Bible Commentary

And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he hamstrung their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. 9. he houghed their horses ] “he kuttide the sinewis at the knee,” Wyclif. The command, to render the horses useless, was intended to lead Israel not to place its confidence in horses and chariots … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 11:9”

And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 8. and chased them ] The rout was complete, and the fugitives seem to have divided … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 11:8”

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. 7. So Joshua came ] With the suddenness and rapidity which characterized all his movements, he did not wait for the northern confederacy to attack him at Gilgal, but marched against … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 11:7”

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for tomorrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. 6. And the Lord said ] We may believe that Joshua was already some way on the march … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 11:6”

And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. 5. at the waters of Merom ] i.e. “the Upper Waters;” the uppermost of the three lakes in the Jordan valley, called by the Greeks “Semechonitis,” or Samochonitis (Jos. Ant. 5:5. 1), and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 11:5”

And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that [is] upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. 4. And they went out ] “As the British chiefs were driven to the Land’s End before the advance of the Saxon, so at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 11:4”

[And to] the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and [to] the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and [to] the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh. 3. and to the Canaanite ] Not satisfied with summoning to his banner the tribes of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 11:3”

And to the kings that [were] on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west, 2. that were on the north ] Or, that were “northwards in the mountains,” i.e. “the mountains of Naphtali” (Jos 20:7), the mountainous … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 11:2”

And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard [those things], that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, Ch. Jos 11:1-15. Confederacy of the Kings of Northern Canaan 1. And it came to pass ] We now enter upon … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 11:1”

And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 43. unto the camp to Gilgal ] See note above on Jos 10:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And Joshua returned,…. After all these kings and their cities had been taken by him, and not before; though the same … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 10:43”