And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
The LORD gave them peace and rest on all sides, just as he had promised their ancestors. Not one of their enemies could stand against them; the LORD handed over all their enemies to them.
God fulfilled his promise by giving the Israelites complete victory and peace in the promised land, just as he had sworn to their ancestors.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes at the end of Joshua's conquest of Canaan, after the Israelites had defeated the major Canaanite armies and divided the land among the twelve tribes. It represents the fulfillment of God's covenant promise made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob centuries earlier that their descendants would possess this land. The 'rest' refers to both military victory and the cessation of major warfare as the Israelites settled into their inheritance.
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