Bible Commentary

And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, 9. we have heard the fame of him ] Comp. Jos 2:10; Jos 6:27. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 9:9”

And they said unto Joshua, We [are] thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who [are] ye? and from whence come ye? 8. Who are ye?] To this is to be noticed that they made no direct reply. They adroitly evaded the question by dwelling on the fact that they were Joshua’s “servants” (comp. Gen … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 9:8”

And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? 7. the Hivites ] Comp. Jos 11:19 ; 2Sa 21:2. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Compare the marginal references. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 7. Peradventure … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 9:7”

And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. 6. unto the camp at Gilgal ] Where was this Gilgal? (i) According to some it was the Gilgal, of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 9:6”

And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry [and] moldy. 5. old shoes ] “and ful olde shoon,” Wyclif, i.e. sandals, made of (1) hide, or (2) palm-leaves and papyrus stalks. Comp. Mar 6:9. clouted ] i.e. patched, “sowid with patchis,” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 9:5”

They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; 4. they did work wilily ] Rather, they also did work wilily. They had heard what Joshua had done in the case of Jericho and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 9:4”

And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, 3 27. The Embassy of the Gibeonites 3. of Gibeon ] This city was the head of the four towns occupied by the Hivites, the other three being Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim (Jos 9:17). It appears to have been … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 9:3”

That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. They gathered themselves together; not actually, as the following history shows; but they entered into a league or confederation to do this. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole 2. they gathered themselvestogether, to fight with Joshua … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 9:2”

And it came to pass, when all the kings which [were] on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard [thereof]; Ch. Jos 9:1-2. The First … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 9:1”

There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them. 35. There was not a word ] The acoustic properties of the valley between Ebal and Gerizim are interesting, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 8:35”