Joshua Chapter 1

Joshua Chapter 1
1 Now after the death of Moses the
servant of the Lord, the Lord spake unto
Joshua the son of Nun, Moses minister,
saying,
2 Moses my servant is dead: now
therefore arise, go over this Jordan,
thou, and all this people, unto the land
which I give them, that is, to the
children of Israel.
3 Every place that the sole of your foot
shall tread upon, have I given you, as I
said unto Moses.
4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon
even unto the great river, the river
Perath: all the land of the Hittites, even
unto the great sea toward the going down
of the sun, shall be your coast.
5 There shall not a man be able to
withstand thee all the days of thy life: as
I was with Moses, so will I be with
thee: I will not leave thee, nor forsake
thee. 6 Be strong and of a good courage:
for unto this people shalt thou divide the
land for an inheritance, which I swear
unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be
thou strong, and of a most valiant
courage, that thou mayest observe and do
according to all the law which Moses
my servant hath commanded thee: thou
shalt not turn away from it to the right
hand, nor to the left, that thou mayest
prosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 Let not this book of the law depart out
of thy mouth, but meditate therein day
and night, that thou mayest observe and
do according to all that is written
therein: for then shalt thou make thy way
prosperous, and then shalt thou have
good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee, saying,
Be strong and of a good courage, fear
not, nor be discouraged? For I the Lord
thy God will be with thee, whithersoever
thou goest.
10 Then Joshua commanded the officers
of the people, saying,
11 Pass through the host, and command
the people, saying, Prepare you victuals:
for after three days ye shall pass over
this Jordan, to go in to possess the land,
which the Lord your God giveth you to
possess it. 12 And unto the Reubenites,
and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe
of Manasseh spake Joshua, saying,
13 Remember the word, which Moses
the servant of the Lord commanded you,
saying, The Lord your God hath given
you rest, and hath given you this land.
14 Your wives, your children, and your
cattle shall remain in the land which
Moses gave you on this side Jordan: but
ye shall go over before your brethren
armed, all that be men of war, and shall
help them,
15 Until the Lord have given your
brethren rest, as well as to you, and until
they also shall possess the land, which
the Lord your God giveth them: then
shall ye return unto the land of your
possession and shall possess it, which
land Moses the Lord’s servant gave you
on this side Jordan toward the sun rising.
16 Then they answered Joshua, saying,
All that thou hast commanded us, we
will do, and whithersoever thou sendest
us, we will go.
17 As we obeyed Moses in all things, so
will we obey thee: only the Lord thy
God be with thee, as he was with
Moses.
18 Whosoever shall rebel against thy
commandment, and will not obey thy
words in all that thou commandest him,
let him be put to death: only be strong
and of good courage.