여호수아 9:22-27 KRV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 9:26

And so did he unto them - That is, he acted according to justice and mercy: he delivered them out of the hands of the people, so that they slew them not - here was mercy; and he made them hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and to the altar of God - here was justice. Thus Joshua did nothing but what was good and right, not only in his own eyes, but also in the eyes of the Lord. How long the Gibeonites were preserved as a distinct people after this, we know... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 9:22

Verse 22 22.And Joshua called for them, etc. As he was to deliver a sad and severe sentence, he premises that the resolution involves no injustice, because nothing would be more unbecoming than to allow tricks and wiles to be profitable to those who employ them. He therefore first expostulates with them for having warded off danger by falsehood, and then immediately pronounces them cursed. By this I understand that he throws the blame of their servitude upon themselves, because they bear... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:1-27

God's people off their guard. This chapter contains the record of a venial sin; an act, that is, which was rather one of thoughtlessness than of deliberate intention to offend. It is one thing to forget for a moment God's superintending providence, and to act without consulting Him. It is quite another to act systematically as if there were no God. Thus we read of no very serious results flowing from this inadvertence. God is "not extreme to mark what is done amiss," and distinguishes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:3-27

The submission of the Gibeonites. According to the explicit law of Moses (in Deuteronomy 20:10-18 ), there were three courses which Israel might pursue towards the cities they besieged: 1 . In the event of a city refusing to capitulate, they were, after taking it, to destroy all the males who survived, but take the women and the little ones and the spoil, and divide the same. This first course, however, was only to be pursued to such cities as were outside the boundaries of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:15-23

The Gibeonites. The manner in which Joshua dealt with the Gibeonites shows how inflexible is the respect God requires for truth. That respect is exemplified in two ways in tiffs narrative. First, in the fulfilment of the oath made to the Gibeonites, that their lives should be saved; and second, in the punishment with which they are visited for their falsehood. They deceived Joshua by their miserable subterfuge of mouldy bread and way-worn garments, and thus passed themselves off as the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:23

There shall none of you be freed from being bondmen . Literally, as margin, there shall not be cut off from you a servant, as in 2 Samuel 3:29 , and 1 Kings 2:4 . The sense is, "you shall not cease to be servants.'' The term "bondmen" is somewhat too strong. The עֶבֶד was usually a bondman among the Hebrews, but not always (see 1 Samuel 29:3 ; 1 Kings 11:26 , etc). But the Gibeonites were to be employed forever in servile work. Hewing of wood and drawing of water was a task... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:24

The Lord thy God Commanded (see Exodus 23:32 ; Deuteronomy 7:1 , Deuteronomy 7:2 ). The prophecies of Moses during their sojourn in "the plains of Jordan by Jericho" (see Numbers 22:1-41 . sqq). We were sore afraid. Prophesied in Exodus 15:14 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:26

That they slew them not. See Joshua 9:18 , which attributes the preservation of the Gibeonites to the action of the heads of tribes. Perhaps this should be rendered, and they slew them not. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:27

And for the altar (see note on Joshua 9:21 ). In the place which he should choose. This phrase, and especially the use of the imperfect tense, implies that Solomon's temple was not yet built. The ark of God, and the tabernacle which contained it, had several resting places before its final deposition in the temple (see note on Joshua 24:1 ). And the grammatical construction just referred to also implies that there was more than one place. It is also clear, from the language of 2... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 9:22

Were the Israelites bound to respect an oath thus procured by fraud? Were they right in doing so? Dr. Sanderson (“Works,” vol. iv. 4 pp. 269, 300, Oxford edition), determines these questions in the affirmative; and rightly, since the oath, though unlawfully taken, was not an oath taken to do an unlawful thing, i. e. a thing in itself unlawful. It was the carelessness of the Israelites themselves which betrayed them into this league. It was therefore their duty when they found themselves... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 9:26

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 9:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:3-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:15-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 9:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 9:22

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