9 "The Lord has driven out before you great and powerful nations; to this day no one has been able to withstand you.
9 For the Lord has driven out before you great and strong nations. And as for you, no man has been able to stand before you to this day.
9 "God has driven out superpower nations before you. And up to now, no one has been able to stand up to you.
9 For the Lord has driven out from before you great and strong nations; but as for you, no one has been able to stand against you to this day.
9 "For the Lord has driven out great and powerful nations for you, and no one has yet been able to defeat you.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joshua 23:9
Commentary on Joshua 23:1-10
(Read Joshua 23:1-10)
Joshua was old and dying, let them observe what he said now. He put them in mind of the great things God had done for them in his days. He exhorted them to be very courageous. Keep with care, do with diligence, and regard with sincerity what is written. Also, very cautiously to endeavour that the heathen idolatry may be forgotten, so that it may never be revived. It is sad that among Christians the names of the heathen gods are so commonly used, and made so familiar as they are. Joshua exhorts them to be very constant. There might be many things amiss among them, but they had not forsaken the Lord their God; the way to make people better, is to make the best of them.