Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.
Now Joshua was old and stricken in years. He was probably more than 100 years old; because the conquest and survey of the land occupied about 7 years, the partition one; and he died at the age of 110 years (Joshua 24:29). The distribution, as well as the conquer of the land, was included in the mission of Joshua; and his advanced age supplied a special reason for entering on the immediate discharge of that duty-namely, of allocating Canaan among the tribes of Israel, not only the parts already won, but those also which were still to be conquered.