Josué 11:1-13:33 BDS

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 11:1

when Jabin. heard. Note the stages. (1) Jericho, unresisting; (2) Ai, a sortie; (3) Gibeon, confederacy; (4) Jabin, aggressive. Hazor. Celebrated in Judges 4:2 , Judges 4:17 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 11:1

With a format quite like that in Joshua 10, this chapter recounts the great Israelite victory over the Northern Coalition led by Jabin king of Hazor. Joshua is far from giving a detail of all the fighting that took place in the Conquest of Canaan, but, taking the over-all view, the author of this book bases the conquest upon three, and only three great campaigns:(1) the fall of Jericho and the destruction of Ai;(2) the defeat of the coalition under Adonizedek; and(3) the defeat of the coalition... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 11:1

Ver. 1. And—when Jabin king of Hazor had heard, &c.— No sooner was this king of Hazor informed of the conquests of Joshua, than he took a resolution to stop, if possible, the progress of his victorious arms, by covering the north part of the country of Canaan, of which Hazor, afterwards given to the tribe of Naphtali, was the principal city. Jabin, in all probability, was the common name of all the kings of Hazor. What inclines to this belief is, that the prince, who was subject to the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 11:1

1-9. And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things—The scene of the sacred narrative is here shifted to the north of Canaan, where a still more extensive confederacy was formed among the ruling powers to oppose the further progress of the Israelites. Jabin ("the Intelligent"), which seems to have been a hereditary title ( :-), took the lead, from Hazor being the capital of the northern region (Joshua 11:10). It was situated on the borders of lake Merom. The other cities... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 11:1-3

Hazor (lit. enclosure) was the leading city in northern Canaan with an area of 175 acres and a population of 30,000 to 40,000 people. [Note: Davis and Whitcomb, p. 74. See also The New Bible Dictionary, 1962 ed., s.v. "Hazor," by T. C. Mitchell.] Archaeologists calculate the population of walled cities in Canaan as about 200 people per acre. Hazor was at one time the head of an alliance of all the northern cities (Joshua 11:10). [Note: See Mary Rattigan, "Hazor and Its Significance," The Bible... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 11:1-15

8. Conquests in northern Canaan 11:1-15The leaders of the northern Canaanite cities also decided to unite to withstand the threat of Israelite expansion. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:1-23

The Campaign in the NorthHere there is no trace, as in the former case, of miraculous interposition. Joshua’s generalship, courage, swiftness and loyalty are the prominent factors in the achievement. Yet it is made clear here (Joshua 11:6-8) as ever, that those qualities attained their object because they were under the direct guidance of the God of Israel.1. Jabin] king of Hazor. Hazor] may be Tell el-Hurrawiyeh, 2½ m. S. of Kedesh-Naphtali. Shimron] (=Shimron-meron 12:20) is Semûnieh, W. of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joshua 11:1

XI.JOSHUA’S NORTHERN CAMPAIGN.(1) Jabin king of Hazor seems to have been in northern Palestine what Adonizedec, king of Jerusalem, was in the south. For the strength of this monarchy see the story in Judges 4:5. From its formidable character when it recovered strength in the days of the judges, we may gather some notion of what it was at first.Hazor is identified as Jebel Hadîrah, near Kedes, in Upper Galilee.Madon, perhaps Madîn, west of the Sea of Galilee.Shimron is identified as Simûnieh,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:1-23

CHAPTER XX.THE BATTLE OF MEROM.Joshua Chs. 11, 12. THERE is some appearance of confusion in the terms in which the great confederacy of native princes against Israel is brought in. In the beginning of the ninth chapter, a combination that embraced the whole country, north and south, east and west, is described as gathered together to fight with Joshua and with Israel. Nothing more is said till after the treaty with the Gibeonites, when five of these confederate kings residing in the south not... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Joshua 11:1-23

Further Conquests CHAPTER 11 1. Jabin and his confederacy (Joshua 11:1-5 ) 2. The divine encouragement (Joshua 11:6 ) 3. The victory (Joshua 11:7-14 ) 4. The obedience of Joshua (Joshua 11:15 ) 5. The continued conflict with the kings (Joshua 11:16-23 ) The Kings of the north formed the second confederacy, headed by Jabin, King of Hazor. Jabin means “understanding” and Hazor, “an enclosure.” He with other kings, and with them “much people even as the sand that is upon the seashore... read more