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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Joshua
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 121,573 words · 331 reading sections
Joshua 8:15
Joshua 8:15 Ver. 15. And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them,.... Or smitten, as some of them might be in the pursuit: and fled by the way of the wilderness; not a barren desert, but, according to Kimchi and Ben Melech, a place for the pasture of cattle; though perhaps it is the same with th…
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Joshua 8:16 Ver. 16. And all the people that were in Ai [were] called together to pursue after them,.... Because the host of Israel was very numerous, it was judged proper that all the people in Ai should assist in pursuing them, not only to kill the more in the pursuit, but to carry off the spoil and prisoners they s…
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Joshua 8:17 Ver. 17. And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel that went not out after Israel,.... For as these two places were very near to each other, but a mile apart, they were in confederacy, and acted together, and could easily be called to the help of each other when required: though there is a difficulty ho…
211 wordsSECTION 124Joshua 8:18
Joshua 8:18 Ver. 18. And the Lord said unto Joshua, stretch out the spear that [is] in thy hand towards Ai,.... On which was a flag, as Abarbinel and Ben Melech think; and which is not improbable, and served for a signal for the ambush to come out and seize the city, as both they and Jarchi observe, as well as a signa…
2,418 wordsSECTION 125Joshua 9:1
Joshua 9:1 INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 9 This chapter gives an account of the combination of the several kings of Canaan against Israel, Jos 9:1; and of the craftiness of the Gibeonites, pretending they were ambassadors from a far country, and desired to enter into a league with Israel, which they obtained, Jos 9:3; but w…
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Joshua 9:2 Ver. 2. That they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel,.... Not at this time, but they met together to consult what was proper to be done in order to secure themselves, and their people, and put a stop to the successes of the arms of Israel; and for this purpose entered into al…
126 wordsSECTION 127Joshua 9:3
Joshua 9:3 Ver. 3. And when the inhabitants of Gibeon,.... A large and royal city, a metropolitan one, which had three others belonging to it, and under it, mentioned Jos 9:17; see Jos 10:2; no mention is made of any king over them, perhaps they were governed by elders, Jos 9:11. Though an Arabic writer {h} says, the …
147 wordsSECTION 128Joshua 9:4
Joshua 9:4 Ver. 4. And they did work wilily,.... Acted craftily, dealt in much cunning and subtlety; our version leaves out a very emphatic word, "also"; they also, as well as other nations, acted a cunning part, but in a different way; they did not enter into consultations and alliances with others, how to defend the…
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Joshua 9:5 Ver. 5. And old shoes and clouted upon their feet,.... Which being worn out, were patched with various pieces of leather: and old garments upon them; full of holes and rents, ragged and patched: and the bread of their provision was dry [and] mouldy; having been kept a long time, and unfit for use; or like…
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Joshua 9:6 Ver. 6. And they went to Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal,.... From whence it appears, that after Jericho and Ai were destroyed, the army of Israel returned to their encampment at Gilgal, Jos 5:10; and here they were when the Gibeonites applied to them: and said unto him, and to the men of Israel; not to th…
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Joshua 9:7 Ver. 7. And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites,.... Though they did not know them to be such, but as they afterwards appeared to be the Hivites, as the Gibeonites were, they are here so called, see Jos 11:19. The name signifies "serpents"; according to a Derash, or mystical exposition, mentioned by Kim…
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Joshua 9:8 Ver. 8. And they said unto Joshua, we [are] thy servants,.... Not that they meant to be subjects of his, and tributaries to him; but this they said in great humility and lowliness of mind, being willing to be or do anything he should enjoin them. Abarbinel observes, that this they proposed to Joshua singly,…
140 wordsSECTION 133Joshua 9:9
Joshua 9:9 Ver. 9. And they said unto him, from a very far country thy servants are come,.... Which they magnified and expressed in stronger terms than before, but were careful not to mention any country, lest such questions should be asked about it, their answers to which would betray them, but put it off by saying t…
248 wordsSECTION 134Joshua 9:10
Joshua 9:10 Ver. 10. And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that [were] beyond Jordan,.... On the other side of Jordan from Gilgal: to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan in Ashtaroth; the history of which see in Nu 21:21; they wisely took no notice of the miracle of dividing the waters of …
118 wordsSECTION 135Joshua 9:11
Joshua 9:11 Ver. 11. Wherefore our elders, and all the inhabitants of our country, spake unto us,.... They suggest, that their senate, or the states of their country, their principal men were convened, and that it was the unanimous voice of them, and of the people, that they should go on this embassy: saying, take vi…
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Joshua 9:12 Ver. 12. This our bread we took hot [for] our provision out of our houses,.... These are not the words of the elders to the messengers they sent, continued, but of the ambassadors to the Israelites, pointing to the bread they brought with them, which they pretended was newly baked and took hot out of the o…
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Joshua 9:13 Ver. 13. And these bottles of wine, which we filled, [were] new,.... That is, on the day they came out on their journey: and, behold, they be rent; which were owing to the long use that had been made of them, as they pretended: and these our garments, and our shoes, are become old by reason of the very l…
120 wordsSECTION 138Joshua 9:14
Joshua 9:14 Ver. 14. And the men took of their victuals,.... That is, the princes of Israel took thereof; not to eat of them, for it cannot be thought that such personages would eat of such dry and mouldy bread, and especially as they were now in a plentiful country, and possessed of the fruits of it; but to see wheth…
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Joshua 9:15 Ver. 15. And Joshua made peace with them,.... Upon the report the princes made of having examined what they had said, and which they found to be true, particularly concerning their victuals: and made a league with them, to let them live; and not destroy them as he did the Canaanites, and was ordered to do…
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Joshua 9:16 Ver. 16. And it came to pass at the end of three days, after they had made a league with them,.... The league seems to have been made the same day they came; the Gibeonites were no doubt in haste to have it concluded, lest they should be discovered; and Joshua, and the princes of Israel, took no pains, and…
206 wordsSECTION 141Joshua 9:17
Joshua 9:17 Ver. 17. And the children of Israel journeyed,.... Not the whole camp, for that still remained at Gilgal, and continued there until the Gibeonites in distress sent to them for assistance in virtue of the league, as appears from the following chapter; but a party of them, who were sent along with some of th…
219 wordsSECTION 142Joshua 9:18
Joshua 9:18 Ver. 18. And the children of Israel smote them not,.... The inhabitants of the four cities, when they came to them, though they found it to be a true report that was brought them of their being neighbours, and that they were imposed upon by them:because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them b…
2,153 wordsSECTION 143Joshua 10:1
Joshua 10:1 INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 10 This chapter treats of the combination of five kings against the Gibeonites, Jos 10:1; and of the application of the Gibeonites to Joshua, for assistance, in virtue of the league between them, which was granted, Jos 10:6; of the slaughter of the army by the kings of Israel, and c…
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Joshua 10:2 Ver. 2. That they feared greatly,.... The king of Jerusalem and his people, lest they should fall into the hands of the Israelites, and be used as Jericho and Ai, and the kings and inhabitants of them were, and that they would be the next that should fall a sacrifice to them; for Gibeon was fifty furlongs …
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Joshua 10:3 Ver. 3. Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron,.... Which, according to Jerom {d} was twenty two miles from Jerusalem; it was an ancient city built seven years before Zoan in Egypt; See Gill on "Ge 13:18" and See Gill on "Nu 13:22": and unto Piram king of Jarmuth; a city which…
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Joshua 10:4 Ver. 4. Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon,.... For which he thought himself not a match, not only because it was a great city, and full of mighty men, and had other cities subject to it, but because he might reasonably judge that Joshua would come to their assistance if possible, being…
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Joshua 10:5 Ver. 5. Therefore the five kings of the Amorites,.... For though they were chiefly Hittites that dwelt in Hebron, and Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; yet as the Amorites were the most powerful people in the land, and had dispersed themselves in the several parts of it, and seem to have the greatest auth…
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Joshua 10:6 Ver. 6. And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal,.... Which some think they did when besieged, and not before, which showed their faith in the power of God, whom they now professed; but it is not likely that they should defer sending for help so long, since it is reasonable to suppose t…
258 wordsSECTION 149Joshua 10:7
Joshua 10:7 Ver. 7. So Joshua ascended from Gilgal,.... Which lay low in the plains of Jericho: he and all the men of war with him; which must not be understood of the whole camp of Israel, which consisted of five hundred thousand fighting men at least; since such a number was unnecessary for this expedition, and cou…
130 wordsSECTION 150Joshua 10:8
Joshua 10:8 Ver. 8. And the Lord said unto Joshua,.... Either when upon the march, and while he was proceeding on in his journey to the assistance of the Gibeonites, or rather before he set out; and it is highly probable he consulted the Lord on this occasion, having, it may be, some doubt on his mind, whether he shou…
158 wordsSECTION 151Joshua 10:9
Joshua 10:9 Ver. 9. Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly,.... Which no doubt threw them into consternation and confusion: [and] went up from Gilgal all night; he chose the night for secrecy and surprise, and that he might be the sooner with the enemy, and to the assistance and relief of Gibeon; and as it was abou…
80 wordsSECTION 152Joshua 10:10
Joshua 10:10 Ver. 10. And the Lord discomfited them before Israel,.... Disturbed, troubled, and frightened them, at the appearance and presence of the people of Israel; they were thrown into terror and confusion upon their approach, being so sudden and unexpected: and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon; by th…
320 wordsSECTION 153Joshua 10:11
Joshua 10:11 Ver. 11. And it came to pass, as they fled before Israel, [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron,.... The descent of it on that side towards Azekah, and which was also a very narrow passage, of which Josephus {s} makes mention. The Jews say {t}, that the going down of Bethhoron was the place where the …
477 wordsSECTION 154Joshua 10:12
Joshua 10:12 Ver. 12. Then spake Joshua to the Lord,.... In prayer, and entreated as follows, that the sun and moon might stand still, until the victory was complete; though the Jewish writers interpret it of a song; so the Targum, then Joshua praised, or sung praise, as in the Targum on So 1:1; and which is approved …
5,490 wordsSECTION 155Joshua 11:1
Joshua 11:1 INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 11 This chapter relates how that the kings of the northern parts of Canaan combine together against Joshua, Jos 11:1; and that the Lord encouraged him to fight with them, and did deliver them into his hands, who, with all their people, were smitten by him, Jos 11:6; and how that he …
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Joshua 11:2 Ver. 2. And to the kings that [were] on the north of the mountains,.... Of Libanus and Antilibanus, with others near them; so Josephus {t} says, the kings about Lebanon being Canaanites, fought against them, i.e. the Israelites; for Lebanon lay to the north of the land: and of the plains south of Cinnerot…
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Joshua 11:3 Ver. 3. [And to] the Canaanites on the east and on the west,.... That is, that particular nation of the seven so called, part of which dwelt in the eastern part of the land, by the dead sea, and by the coast of Jordan, Nu 13:29; and others dwelt on the coast of the Mediterranean sea, which was to the west …
196 wordsSECTION 158Joshua 11:4
Joshua 11:4 Ver. 4. And they went out,.... The several kings and people sent to; these went out from the places they inhabited: they and all their hosts with them; the kings of those several places, with their armies: much people, even as the sand that [is] upon the seashore in multitude; a proverbial expression, to…
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Joshua 11:5 Ver. 5. And when all those kings were met together,.... At some certain place, which Jabin had appointed: they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom: Josephus {a} says it was at Berotha; perhaps it should be Merotha, a city of upper Galilee, not far from Cedesa, the same he elsewhere calls {b} …
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Joshua 11:6 Ver. 6. And the Lord said unto Joshua, be not afraid because of them,.... Of their number, of their horsemen, and of their scythed chariots; which might at first hearing occasion some fear and dread. And according to Josephus {f}, the multitude of them terrified both Joshua and the Israelites; and therefor…
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Joshua 11:7 Ver. 7. So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them,.... Being encouraged by the Lord, they set out with Joshua at the head of them, to fight the kings and their forces. It is highly probable that these were not the whole body of armed men in the camp of Israel, but a select company Jo…
135 wordsSECTION 162Joshua 11:8
Joshua 11:8 Ver. 8. And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel,.... The whole host, who either were killed or wounded, or put to flight: it was of the Lord that Israel was directed to make so quick a march, and come upon them so suddenly, and that they were off their guard, and unprovided for them, and so fel…
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Joshua 11:9 Ver. 9. And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him,.... Namely, in the following instances: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire; not consulting his own worldly interest or that of the people of Israel, but the command of God, which he carefully obeyed, and reserved none for hims…
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Joshua 11:10 Ver. 10. And Joshua at that time turned back and took Hazor,.... After he had chased the Canaanites to the places mentioned, he returned to Hazor, near to which Joshua first fell upon them, but through the pursuit he was led on many miles beyond it: Bunting says {w}, it was thirty two miles from Sidon: a…
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Joshua 11:11 Ver. 11. And they smote all the souls that [were] therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying [them],.... Men, women, and children: there was not any left to breathe; any human creature; for as for the cattle they were taken for a prey: and he burnt Hazor with fire; as he did Jericho and Ai, …
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Joshua 11:12 Ver. 12. And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them did Joshua take,.... As particularly Madon, Shimron, and Achshaph, with others which he marched unto, after he had burnt Hazor; in which he took their kings, whither they had fled, or else he had taken them before in the pursuit: and s…
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Joshua 11:13 Ver. 13. But as for the cities that stood still in their strength,.... Whose walls were not demolished when taken, as Kimchi and Jarchi interpret it, or that "stood upon their heaps" {y}; upon an eminence, being built on hills and mountains:Israel burned none of them; but reserved them for their own habit…
1,876 wordsSECTION 168Joshua 12:1
Joshua 12:1 INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 12 This chapter gives a short account of the conquests made by the Israelites, both in the times of Moses and of Joshua, and first of the kingdom of Sihon and Og on the other side Jordan, in the times of Moses, and which he gave to the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half trib…
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Joshua 12:2 Ver. 2. Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon,.... Which he took from the Moabites, and made his capital city, Nu 21:26; [and] ruled from Aroer, which [is] upon the bank of the river of Arnon; a city of Moab, which never fell into the hands of Sihon, and therefore he is said to rule from it but…
182 wordsSECTION 170Joshua 12:3
Joshua 12:3 Ver. 3. And from the plain,.... Or rather, "and the plain", the plains of Moab, which, before possessed by the Israelites, belonged to the kingdom of Sihon; and the plains of Jordan, which reached to the sea of Cinneroth on the east; the same with the lake of Gennesaret, and sea of Tiberias, mentioned in …
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Joshua 12:4 Ver. 4. And the coast of Og king of Bashan,.... The country that he reigned over, who was another king of the Amorites, smitten by Israel in the times of Moses: [which was] of the remnant of the giants; See Gill on "De 3:11": that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei; of which two places see De 1:4; it seems …
90 wordsSECTION 172Joshua 12:5
Joshua 12:5 Ver. 5. And reigned in Mount Hermon,.... That is, over all the people that inhabited that mount or dwelt under it, Jos 11:17, and adjacent to it, of which mountain, See Gill on "De 3:8" and See Gill on "De 3:9"; and in Salcah: which was a city belonging to the kingdom of Og, De 3:10; and in all Bashan; o…
172 wordsSECTION 173Joshua 12:6
Joshua 12:6 Ver. 6. Them did Moses the servant of the Lord, and the children of Israel, smite,.... That is, the inhabitants of those kingdoms they smote with the edge of the sword, and took possession of them, the history of which see in Nu 21:1; and Moses the servant of the Lord gave it; the whole dominion of the tw…
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Joshua 12:7 Ver. 7. And these [are] the kings of the country,.... After particularly named, Jos 12:9: which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west; that is, on the west of Jordan: from Baalgad, in the valley of Lebanon, even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; of which see J…
85 wordsSECTION 175Joshua 12:8
Joshua 12:8 Ver. 8. In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country,.... Which is a description of the whole land of Canaan; some parts of which were hills and mountains, others vales and champaign fields; others were dry and barren, and othe…
112 wordsSECTION 176Joshua 12:9
Joshua 12:9 Ver. 9. The king of Jericho, one,.... Who was first taken, and so named first, Jos 6:21; the king of Ai, which [is] beside Bethel, one; who was next taken and though Bethel was so near Ai, it had a king of its own, after mentioned, see Jos 7:1.…
54 wordsSECTION 177Joshua 12:10
Joshua 12:10 Ver. 10. The king of Jerusalem, one,.... Whose name was Adonizedek, and was one of the five kings taken and hanged, Jos 10:1; the king of Hebron, one; another of the five kings, whose name was Hoham, Jos 10:3.…
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Joshua 12:11 Ver. 11. The king of Jarmuth, one,.... Whose name was Piram, a third of the five kings before observed, Jos 10:3; the king of Lachish, one; another of them, whose name was Japhia, Jos 10:3.…
40 wordsSECTION 179Joshua 12:12
Joshua 12:12 Ver. 12. The king of Eglon, one,.... The last of the five kings, and his name was Debir, Jos 10:3; the king of Gezer, one; who came up to help Lachish, and his name was Horam, Jos 10:33. Joshua 12:13Ver. 13. The king of Debir, one,.... The same with Kirjathsepher, of which place, See Gill on "Jos 10:38";…
1,686 wordsSECTION 180Joshua 13:1
Joshua 13:1 INTRODUCTION JOSHUA 13 In this chapter Joshua is informed by the Lord, or put in mind, that part of the land of Canaan remained unconquered, and which it was; and is directed to divide the whole land among the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, Jos 13:1; and since the two tribes of Reuben and Ga…
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