Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 10:36
And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
36. unto Hebron ] which lay next in a tolerably direct line. He is said to have “gone up” to it, for, in order to invest it, he had to march from the plain to the hill country.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 36. – 37. Hebron – and the king thereof] See the note on Jos 10:3. From Jos 10:23 we learn that the king of Hebron was one of those five whom Joshua slew and hanged on five trees at Makkedah. How then can it be said that he slew the king of Hebron when he took the city, which was some days after the transactions at Makkedah? Either this slaying of the king of Hebron must refer to what had already been done, or the Hebronites, finding that their king fell in battle, had set up another in his place; which was the king Joshua slew, after he had taken the city and its dependencies, as is related Jos 10:37.
It appears that the city of Hebron had fallen back into the hands of the Canaanites, for it was again taken from them by the tribe of Judah, Jdg 1:10. Debir had also fallen into their hands, for it was reconquered by Othniel, the son-in-law of Caleb, Jdg 1:11-13. The manner in which Calmet accounts for this is very natural: Joshua, in his rapid conquests, contented himself with taking, demolishing, and burning those cities; but did not garrison any of them, for fear of weakening his army. In several instances no doubt the scattered Canaanites returned, repeopled, and put those cities in a state of defence. Hence the Israelites were obliged to conquer them a second time. This is a more rational way of accounting for these things, than that which supposes that the first chapter of Judges gives the more detailed account of the transactions recorded here; for there it is expressly said, that these transactions took place after the death of Joshua, (see Jdg 1:1), and consequently cannot be the same that are mentioned here.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Which though they took and killed all its inhabitants, yet they did not keep it; and therefore when Joshua and his army had forsaken it, and were returned to Gilgal, it seems the giants and other Canaanites being burnt out, or driven away from their former seats, planted and fortified themselves there; which made it necessary for Caleb to take it a second time, as is recorded Jos 15:14; Jdg 1:10. Or this is the same story, and the same conquest of Hebron, which is here generally related, and afterwards repeated, and more particularly described, Jos 15:13,14.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron,…. Which lay in the hill country, and therefore they are said to go up to it from Eglon, which lay lower; and, according to Bunting g, it was sixteen miles from it:
and they fought against it; it making some resistance at first, and did not surrender at once, as demanded.
g Ibid. (Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p. 96.)
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
‘ And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron, and they fought against it. And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and its king, and all its cities, and all the souls who were in it. He left none remaining, in accordance with all that he had done to Eglon. But he utterly destroyed (devoted) it and all the souls who were in it.’
Hebron was a different matter. Up in the highlands and forming a confederation of cities it was a more difficult enterprise, but the victorious Joshua did not fail. It had had time to appoint a new king, but he did not enjoy his position for long. For Joshua arrived with his army, captured it and put it to the sword, and probably set it on fire. These accounts are so brief, and yet they say a lot for Joshua’s generalship.
Many would, however, escape from the confederation into the mountains, and once Joshua and his army left on their next venture they would return and re-establish the city. Thus later it would have to be reconquered by Caleb under Joshua’s command, when Judah began to claim its inheritance (Jos 15:13-19)
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Ver. 36, 37. And-37 Joshua went up from Eglonunto Hebron The king of Hebron was one of the five confederated against Israel. They must, therefore, have quickly appointed him a successor; and it was this successor whom Joshua put to the sword. With respect to Hebron itself, we have already more than once spoken of it in the history of Abraham. See Gen 13:18. It fell to the tribe of Judah, and was situated among the mountains. All the towns in the district of Hebron, which was the capital, and consequently figured among the principal cities of the country, were involved in the common fate. Caleb was one of the chief instruments in this conquest, and signalised himself by the defeat of the three sons of Anak; ch. Jos 15:13-14. Jdg 1:10.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Jos 10:36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
Ver. 36. Unto Hebron. ] See more of this victory in Jos 14:13-15 ; Jos 15:13
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Hebron, before called Kirjath-arba, Jdg 1:10. Some Canaanites afterwards returned here, Jdg 1:9-11.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Hebron: Jos 10:3, Jos 10:5, Jos 14:13, Jos 14:14, Jos 15:13, Jos 15:54, Jos 21:13, Gen 13:18, Num 13:22, Jdg 1:10, 2Sa 5:1-5, 2Sa 15:9, 2Sa 15:10, 1Ch 12:23, 1Ch 12:28
Reciprocal: Jos 12:10 – Hebron Jos 15:14 – General Jdg 1:9 – afterward