John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:8
And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days ,.... According both to Josephus F14 Ut supra. (De Bello Jud. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 49.) and the Samaritan Chronicle F15 Apud Hottinger, p. 456. , they cried and wept in a very vehement manner, when he signified to them his approaching death, and took his leave of them; and when he was dead they mourned for him, in a public manner, the space of time here mentioned, the time of mourning for his brother Aaron, ... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 34:5-8
Here is, I. The death of Moses (Deut. 34:5): Moses the servant of the Lord died. God told him he must not go over Jordan, and, though at first he prayed earnestly for the reversing of the sentence yet God's answer to his prayer sufficed him, and now he spoke no more of that matter, Deut. 3:26. Thus our blessed Saviour prayed that the cup might pass from him, yet, since it might not, he acquiesced with, Father, thy will be done. Moses had reason to desire to live a while longer in the world. He... read more