the Lord: Joshua 11:23, Joshua 21:44, Joshua 22:4; Psalms 46:9
waxed old: Joshua 13:1; Genesis 25:8; Deuteronomy 31:2
stricken in age: Heb. come into days
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Joshua 23:1
Joshua 23:1
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