Joshua 11:1-14 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:9

And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him ,.... Namely, in the following instances: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire ; not consulting his own worldly interest or that of the people of Israel, but the command of God, which he carefully obeyed, and reserved none for himself or them, as David in another case afterwards did; see 2 Samuel 8:4 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:10

And Joshua at that time turned back and took Hazor ,.... After he had chased the Canaanites to the places mentioned, he returned to Hazor, near to which Joshua first fell upon them, but through the pursuit he was led on many miles beyond it: Bunting says F23 Travels, p. 96. , it was thirty two miles from Sidon: and smote the king thereof with the sword ; who, very probably, upon the surprise at the waters of Merom, fled to his capital for safety; but that being taken by Joshua, he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:11

And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them ,.... Men, women, and children: there was not any left to breathe ; any human creature; for as for the cattle they were taken for a prey: and he burnt Hazor with fire ; as he did Jericho and Ai, though no other cities he had taken; but it seems that this city, though burnt, was built again and inhabited by Canaanites, who had a king over them of the same name with this in the times... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:12

And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them did Joshua take ,.... As particularly Madon, Shimron, and Achshaph, with others which he marched unto, after he had burnt Hazor; in which he took their kings, whither they had fled, or else he had taken them before in the pursuit: and smote them with the edge of the sword ; both the kings and the inhabitants of those cities: and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded ; so that, in doing what... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:13

But as for the cities that stood still in their strength ,.... Whose walls were not demolished when taken, as Kimchi and Jarchi interpret it, or that "stood upon their heaps" F25 על תלם "super tumulum eorum", Montanus; "quae erant in collibus et in tamulis sitae", V. L. ; upon an eminence, being built on hills and mountains: Israel burned none of them ; but reserved them for their own habitations, being well fortified, and having no need of new walls being built to them, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:14

And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves ,.... The gold, silver, household goods, corn, wine, oil, or any mercantile goods, together with cattle of every sort, all were taken by them for a prey, for their own use and benefit, which was allowed them: but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe ; for which they had warrant so to do from the Lord, as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:1

Jabin king of Hazor - It is probable that Jabin was the common name of all the kings of Hazor. That king, by whom the Israelites were kept in a state of slavery for twenty years, and who was defeated by Deborah and Barak, was called by this name; see Judges 4:2 , Judges 4:3 , Judges 4:23 . The name signifies wise or intelligent. The city of Hazor was situated above the Lake Semechon, in Upper Galilee, according to Josephus, Antiq. lib. v., c. 6. It was given to the tribe of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:2

On the north of the mountains - Or the mountain, probably Hermon, or some mountain not far from the lake of Gennesareth. And of the plains - That is, the valleys of the above mountains, which had the sea of Chinneroth or Gennesareth on the south. Chinneroth - This city is supposed by St. Jerome and several others since his time, to be the same as was afterwards called Tiberias. From this city or village the sea of Chinneroth or Gennesareth probably had its name. ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:3

The Canaanite on the east , etc. - Those who dwelt on the borders of Jordan, south of the sea of Tiberias. On the west - Those were the Phoenicians who dwelt on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, from Dor northwards, on the way to Mount Libanus. - Calmet. The Hivite under Hermon - Mount Hermon was to the east of Libanus and the fountains of Jordan; it is the same with Syrion and Baal Hermon in Scripture. The land of Mizpeh - There were several cities of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:4

Much people , even as the sand - This form of speech, by some called a hyperbole, conveys simply the idea of a vast or unusual number - a number of which no regular estimate could be easily formed. Josephus, who seldom finds difficulties in such cases, and makes no scruple of often speaking without book, tells us that the allied armies amounted to 300,000 foot 10,000 horse, and 20,000 chariots of war. Antiq. lib. v., c. 1. That chariots were frequently used in war, all the records... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:4

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