Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 15:1-20
Judah’s boundaries and Caleb and Othniel’s inheritances 15:1-20 read more
ヨシュア記 15:16, ヨシュア記 15:17 Jcb
Thomas Constable
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 15:1-63
3. Judah’s inheritance ch. 15The tribe of Judah probably received first consideration in the text, because it was this tribe that had received Jacob’s special patriarchal blessing. It was also the largest tribe.Ancient Near Easterners used natural landmarks (rivers, mountains, deserts, towns, etc.) to construct borders as well as artificial boundaries that they made by drawing lines between sites. Virtually all nations have used these methods, and they are still common today.Judah was the... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 15:13-19
The writer probably included the record of Caleb’s success in driving out the Canaanites in his area to highlight the effect of faith in the settling of the land. Othniel (Joshua 15:17) was one of Israel’s prominent judges (Judges 3:9), probably the first whom God raised up in Israel after Joshua’s death. He was Caleb’s younger brother (Heb. ’ah, cf. Judges 1:13; Judges 3:9) and bore the spiritual characteristics of his sibling. Some translators and commentators believed Othniel was Caleb’s... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 15:1-51
The Assignment of the TerritoryIt has been noticed that there are many incidental features in this narrative which point to a contemporary document. Thus in the lot of Judah we have a full description, both of the frontier-lines (Joshua 15:1-12), and also of the chief cities contained within them (Joshua 15:21-62): and the same is true of Benjamin (Joshua 18:11-28). But these are the tribes which seem to have conquered their territory soonest and most completely. Ephraim and Manasseh, on the... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 15:1-63
The Lot of Judah1-12. The boundaries of Judah’s lot. There is a valuable descriptive note on this section and on Joshua 15:20-63 in Black’s Commentary on ’Joshua’ in the Smaller Cambridge Bible.2-4. The S. Frontier. This coincides, of course, with the S. Frontier of the whole land as given in Numbers 34:3-5. 4. The river of Egypt] RV ’brook of Egypt,’ not the Nile, but the Wâdy el Arish: cp. Joshua 15:47.5. The E. Frontier, viz. the Dead Sea.5-11. The N. Frontier. Cp. the account in Joshua... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joshua 15:13-19
(13-19) And unto Caleb . . . This paragraph occurs also in Judges 1:10-15, with some slight variations. Which is its original place? In Judges it is connected with the continuation of the conquest of Canaan by the tribe of Judah after Joshua’s death, and there we read they slew (literally, smote) Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. If this is the death, and not merely the defeat of the Anakim (the Hebrew word is not absolutely decisive), we have two stages in the conquest of Hebron described—viz.,... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Joshua 15:1-63
CHAPTER XXIV.THE INHERITANCE OF JUDAH.Joshua 15:1-63.JUDAH was the imperial tribe, and it was fitting that he should be planted in a conspicuous territory. Even if the republic had not been destined to give place to the monarchy, some pre-eminence was due to the tribe which had inherited the patriarchal blessing, and from which He was to come in whom all the families of the earth were to be blessed. Judah and the sons of Joseph seem to have obtained their settlements not only before the other... read more
Arno Clemens Gaebelein
Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Joshua 15:1-63
3. The Portion of Judah CHAPTER 15 1. The south-border of Judah’s portion (Joshua 15:1-4 ) 2. The eastern and northern border (Joshua 15:5-11 ) 3. The western border (Joshua 15:12 ) 4. Caleb’s conquest (Joshua 15:13-19 ) 5. Inheritance according to families (Joshua 15:20-63 ) This is a chapter which contains many names; nearly one hundred and fifty are recorded. With the help of a good concordance, or dictionary of Hebrew names, the English meaning may be ascertained. However, many... read more
L.M. Grant
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 15:1-63
DESTROYING CROPS AND PHILISTINES (vv. 1-8) Samson eventually decided to visit his wife and took a young goat as a gift. She was evidently still in her father's house and her father refused him permission to go into her room (v. 1). He told him he thought that Samson hated the girl, so that he had given her to his friend. Then he offered her younger sister as a substitute (v. 2). But this awakened Samson's anger and he considered now that he would be blameless in harming the Philistines. He... read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 15:16
16-20. He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher—This offer was made as an incentive to youthful bravery (see on :-); and the prize was won by Othniel, Caleb's younger brother (Judges 1:13; Judges 3:9). This was the occasion of drawing out the latent energies of him who was destined to be the first judge in Israel. read more