Josué 13:1, Nombres 13:30 BDS

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 13:1

old and stricken in years. Figure of speech, Synonymic. App-6 . Joshua, now in his 101st year (1544). the 8 LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . said . See note on Joshua 3:7 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 13:1

Here begins the second half of the Book of Joshua, the half which relates the division of the land of Canaan among the children of Israel. Scholars are still advocating all kinds of alleged "sources" for this material and at least a half dozen dates for the time when it was written. One insurmountable fact is that Israel accepted these divisions as originating with God Himself through Moses and Joshua, and despite the Israelites' character of never having been able to get along with any other... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 13:1

Ver. 1. Now Joshua was old and stricken in years— By assigning to Joshua the same age with Caleb, it is easy to justify what the sacred historian says; for Caleb was now eighty-five years old, ch. Joshua 14:10. Joshua, however, is commonly made to be more, for reasons drawn from the chronology of the time which elapsed from the departure out of Egypt, till the building of the temple of Solomon. See Bedford's Script. Chronol. b. v. c. 2. We suppose him, with the generality of interpreters, to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 13:1

1. Now Joshua was old and stricken in years—He was probably above a hundred years old; for the conquest and survey of the land occupied about seven years, the partition one; and he died at the age of one hundred ten years ( :-). The distribution, as well as the conquest of the land, was included in the mission of Joshua; and his advanced age supplied a special reason for entering on the immediate discharge of that duty; namely, of allocating Canaan among the tribes of Israel—not only the parts... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 13:1

Joshua was probably in his 80s at this time. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 13:1-7

A. The land yet to be possessed 13:1-7 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:1-33

Territories of the Eastern Tribes1-7. These vv. describe the land which, though still unconquered, is to be assigned to the 9½ tribes. It includes the W. and N. borders of Palestine. Wellhausen (’History of Israel’) remarks, ’The conquest was at first but an incomplete one. The plain which fringed the coast was hardly touched: so also the valley of Jezreel with its girdle of fortified cities stretching from Accho to Beth-shean. All that was subdued in the strict sense of the word was the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:1-45

The SettlementThe summaries of Joshua 12 mark the end of one section of the book, and the opening words of Joshua 13 as clearly introduce the beginning of another.This central portion, embracing Joshua 13-21, has been called ’The Domesday Book of the Old Testament,’ and is invaluable as a groundwork for modern scientific explorers. ’The Book of Joshua’ (writes Col. Conder) ’is the great geographical book of the Old Testament, and the study of its geography is important, as showing that it was... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joshua 13:1-7

XIII.DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRITORY TO BE DIVIDED(Joshua 13:1-14).(b) According to its boundaries.(1) Joshua was old and stricken in years.—Rather, he had aged, and was advanced in days. Old is too absolute a word. He did not live beyond a hundred and ten years (Joshua 24:29), and this was not a great age for the time. But in several instances the Hebrew word here employed is used not so much in respect of the number of years men lived, but rather in regard to the weakening of the vital powers.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Joshua 13:1-33

Victories in Old Age Joshua 13:1 God often speaks very plainly. Few care to be told to their face that they are old. But the Almighty recognizes these awkward facts and bids men recognize them. He is sometimes almost blunt, as He was in addressing Joshua. His is the directness of loving faithfulness. Matthew Henry says: 'It is good for those who are old... to be put in remembrance of their being so'. And it was for Joshua's highest good that God now puts him in memory of this unwelcome fact.... read more