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The End of an Era

When Joshua dismissed[a] the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory,[b] intending to take possession of the land. The people worshiped[c] the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men[d] who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed[e] all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.[f] Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of 110.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 2:6 tn Or “sent away.”
  2. Judges 2:6 tn Heb “the Israelites went each to his inheritance.”
  3. Judges 2:7 tn Or “served”; or “followed.”
  4. Judges 2:7 tn Or perhaps “elders,” which could be interpreted to mean “leaders.”
  5. Judges 2:7 tn Heb “all the days of Joshua and all the days of the old men who outlived him, who had seen.”
  6. Judges 2:7 tn Heb “the great work of the Lord which he had done for Israel.”