E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 10:10
Beth-horon = the 'Upper Beth-horon, which stood at the head of the Pass to the coast. Azekah. Near Shochoh, where Goliath afterwards opposed Israel (1 Samuel 17:1 ). read more
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E.W. Bullinger
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 10:10
Ver. 10. And chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon— That is, by the way of the mountain on which the town of Beth-horon was raised at the time of writing this book; for that town did not yet exist, nor was it built till the Israelites had taken possession of the land of Canaan. It was founded by Sherah, the daughter or granddaughter of Ephraim. See 1 Chronicles 7:24. But it should be remarked, that she built Beth-horon the nether and the upper; these are the expressions of the... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 10:10
10, 11. the Lord discomfited them—Hebrew, "terrified," confounded the Amorite allies, probably by a fearful storm of lightning and thunder. So the word is usually employed (1 Samuel 7:10; Psalms 18:13; Psalms 144:6). and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon—This refers to the attack of the Israelites upon the besiegers. It is evident that there had been much hard fighting around the heights of Gibeon, for the day was far spent before the enemy took to flight. chased them along the way... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 10:1-27
6. Victory over the Amorite alliance at Gibeon 10:1-27 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 10:6-11
Here the writer used the name "Amorites" (Joshua 10:6) generally of the Canaanites who were living in the nearby hills, including the Jebusites. The Amorites who lived in the mountains were the strongest of all the Canaanites. [Note: Keil and Delitzsch, p. 104.] This was the first time Israel had gone into battle against an alliance of city-states. God reassured Joshua that he would be victorious (Joshua 10:8). God’s strategy included an early morning surprise attack that caught the Amorites... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 10:1-43
The Conquest of Southern CanaanThis chapter narrates the successful campaign against the five confederate chiefs of the S., who are roused by the fall of Jericho and Ai and the alliance with Gibeon, and combine under the leadership of Adonizedek of Jerusalem to retaliate upon the Gibeonites. Bringing succour, as in duty bound, to his new allies, Joshua encounters the confederate forces in Beth-horon. By divine aid he inflicts on them a signal defeat, captures and slays all five kings, and... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joshua 10:10-15
(10) Beth-horon—is identified as Beit’ Ur.Azekah—is unknown.Makkedah.—Probably el-Moghâr.(11) Great stones from heaven.—Compare Job 38:22-23, “Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?” The employment of the artillery of heaven against Jehovah’s enemies was there foretold by Himself.(12-15)—The whole of this paragraph appears to be a quotation from the Book of Jasher. That book is mentioned also in 2 Samuel... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Joshua 10:1-43
Joshua 10:0 Dr. W. G. Blaikie remarks that some commentators look on these words as akin to the prayer of Agamemnon (Iliad II, 412 sq.) that the sun must not go down till he had sacked Troy. He goes on: 'But whatever allowance we may make for poetical licence of speech, it is hardly possible not to perceive that the words as they stand imply a miracle of extraordinary sublimity; nor do we see any sufficient ground for resisting the common belief that in whatsoever way it was effected, there was... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:1-43
CHAPTER XIX.THE BATTLE OF BETHHORON.Joshua 10:1-43.OUT of the larger confederacy of the whole Canaanite chiefs against Joshua and his people recorded in the beginning of chap 9, a smaller number, headed by Adonizedec, undertook the special task of chastising the Gibeonites, who had not only refused to join the confederacy, but, as it was thought, basely and treacherously surrendered to Joshua. It is interesting to find the King of Jerusalem, Adonizedec, bearing a name so similar to that of... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:1-43
Victory in southern Canaan (10:1-43)The five kings who between them controlled much of southern Canaan saw Joshua’s control of Gibeon as a threat to their security. They decided to conquer Gibeon and so stop any further move south by Israel (10:1-5).Joshua faced his biggest battle thus far. He knew that it would be a life-or-death struggle, but God encouraged him with the assurance of victory (6-8). God then helped make victory possible by causing some unusual changes in the weather that were... read more