Joshua 23:1 meaning and explanation
A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
Joshua 23:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Joshua 23 opens with a setting rather than a command. The narrator notes that a long time has passed since the LORD gave Israel rest from the enemies around them, so the wars of conquest are largely over and the land has been settled.
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