Joshua 1:18
in Joshua 1Anyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words, all that you command him, will be put to death. Above all, be strong and courageous!”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Whosoever he be that shall rebel against thy commandment, and shall not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of good courage.
KJV
Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
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This verse in Joshua 1
Commentary
6 notes on this verseHe shall be put to death - This was martial law; he who disobeyed the command of his general should be put to death. To this the people agreed, and it was essentially necessary in order that proper discipline should be kept up in this great army. By insubordination their fathers had suffered much in the wilderness; they rejected the authority of Moses, mutinied and made themselves a leader to conduct them back to Egypt. (See Num 14:4). And Joshua himself, for attempting to encourage them against their fears, was near being stoned to death.
This site's exposition
So they answered Joshua
on Joshua 1:16-18
The answer carries a condition inside it. Their prayer, “may the LORD your God be with you, as He was with Moses”, rests their obedience on the promise of verse 5. The chapter closes with the people saying to Joshua what God had said to him, “be strong and courageous”.
This site's exposition
will be put to death
Clarke calls this martial law and sets it against Numbers 14:4, where the fathers wanted a captain to lead them back to Egypt. Joshua was nearly stoned. Henry records a reading that links the penalty to the prophet like Moses at Deuteronomy 18:18-19, with Joshua as a type of Christ.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Some think that in this statute they had an eye to that law concerning the prophet God would raise up like unto Moses, which they think, though it refer chiefly to Christ, yet takes in Joshua by the way as a type of him, that whosoever would not hearken to him should be cut off from his people.
Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment,....
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the L ORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Honour is here put upon Joshua, and great power lodged in his hand, by him that is the fountain of honour and power, and by whom kings reign.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אִ֞ישׁ | ʾish | person | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יַמְרֶ֣ה | yamreh | he will rebel toward | H4784 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פִּ֗יךָ | pikha | mouth your | H6310 → | 498 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִשְׁמַ֧ע | yishma' | he will obey | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דְּבָרֶ֛יךָ | devareikha | words your | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| לְכֹ֥ל | lekhol | to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תְּצַוֶּ֖נּוּ | tetzavvenu | you will command him | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יוּמָ֑ת | yumat | he will be put to death | H4191 → | 839 times |
| רַ֖ק | rak | only | H7535 → | 109 times |
| חֲזַ֥ק | chazak | be strong | H2388 → | 291 times |
| וֶאֱמָֽץ׃ פ | veematz | and be bold | H553 → | 41 times |
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אִ֞ישׁperson
ʾishH376 →1663 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יַמְרֶ֣הhe will rebel toward
yamrehH4784 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
פִּ֗יךָmouth your
pikhaH6310 →498 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִשְׁמַ֧עhe will obey
yishma'H8085 →1159 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דְּבָרֶ֛יךָwords your
devareikhaH1697 →1440 times
לְכֹ֥לto all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
תְּצַוֶּ֖נּוּyou will command him
tetzavvenuH6680 →494 times
יוּמָ֑תhe will be put to death
yumatH4191 →839 times
רַ֖קonly
rakH7535 →109 times
חֲזַ֥קbe strong
chazakH2388 →291 times
וֶאֱמָֽץ׃ פand be bold
veematzH553 →41 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
it leads to
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ephesians 6:13–18
Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
- Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- Joshua 1:9
Through
Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
it leads to
- Genesis 28:15
Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what…
- Jeremiah 1:7–8
But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
- Psalms 27:1–2
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Genesis 28:15
Through
Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
it leads to
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Philippians 4:13
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.