The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:40
The extermination of the Canaanites. The apparent cruelty of the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan arouses moral and religious questions of great interest, especially those which are suggested by the conduct of Joshua, the relation of God to the slaughter of the Canaanites, and the contrast between the earlier and the later religious dispensations. I. THE CONDUCT OF JOSHUA . This appears cruel and murderous. But note: II. THE RELATION OF GOD TO THE SLAUGHTER... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:40
So Joshua smote. We have now before us the defined locale of Joshua's operations. He smote "the hills," or rather the "hill country," a tract of country extending from Jerusalem southward. This limestone range formed the watershed between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. The south, now often spoken of by travellers by its Hebrew name of Negeb, was, as the name signifies, an almost waste district of limestone hills (cf. the Mount Halak, or smooth mountain, of Joshua 11:19 ). It was... read more