TheWay BibleJoshua KJV
Old Testament · 24 chapters · 658 verses · about 1 hour and 34 minutes to read
Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan and into Canaan, beginning at Jericho. The land is taken and divided among the tribes, and not one word of God's promise fails.
Author: Joshua, by long-standing traditionTraditionally dated about 1370 BCTheme: taking the land
Chapters
Outline of Joshua
Key verses
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Well-known verses in Joshua
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.
And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
How long Joshua is
Chapters: 24Verses: 658Words: about 18,853Read in: about 1 hour and 34 minutesLongest chapter: Joshua 15 (63 verses)
Joshua is the 6th book of the Bible and the 6th of the Old Testament, between Deuteronomy and Judges. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of Joshua?
Joshua, by long-standing tradition.
When was Joshua written?
It is traditionally dated about 1370 BC.
What is the book of Joshua about?
Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan and into Canaan, beginning at Jericho. The land is taken and divided among the tribes, and not one word of God's promise fails.
How long is Joshua?
Joshua has 24 chapters and 658 verses in the King James Version — about 18,853 words.
How long does it take to read Joshua?
about 1 hour and 34 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in Joshua?
24.
How many verses are in Joshua?
658.
What is the longest chapter in Joshua?
Joshua 15, with 63 verses. The shortest is Joshua 20, with 9.
Where is Joshua in the Bible?
Joshua is the 6th book of the Bible and the 6th of the Old Testament, between Deuteronomy and Judges.
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