10 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
10 One of you routs a thousand, because the Lord your God fights for you, just as he promised.
10 One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the Lord your God who fights for you, just as he promised you.
10 Think of it - one of you, single-handedly, putting a thousand on the run! Because God is God, your God. Because he fights for you, just as he promised you.
10 One man of you shall chase a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, as He promised you.
10 Each one of you will put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the Lord your God fights for you, just as he has promised.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joshua 23:10
Commentary on Joshua 23:1-10
(Read Joshua 23:1-10)
Joshua was old and dying, let them observe what he said now. He put them in mind of the great things God had done for them in his days. He exhorted them to be very courageous. Keep with care, do with diligence, and regard with sincerity what is written. Also, very cautiously to endeavour that the heathen idolatry may be forgotten, so that it may never be revived. It is sad that among Christians the names of the heathen gods are so commonly used, and made so familiar as they are. Joshua exhorts them to be very constant. There might be many things amiss among them, but they had not forsaken the Lord their God; the way to make people better, is to make the best of them.