Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 22:6
So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
6. So Joshua blessed them ] Comp. ( a) the blessing of the workers of the Tabernacle (Exo 39:43), and ( b) the blessing of Caleb by Joshua (Jos 14:13).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away,…. Dismissed them from his presence with a blessing, in order to go to their own country; this he did by wishing them well, praying to God for a blessing on them, their persons, and families, who had been so useful in assisting their brethren to get possession of the land of Canaan. Some think this blessing includes gifts and presents he bestowed on them:
and they went unto their tents; here the word means their military tents in the camp of Israel, to which they returned, in order to take with them their goods, their substance and riches, their part of the spoil of the enemy, which of right belonged to them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
‘ So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away, and they went to their tents.’
To bless was to wish God’s power and favour on them. But the idea here would also seem to include the spoils that they shared as a result of the conquests. Then they retired to their tents to prepare for their journey (compare Jdg 7:8 and contrast Jos 22:4 above). Alternately this is a typical summary statement before more detail is given meaning ‘returned to their dwellings’. Such summary statements helped the listener to prepare for what as coming. Repetition was a recognised factor in ancient literature.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Doubtless there was somewhat prophetical in the blessing of Joshua, as there was in all the blessings of the patriarchs, when taking leave: see Gen 49:1 ; Deu 33:1 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Jos 22:6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
Ver. 6. So Joshua blessed them. ] That is, He besought God to bless them, and so took a friendly farewell of them: they had both his benediction and his valediction at parting. Courtesy may very well stand with piety, so it be real and heart sprung.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Jos 22:7, Jos 22:8, Jos 14:13, Gen 14:19, Gen 47:7, Gen 47:10, Exo 39:43, 1Sa 2:20, 2Sa 6:18, 2Sa 6:20, 2Ch 30:18, Luk 2:34, Luk 24:50, Heb 7:6, Heb 7:7
Reciprocal: Gen 27:4 – that my Jdg 2:6 – Joshua 1Ki 8:14 – blessed all 1Ch 16:2 – he blessed 2Ch 6:3 – blessed
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
22:6 So Joshua {d} blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
(d) He commended them to God, and prayed for them.