ヨシュア記 22:5-34 JCB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 22:1-9

The war being ended, and ended gloriously, Joshua, as a prudent general, disbands his army, who never designed to make war their trade, and sends them home, to enjoy what they had conquered, and to beat their swords into plough-shares and their spears into pruning-hooks; and particularly the forces of these separate tribes, who had received their inheritance on the other side Jordan from Moses upon this condition, that their men of war should assist the other tribes in the conquest of Canaan,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 22:10-20

Here is, I. The pious care of the separated tribes to keep their hold of Canaan's religion, even when they were leaving Canaan's land, that they might not be as the sons of the stranger, utterly separated from God's people, Isa. 56:3. In order to this, they built a great altar on the borders of Jordan, to be a witness for them that they were Israelites, and as such partakers of the altar of the Lord, 1 Cor. 10:18. When they came to Jordan (Josh. 21:10) they did not consult how to preserve the... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 22:21-29

We may suppose there was a general convention called of the princes and great men of the separate tribes, to give audience to these ambassadors; or perhaps the army, as it came home, was still encamped in a body, and not yet dispersed; however it was, there were enough to represent the two tribes and a half, and to give their sense. Their reply to the warm remonstrance of the ten tribes is very fair and ingenuous. They do not retort their charge, upbraid them with the injustice and unkindness... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 22:30-34

We have here the good issue of this controversy, which, if there had not been on both sides a disposition to peace, as there was on both sides a zeal for God, might have been of ill consequence; for quarrels about religion, for want of wisdom and love, often prove the most fierce and most difficult to be accommodated. But these contending parties, when the matter was fairly stated and argued, were so happy as to understand one another very well, and so the difference was presently compromised.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:5

But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law ,.... The ten commandments, and all other laws, both ceremonial and civil: which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you ; in the name of the Lord, to keep and observe: to love the Lord your God ; of which keeping the commands of God is an evidence, and which is the true principle and motive of hearty, sincere, and cheerful obedience to them: and to walk in all his ways ; which he has prescribed, all his ways of worship,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:6

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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:7

Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan ,.... The kingdom of Og, see Deuteronomy 3:13 , but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward : of which an account is given, and the border of their lot described, Joshua 17:1 , and when Joshua sent them also unto their tents, then he blessed them ; it seems as if this half tribe was separately dismissed and blessed, they being more nearly... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:8

And he spake unto them ,.... To the half tribe of Manasseh only, though some think also to the other ten tribes: saying, return with much riches unto your tents ; that is, return to their own land, and habitations there, with whatsoever riches they had got from the spoil of the enemy: and with very much cattle ; they had taken from them, and fell to their share, and for which they had good pasturage in Gilead and Bashan, and therefore very proper to take with them: with silver and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:9

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, returned ,.... First to the camp to take their substance, and then set forward to their own land: and departed from the children of Israel ; from the rest of them, for otherwise they were children of Israel also: out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan ; for here the camp of Israel was, as well as the tabernacle: to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession , ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:10

And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan ,.... To the banks of it, or the sand heaps, some take the word to signify, which were thrown up to restrain the waters from overflowing; some by Geliloth understand a place so called; and Jerom F7 De loc. Heb. fol. 92. C. says it was near Jordan in the tribe of Benjamin: but rather the word signifies the meanders, windings, and turnings, of the river F8 Vid. Gusset. Ebr. Comment. p. 170, 573. Reland.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 22:1-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 22:10-20

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 22:21-29

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 22:30-34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:10

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