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When they had made this answer, and Phineas had commended them for
it, he came to Joshua, and explained before the people what answer they
had received. Now Joshua was glad that he was under no necessity of setting
them in array, or of leading them to shed blood, and make war against men
of their own kindred; and accordingly he offered sacrifices of thanksgiving
to God for the same. So Joshua after that dissolved this great assembly
of the people, and sent them to their own inheritances, while he himself
lived in Shechem. But in the twentieth year after this, when he was very
old, he sent for those of the greatest dignity in the several cities, with
those in authority, and the senate, and as many of the common people as
could be present; and when they were come, he put them in mind of all the
benefits God had bestowed on them, which could not but be a great many,
since from a low estate they were advanced to so great a degree of glory
and plenty; and exhorted them to take notice of the intentions of God,
which had been so gracious towards them; and told them that the Deity would
continue their friend by nothing else but their piety; and that it was
proper for him, now that he was about to depart out of this life, to leave
such an admonition to them; and he desired that they would keep in memory
this his exhortation to them.
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