Josué 14:7-12 NVT

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:11

Even so is my strength now - I do not ask this place because I wish to sit down now, and take my ease; on the contrary, I know I must fight, to drive out the Anakim, and I am as able and willing to do it as I was forty-five years ago, when Moses sent me to spy out the land. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:12

I shall be able to drive them out - He cannot mean Hebron merely, for that had been taken before by Joshua; but in the request of Caleb doubtless all the circumjacent country was comprised, in many parts of which the Anakim were still in considerable force. It has been conjectured that Hebron itself had again fallen under the power of its former possessors, who, taking the advantage of the absence of the Israelitish army, who were employed in other parts of the country, re-entered the city,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:7

Verse 7 7.Forty years old was I, etc He seems to talk of his own virtue in rather loftier terms than becomes a pious and modest man. But let us remember that, seeing the thing was in itself invidious and liable to many objections, it stood in need of special commendation as a means of suppressing envy. He therefore mentions that he had acted in good faith in bringing back an account of what he had learned concerning the land. For the expression, “As it was in my heart,” evidently denotes... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:9

Verse 9 9.And Moses swear on that day, etc Here, then, is one fruit of the embassy honestly and faithfully performed — to gain possession of an inheritance of which the whole people is deprived. For although long life is justly accounted one of the mercies of God, the end proposed by it is here added, viz., that Caleb may obtain the inheritance which is denied to others. This was no ordinary privilege. He next extols the faithfulness of God in having prolonged his life, and not only so, but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

Caleb's faithfulness and its reward. The history of Caleb seems to have a special fascination for the sacred historian. We read of him here, and in the next chapter, and in 1:1-36 . Whether this were due to his bravery, his sincerity, his hale and hearty old age, or (see note on 1:6 ) his foreign extraction, coupled with his zeal for his adopted country and tribe, or from the combination of all these, it is not necessary to decide. Sufficient to remark I. THE BRAVE MAN WINS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

Caleb. I. THE CHARACTER OF CALEB . II. THE REWARD OF CALEB . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:7

Forty years old. The Hebrew expression is "the son of forty years." Compare the expressions "son of man," "sons of Belial," "son of the perverse re. bellious woman." As it was in my heart. Literally, according as with my heart, i.e; in agreement with what I saw and felt. The LXX . reads "according to his mind," i.e; that of Moses. Houbigant and Le Clerc approve of this reading, but it seems quite out of keeping with the character of Caleb. He did not endeavour to accommodate his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:8

But I wholly followed. Literally, "I fulfilled after." That is to say, he rendered a full obedience to the precepts of the Most High. So also in the next verse. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:8

I wholly followed the Lord my God. I. TRUE RELIGION IS BASED ON PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH GOD . Caleb ascribes his courage and fidelity to his connection with God, and he speaks of the Lord as "my God." II. RIGHT PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH GOD WILL BE SHOWN BY OUR FOLLOWING HIM . It is not sufficient that we believe, worship, manifest affection. We must show our devotion by a consistent course of life. III. WE ONLY FOLLOW GOD ARIGHT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:8

Personal influence. Assuredly no Israelite could look without emotion upon the face and form of Caleb, the utterer of the words of the text. His very existence was a memorial of a memorable day. And when he arose and stood before Joshua, and the two engaged in the conversation recorded in this chapter, who could note them without recollecting that out of the laymen of Israel they were the only survivors of the generation to which they belonged? Like venerable towers that rear their heads... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:8

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