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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:19

And stay you not, but pursue after your enemies ,.... That is, do not stay at this cave, but having placed a sufficient guard there, go in pursuit of the enemy, with as much celerity as possible: and smite the hindmost of them ; their rear; or "tail" them F15 אב־תאם "caudam eorum caedite", Pagninus, Vatablus, Masius, Drusius; "et decaudetis eos", Montanus; "decaudabitis eos", Munster. , as the word is, cut off the tail of them: suffer them not to enter their cities ; where... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:20

And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel ,.... Joshua seems to have pitched his camp at Makkedah, while the rest of his army pursued the fleeing Canaanites, and when he and they were at different places: had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed : and not to be seen in any large bodies, but scattered here and there: that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities ; to which they belonged, and which were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:21

And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace ,.... Sound and well, as not one killed or missing, so not one wounded, as the Vulgate Latin version,"sound and in full number:" none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel ; as to curse them, reproach them, and speak ill of them, for invading them, and using them in the manner they did, such was the terror that was upon them. It may be supplied, "not a dog moved" his tongue, as in Exodus 11:7 ; as... read more

John Gill

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

Then said Joshua, open the mouth of the cave ,.... That is, roll away the great stones that were laid at the mouth of it: and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave ; to receive their sentence in a public manner, for the encouragement of his troops and the terror of the Canaanites, particularly Makkedah, now besieged by him. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:23

And they did so ,.... Opened the mouth "of" the cave, by rolling away the stones: and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave ; who are next mentioned by name, one by one, according to their dignity, and in the order they were brought unto him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon ; who are particularly named for the greater glory of the conquest, and the triumph over them. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:24

And it came to pass, when they brought out these kings unto Joshua ,.... And set them before him, and he had passed sentence on them: that he called for all the men of Israel ; that is, for the chief men, the principal officers of the army: and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him ; the chiliarchs and centurions, the captains of thousands and hundreds, of the several regiments in the army who went out to battle with him, and under him: come near, put your... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:25

And Joshua said, rest not, nor be dismayed ,.... Not meaning at the kings, who perhaps lay bound upon the ground, or however were not in a condition to make any resistance, so that they had nothing to fear from them; but this respects future time, and what other enemies they should meet with; who would be brought into subjection to them as these were, and therefore from hence should take heart: be strong, and of good courage ; and go on valiantly in subduing the rest of their enemies,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:26

And afterwards Joshua smote them and slew them ,.... With the sword; either by his own hands, or by others whom he ordered to slay them: and hanged them on five trees ; to their shame and disgrace, and the terror of others: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening ; by way of contempt of them, and as a spectacle of terror to others, especially to the inhabitants of Makkedah, and their king they were now besieging. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:27

And it came to pass, at the time of the going down of the sun ,.... Which was the time fixed by the law of God for taking down bodies that were hanged, Deuteronomy 21:23 , that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees ; not from, any respect to them, but that they might not defile the land, as dead bodies in a ceremonial sense did, Deuteronomy 21:23 ; and this Joshua was the more careful of, as they were just entered into it, and were taking possession of it: and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:28

And that day Joshua took Makkedah ,.... Some say it was the day on which the sun stood still; but it seems to mean the day in which the five kings were hanged: and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof ; slew the inhabitants of it and their king, after having entered and taken it: he utterly destroyed them and all the souls that were therein, he let none remain ; that is, all human souls or persons; for the cattle were taken for a prey: and he did to the king... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:21

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:28

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