Joshua 22:10, Joshua 22:11, Joshua 22:16, Joshua 22:19, Joshua 22:23, Joshua 22:26, Joshua 22:34 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 22:10

Joshua 22:10. When they came Or, They came (for the word when is not in the Hebrew) to the borders of Jordan It is thought by many that גלילות , Geliloth, here rendered borders, was the name of a place. The children of Reuben built there an altar This seems, at first sight, to import, that they built this altar before they went over Jordan, in the land of Canaan; but the Hebrew particle שׁם , sham, relates to time as well as place, and may be translated then as well as ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:1-34

Settlement of the eastern tribes (22:1-34)Now that the territory west of Jordan had been conquered and divided among the nine and a half tribes, the other two and a half tribes were free to return to their inheritance east of Jordan. Joshua commended them for being faithful to their word in helping their brothers conquer Canaan (22:1-4; cf. Deuteronomy 32:16-32), and warned them to remain true to God in their new homeland (5). He then sent them back to their families with his blessing (6-9).The... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 22:10

borders = windings or hendings. to see to = to look at, i.e. in appearance. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 22:10

"And when they came unto the region about the Jordan, that is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, a great altar to look upon. And the children of Israel heard say, Behold the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that pertaineth to the children of Israel.... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 22:10

Ver. 10. And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan— From the first reading of these words, one would conceive that the sacred writer means to say, that the Israelites built the altar, of which he proceeds to speak, on this side Jordan, before they had repassed the river; but, from what follows, we shall soon be convinced that this cannot be the sense of the historian. Had the Israelites of the two tribes and a half built an altar on the west side of the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 22:10

10. when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben . . . built there an altar by Jordan—This altar was probably an immense pile of stones and earth. The generality of our translators supposes that it was reared on the banks of the Jordan, within the limits of Canaan proper. But a little closer examination seems to make the conclusion irresistible that its position was on the eastern side of the river, for these two reasons; first, because it is... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 22:1-34

A. The return of the two and one-half tribes to their inheritances ch. 22Joshua’s preparations for the conquest of Canaan began with his summoning the two and one-half tribes to join their brethren to help them in the battles ahead (Joshua 1:12-18). Now Joshua dismissed the two and a half tribes and allowed them to return to their tribal inheritances east of the Jordan River. This ended the task of conquering and dividing the land. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 22:9-12

The writer used the terms "the land of Canaan" and "the land of Gilead" to refer to the land west and east of the Jordan River respectively in this section, Cisjordan and Transjordan. The altar, then, stood on the west side of the Jordan.These tribes evidently intended the altar they built to be a replica of the brazen altar in the tabernacle courtyard at Shiloh (cf. Joshua 22:28). If they did, it is easy to understand why the other tribes reacted to its construction so violently. God had... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:1-33

These chapters form a section by themselves, and give some closing scenes of Joshua’s life, as well as his two farewell discourses to the people. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:1-34

Dismissal of the Two and a Half Tribes. The Axtar set up at Ed, and the Controversy it Raised1-9. The dismissal of the tribes.10-34. The controversy at Ed. Here, as in Numbers 25:7-9, we see Phinehas playing a prominent part, and the contrast between the scenes is instructive. Swift, stern, and relentless when occasion demanded, he appears in Numbers as the hero who, by prompt execution of judgment, stayed the plague at Shittim (cp. Psalms 106:30); here, on the other hand, though not unmindful... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 22:10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:1-34

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 22:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 22:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 22:10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 22:10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 22:1-34

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 22:9-12

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:1-33

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:1-34

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