Joshua 23:4

Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.

Cross-reference

Joshua 13:2 Historical context

Joshua 13:2 lists the specific remaining nations that Joshua divided by lot, providing the geographical details behind the summary in 23:4.

Joshua 13:6 Prophetic fulfillment

In Joshua 13:6, God commands Joshua to divide the remaining land by lot — a command that Joshua executes in 23:4.

Joshua 13:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 13:7 repeats God's command to divide the land among the tribes, which Joshua carries out in 23:4.

Joshua 18:10 Historical context

Joshua 18:10 describes the actual casting of lots in Shiloh, the specific event Joshua refers to in 23:4.

Numbers 34:6 Historical context

Numbers 34:6 defines the western border as the Great Sea, matching Joshua 23:4's 'even unto the great sea westward.'

Deuteronomy 12:29 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 12:29 promises God will cut off nations before Israel — a prophecy fulfilled in Joshua 23:4's division of the remaining land.

Psalm 105:44 summarizes God giving Israel the lands of the nations — the same event Joshua describes in 23:4 as dividing the land by lot.

Ezekiel 20:28 recounts Israel's later idolatry in the land God gave them — contrasting with Joshua's faithful division of that land in 23:4.

Acts 13:19 Allusion

Acts 13:19 recounts God giving the land as inheritance after destroying seven nations — directly echoing the promise here.