Joshua 10:15. And Joshua returned Not immediately, but after he had performed what is related in the following part of this chapter, as appears by Joshua 10:43, where the very same words are repeated. read more
Joshua 10:16. These five kings hid themselves in a cave A place of the greatest secrecy; but there is no escaping the eye or hand of God, who here brought them into a net of their own making. At Hebrew, in, Makkedah Not in the city, for that was not yet taken; but in the territory of it. read more
Joshua 10:19. Suffer them not to enter their cities Whereby they would have recovered their strength, and renewed the war. God hath delivered them Your work will be easy; God hath already done the work to your hands. read more
Joshua 10:20-21. Joshua and the children of Israel Rather, the children of Israel, by the command of Joshua; for Joshua himself went not with them, but abode at the siege before Makkedah. And all the people returned to the camp To the body of the army, who were encamped there with Joshua, to besiege that place. In peace That is, in safety; all that detachment sent to pursue the enemies came back safe to the camp; not a man of them was lost, or so much as wounded. None moved his tongue ... read more
Victory in southern Canaan (10:1-43)The five kings who between them controlled much of southern Canaan saw Joshua’s control of Gibeon as a threat to their security. They decided to conquer Gibeon and so stop any further move south by Israel (10:1-5).Joshua faced his biggest battle thus far. He knew that it would be a life-or-death struggle, but God encouraged him with the assurance of victory (6-8). God then helped make victory possible by causing some unusual changes in the weather that were... read more
Jerusalem = vision of peace. First occ, is connected with war, and next mention is siege and fire (Judges 1:8 ); called Jebus (Judges 19:10-11 ). Assigned by Joshua to Benjamin (Joshua 18:28 ). taken Ai . Compare Joshua 8:23-29 . as = according as. read more
men. Hebrew, plural of ish or 'enosh . App-14 . read more
hand . So some codices, with two early printed editions; but Hein text has "hands". mountains = hill country. read more
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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 10:14
Joshua 10:14. There was no day like that Namely in those parts of the world in which he here speaks. Vain, therefore, is that objection, that the days are longer near the northern and southern poles, where they are constantly longer at certain seasons, and that by the order of nature; whereas the length of this day was surely contingent, and granted by God in answer to Joshua’s prayer. The Lord hearkened to a man Namely, in such a manner as to alter the course of nature, that a man might... read more