Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 6:24
And they burnt the city with fire, and all that [was] therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.
Verse 24. Only the silver, and the gold – they put into the treasury, c.] The people were to have no share of the spoils, because they had no hand in the conquest. God alone overthrew the city and into his treasury only the spoils were brought. This is one proof that the agitation of the air, by the sound of the people’s voice, was not the cause of the fall of the city walls.
Vessels of brass and of iron. – Instead of keley, VESSELS, the Septuagint, in the Alexandrian copy, evidently have read col, ALL, with the omission of the yod; for in Jos 6:19 they translate , ALL the brass and iron: but this reading does not appear in any of Kennicott’s or De Rossi’s MSS.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
24. burned the city . . . and all .. . thereinexcept the silver, gold, and other metals, which,as they would not burn, were added to the treasury of the sanctuary.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And they burnt the city with fire, and all that [was] therein,…. As Babylon the great, of which this city was an emblem, as has been observed, [See comments on Jos 6:20]; will be burnt with fire also, Re 18:8;
only the silver and the gold, and the vessels of brass and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord;
[See comments on Jos 6:19].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
‘ And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was in it, only the silver and the gold, and the vessels of brass and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of YHWH.’
This was a purifying ritual, devoting all to YHWH. Even the latter were probably burned for purification before being put into the treasury (Num 31:22-23).
“The house of YHWH.” Compare Jdg 19:18; Jdg 20:18; Gen 28:17; 1Sa 1:7; Exo 23:19; Exo 34:26. The ‘house of YHWH’ was the place where He was to be approached, in this case the Tabernacle. As Gen 28:17 makes absolutely clear ‘house’ here does not necessarily signify a building.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jos 6:24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that [was] therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.
Ver. 24. And they burnt the city. ] In obedience to God, though they had need enough to have done otherwise. But men must silence their reason and exalt their faith.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
burnt: Jos 8:28, Deu 13:16, 2Ki 25:9, Rev 17:16, Rev 18:8
only the silver: Jos 6:19
Reciprocal: Num 31:10 – General Num 31:28 – levy Deu 13:15 – destroying it utterly Jos 8:8 – set the city 2Sa 10:5 – Jericho 1Ki 15:13 – and burnt 1Ch 19:5 – at Jericho Luk 21:1 – the treasury
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
6:24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that [was] therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the {o} house of the LORD.
(o) Meaning, the tabernacle.