Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 18:26
And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
26. 4. Mizpeh ] Not the same as the Mizpeh of ch. Jos 15:38, but either ( a) the modern Neby Samwl, or ( b) the tower of Scopus. Here ( a) the war against Benjamin was resolved on (Judges 20.); here ( b) Samuel judged the people (1Sa 7:5-15), and ( c) chose Saul as king (1Sa 10:17). 5. Chephirah, see note above, Jos 9:17; Joshua 6. Mozah and
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 26. And Mizpeh] This place is celebrated in the sacred writings. Here the people were accustomed to assemble often in the presence of the Lord, as in the deliberation concerning the punishment to be inflicted on the men of Gibeah, for the abuse of the Levite’s wife. Jdg 20:1-3. Samuel assembled the people here to exhort them to renounce their idolatry, 1Sa 7:5-6. In this same place Saul was chosen to be king, 1Sa 10:17. It was deemed a sacred place among the Israelites; for we find, from 1Mac 3:46, that the Jews assembled here to seek God, when their enemies were in possession of the temple.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And Mizpeh,…. Frequent mention is made of Mizpeh in Scripture; according to Fuller t, it was about eight miles from Gibeah; it was near Ramathon, which Josephus says u was forty furlongs from Jerusalem;
and Chephirah was one of the cities subject to Gibeon, Jos 9:17.
and Mozah; there was a place called Motza, near to Jerusalem, where they used to go to get willows at the feast of tabernacles w.
t Pisgah-Sight, B. 2. c. 12. p. 209. u Antiqu. l. 8. c. 12. sect. 3. w Misn. Succah, c. 4. sect. 5.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
26. Mizpeh Probably the modern Neby Samwil. See note on 1Sa 7:5.
Chephirah See Jos 9:17.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Mizpeh: Situated not far from Rama, forty stadia from Jerusalem. Jdg 10:17
Chephirah: Jos 9:17, Ezr 2:25
Reciprocal: Jos 11:3 – land Jdg 19:13 – Gibeah Jdg 20:1 – in Mizpeh 1Ki 15:22 – Mizpah 2Ch 16:6 – Mizpah