Joshua 14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:7

Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land ,.... Not he alone, but eleven more with him, one out of every tribe; his age he mentions, and of which, or near it, it is highly probable the rest of the spies were, to show that he and they were in the prime of their days, both as to bodily strength and intellectual capacity, which were requisite for such service as to spy out the land, of what quality that and its inhabitants were;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:8

Nevertheless, my brethren that went up with me ,.... Meaning the rest of the spies, excepting Joshua, that went up with him into the land of Canaan to spy it, which they might be properly said to do, since they went up a hill or mountain, in order to go into it, Numbers 13:17 , made the heart of the people melt ; discouraged them, filled them with fears, sunk their spirits, that their hearts flowed, and became as weak as water, having no strength left in them, or hope of possessing the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:9

And Moses sware on that day, saying ,.... Or declared the oath of the Lord, for it was the Lord that sware to what follows; see Deuteronomy 1:34 , surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever : not the whole land of Canaan, nor all the parts of it Caleb travelled through, but particularly Hebron; which though not expressly mentioned in the aforesaid oath, yet was understood and known to be the meaning of it, and which Joshua by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:10

And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said ,.... Had upheld him in life, and preserved him from many dangers in the wilderness; and had continued him not only in life, but in health to that day, according to his promise to him, that he would bring him into the land of Canaan, and that he should see and possess it, Numbers 14:24 Deuteronomy 1:36 , these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, and while the children of Israel wandered in the... read more

John Gill

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

As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me ,.... To spy the land, forty five years ago; suggesting that he was as sound in his mind, understanding, judgment and memory, and as hale, strong, and robust in his body now, as he had been so long ago; which was a wonderful instance of the care of divine Providence over him in upholding him in life, and continuing him in vigour and health at such an age, when the carcasses of so many thousands had pined away and fell... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:12

Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day ,.... The mountainous part of the country, the hill country of Judea, in which Hebron, Debir, and other cities were; for it was not one particular city only that Caleb requested, but a large tract of ground: for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced ; that the giants, called Anakims, dwelt in the mountainous country, and their cities, Hebron, Debir, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:13

And Joshua blessed him ,.... By granting him his request, congratulating him upon it, and praying for and wishing him success in his attempt to drive out the giants, and possess their country: and gave unto Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, Hebron for an inheritance ; being satisfied of the justness of his suit, of its being the will of God, and the order of Moses, that he should have this for an inheritance, which he had heard himself, had knowledge of, and well remembered: this is to be... read more

John Gill

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

Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day ,.... The time of the writing of this book: because he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel ; as in Joshua 14:8 ; Hebron signifies fellowship or communion; and this in a spiritual sense is very desirable by all the people of God, as Hebron was by Caleb, even communion with God, Father, Son and Spirit, with angels and saints, both now and hereafter; and they are willing to engage with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:15

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba ,.... According to Jerom F21 De loc. Heb. fol. 87. F. , it had its name of Hebron from a son or grandson of Caleb of that name, 1 Chronicles 2:42 ; and if so, then it is here, and in some other places, so called by anticipation: Kirjatharba may be rendered "the city of the four"; and had its name, as some think, from the four couple buried there, or near it, Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Leah; or from... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14

Eleazar, Joshua, and the heads of the fathers, distribute the land by lot to the people, Joshua 14:1-3 . The Levites receive no land, but cities to dwell in, and suburbs for their cattle, Joshua 14:4 , Joshua 14:5 . Caleb requests to have Mount Hebron for an inheritance, because of his former services, Joshua 14:6-12 . Joshua grants his request, Joshua 14:13-15 . read more

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