Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
Parallel translations
- WEB After these things, Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.
- KJV And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
- NKJV Now it came to pass after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being one hundred and ten years old.
- NASB Now it came about after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being 110 years old.
- NLT After this, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110.
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Quick answer
After these events Joshua, the servant of Yahweh, dies at the age of one hundred ten. It matters because it marks the faithful end of a great leader's life.
Overview
Joshua's death closes the era of the conquest, and he is honored with the title 'servant of Yahweh,' the same given to Moses. His long life and faithful leadership leave Israel established in the land. Like Moses, Joshua points beyond himself to the greater leader, Jesus (whose name is the Greek form of Joshua), who brings God's people into their true and eternal inheritance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Judg 2:8And Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
- Ps 115:17It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
- Deut 34:5So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said.
- Gen 50:26So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.
- Gen 50:22Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.
- 2 Tim 4:7–8I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- Rev 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
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Joshua — the same name as Jesus, 'the LORD saves' — leads God's people into their inheritance, a shadow of the greater Joshua who brings us into the true rest and the promised land that remains.
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