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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:8

Verse 8 8.And the Lord delivered them, etc The greatness of the overthrow may be inferred from this, that the slaughter continued as far as Sidon, which was far distant from the lake of Merom. Sidon is called great, from its celebrity as a commercial emporium and the great number of its inhabitants. There is no comparison instituted between it and a minor town of same name. The Hebrew noun Mozerephoth, which some retain without change as a proper name, we have preferred to translate “the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:1-23

The continuation of the struggle. The same class of thoughts is suggested by this chapter as by the former. We have, as before But the course of the narrative gives a somewhat different form to our reflections. I. JOSHUA NEEDED SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT ONCE MORE , in spite of his previous signal victory. This was because he had a new class of enemies to contend against. These kings, with the king Hazor at their head, seem to have possessed a higher civilisation than the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:6

And the Lord said unto Joshua . The encouragement was not unnecessary. The task before Joshua was harder than any that had yet befallen him. The enemy was far more numerous and better equipped. And it is a well known fact that men of tried courage are often daunted by unaccustomed dangers. Therefore all Joshua's strength of mind was required to inspirit even men who had experienced God's wonderful support at the passing of the Jordan, at the siege of Jericho, at the battle before Gibeon, now... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:7

Suddenly (see remarks in Introduction on Joshua's characteristics as a general. Also Joshua 10:9 ). And they fell upon them. This phrase denotes the rapidity of the onset. While they deemed him to be leagues away, he suddenly appeared at the head of his army, no doubt debouching from one of the mountain passes of Upper Galilee; and before they could set themselves in battle array, his troops, without giving the enemy time to rally, or themselves a moment's breathing-time, commenced the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:8

And the Lord delivered them (see Joshua 10:42 ). The issue of every battle is in God's hands. The natural man attributes it to human skill. The spiritual man, whether under the law or under the gospel, acknowledges the truth that "there is no restraint to the Lord, to save by many or by few" ( 1 Samuel 14:6 ). But if victory should ever side with numbers, if God appears not to "defend the right," it is that anxiety and sorrow may chasten the hearts of its upholders, lead them to "crucify... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 11:6

Hough their horses - i. e. cut the sinews of the hinder hoofs. This sinew once severed cannot be healed, and the horses would thus be irreparably lamed. This is the first appearance of horses in the wars with the Canaanites (Deuteronomy 17:16 and note). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 11:7

Suddenly - As before, at Gibeon Joshua 10:9, so now Joshua anticipates his enemies. Taken by surprise, and hemmed in between the mountains and the lake, the chariots and horses would have no time to deploy and no room to act effectively; and thus, in all probability, the unwieldy host of the Canaanites fell at once into hopeless confusion. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 11:8

One portion of the defeated host fled north-westward toward Zidon; the other northeastward up the Ard el Huleh.Zidon, as the metropolis of various subject towns and territories, appears Joshua 19:28 to have been afterward assigned to Asher, but was not, in fact, conquered by that tribe Judges 1:31. It is mentioned in Egyptian papyri of great antiquity, and by Homer, and was in the most ancient times the capital of Phoenicia. In later times it was eclipsed by Tyre (compare 2 Samuel 5:11). The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 11:6

Joshua 11:6. I will deliver them up all slain The Seventy translate this τετροπωμενους , put to flight: and it is certain they were not all slain, but many of them fled. The meaning therefore can only be, that they should be so broken and scattered by that time, as to have no more power to resist than dead men. Thou shalt hough their horses Disable them for war, by cutting the sinews of the ham. They might, however, be still fit for other uses. God forbade them to keep many horses, now... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 11:7

Joshua 11:7. Joshua came against them When they least expected him, intending there to refresh, and prepare, and order themselves for the offensive war which they designed. read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 11:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 11:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 11:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 11:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 11:7

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