Joshua 1:16

Jos 1:16 And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.

Ver. 16. And they answered. ] Not the two tribes and half only, but the whole people promise homage and fidelity to Joshua, and wish well to his government.

All that thou commandest us. ] A promise as large as that of Laelius in Lucan made to Caesar,

“ Iussa sequi tam velle mihi quam posse necesse est. ”