB

I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.

Psalm 106:42–45 · BSB

Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand.

Psalm 44:3 · BSB

For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

Genesis 15:13–21 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

Also

Deuteronomy 11:31 Deuteronomy 17:14 Deuteronomy 34:4

Deuteronomy 11:31 · BSB

For you are about to cross the Jordan to enter and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you. When you take possession of it and settle in it,

Deuteronomy 17:14 · BSB

When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”

Deuteronomy 34:4 · BSB

And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

42Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

44And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

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