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Joshua 14:8
Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the Lord my God. (Joshua 14:8)
I wholly followed.
Literally, “I fulfilled after.” The LXX reads, “I applied myself to follow.” The words give the idea of a traveler, who, intent upon following his guide, walks so closely in his steps as to leave hardly any space between. The value of the character of a man becomes manifest when, despite others’ failures, he stands for principle. Such was the character of Caleb.