1. Joshua 23:8 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does it mean to cling to the LORD?

Joshua 23:8 (ESV)

8 but you shall cling to the LORD your God just as you have done to this day.

The Hebrew word translated as cling can also be translated as hold fast. It conveys the idea of extreme closeness to God (Deuteronomy 4:4; Deuteronomy 10:20; Deuteronomy 11:22; Deuteronomy 13:4; Joshua 22:5; 2 Kings 18:6; Psalm 63:8). In fact, the Greek translation of the Old Testament (LXX) translates this word as glue or cement.1