Jos 23:1, 2Sa 7:1, 2Ch 14:6-7, 15:15, Job 34:29, Pro 16:7, Joh 14:27 | ESV | STEP | A long time afterward , when the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies , and Joshua was old and well advanced in years ,

h[See ver. 6 above]

i ch. 14:7; 20:30

j[Gen. 26:28; 2 Chr. 17:10]

k ch. 20:19, 21, 26; Luke 24:36

l ch. 16:33; Col. 3:15; [Eph. 2:17; Phil. 4:7]

m ver. 1

n 2 Tim. 1:7

Joshua 23:1

Joshua’s Charge to Israel’s Leaders

1 A long time afterward, when the Lord had given ^arest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and Joshua ^bwas old and well advanced in years,

2 Samuel 7:1

The Lord’s Covenant with David

1 ^cNow when the king lived in his house and the Lord ^dhad given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,

2 Chronicles 14:6-7

6 He built ^efortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest. He had no war in those years, ^ffor the Lord gave him peace. 7 And he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with ^gwalls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God. We have sought him, ^hand he has given us peace on every side.” So they built and prospered.

2 Chronicles 15:15

15 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, ⁱand the Lord gave them rest all around.

Job 34:29

29 When he is quiet, who can condemn?
When he hides his face, who can behold him,
whether it be a nation or a man?—

Proverbs 16:7

7 When a man’s ways please the Lord,
^jhe makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

John 14:27

27 ^kPeace I leave with you; ^lmy peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. ^mLet not your hearts be troubled, neither ⁿlet them be afraid.