Deuteronomy 1:6-18 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:14

And ye answered me and said ,.... As the speech of Moses to the people is not expressed before, so neither this answer of theirs to him: the thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do ; to look out for and present persons to him as before described; this they saw was for their own good and profit, as well as for the ease of Moses, and therefore readily agreed to it. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:15

So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known ,.... The principal persons among them, that were remarkable and well known for their wisdom and understanding, whom the people presented to him: and made them heads over you ; rulers of them, as follows: captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens ; see Exodus 18:21 . and officers among your tribes ; which Jarchi interprets of such that bind malefactors and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:16

And I charged your judges at that time ,.... When they were appointed and constituted, even the heads and rulers before spoken of; this charge is also new, and not recorded before: saying, hear the causes between your brethren ; hear both sides, and all that each of them have to say; not suffer one to say all he has to say, and oblige the other to cut his words short, as the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it; but give them leave and time to tell their case, and give the best evidence... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:17

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment ,.... Or pass judgment, and give sentence according to the outward appearances, circumstances, and relations of men; as whether they be friends or foes, rich or poor, old or young, men or women, learned or unlearned; truth and justice should always take place, without any regard to what persons are: but you shall hear the small as well as the great ; persons in low, life, and in mean circumstances, as well as great and noble personages; or little... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:18

And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. Delivered to them all the laws, moral, ceremonial, and judicial, which were then given him at Mount Sinai. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:6

Ye have dwelt long enough, etc. - They came to Sinai in the third month after their departure from Egypt, Exodus 19:1 , Exodus 19:2 ; and left it the twentieth of the second month of the second year, so it appears they had continued there nearly a whole year. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:7

Go to the mount of the Amorites - On the south of the land of Canaan, towards the Dead Sea. Land of the Canaanites - That is, Phoenicia, the country of Sidon, and the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea from the country of the Philistines to Mount Libanus. The Canaanites and Phoenicians are often confounded. The river Euphrates - Thus Moses fixes the bounds of the land, to which on all quarters the territories of the Israelites might be extended, should the land of Canaan, properly so... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:10

Ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude - This was the promise God made to Abraham, Genesis 15:5 , Genesis 15:6 ; and Moses considers it now as amply fulfilled. But was it really so? Many suppose the expression to be hyperbolical; and others, no friends to revelation, think it a vain empty boast, because the stars, in their apprehension, amount to innumerable millions. Let us consider this subject. How many in number are the stars which appear to the naked eye? for it is by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:13

Take you wise men - חכמים chachamim , such as had gained knowledge by great labor and study. Understanding נבנים nebonim , persons of discernment, judicious men. Known, ידעים yeduim , persons practiced in the operations of nature, capable of performing curious and important works. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:15

Captains over thousands, etc. - What a curious and well-regulated economy was that of the Israelites! See its order and arrangement: God, the King and Supreme Judge; Moses, God's prime minister; The priests, consulting him by Urim and Thummim; The chiefs or princes of the twelve tribes; Chilliarchs, or captains over thousands; Centurions, or captains over hundreds; Tribunes, or captains over fifty men; Decurions, or captains over ten men; and, Officers, persons who might be... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 1:15

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