Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 8:28
Unto this day - This last clause was probably added by a later hand. read more
Josué 8:23-29 Nvipt
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 8:29
The king of Ai he hanged on a tree - He had gone out at the head of his men, and had been taken prisoner, Joshua 8:23 ; and the battle being over, he was ordered to be hanged, probably after having been strangled, or in some way deprived of life, as in the case mentioned Joshua 10:26 , for in those times it was not customary to hang people alive. As soon as the sun was down - It was not lawful to let the bodies remain all night upon the tree. See the note... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 8:25
Verse 25 25.And so it was that all that fell that day, etc The meaning is not that all the slain were inhabitants of Ai, but that all who dwelt in it were slain, that not one escaped. It has already been seen that the inhabitants of Bethel were mingled along with them; and as no mention of that city is afterwards made, it may be conjectured with some probability that they had abandoned their own town, which was little fortified, and betaken themselves for greater safety to one which they hoped... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 8:26
Verse 26 26.For Joshua drew not his hand back, etc As by raising the spear he gave sign and pledge of hope as it were from heaven, he did not cease to keep the minds of his followers fixed upon it until they were masters of the city. By thus persevering he sufficiently proved how far removed he was from ambition; how free from doing anything in the way of vain ostentation. For it was just as if he had resigned the office of leader, and transferred the whole praise of the victory to God. How... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 8:29
Verse 29 29.And the king of Ai he hanged, etc Though he seems to have treated the king with great severity in order to satisfy the hatred of the people, I cannot doubt that he studied faithfully to execute the divine judgment. Conquerors, indeed, are wont to spare captive kings, because their rank seems to carry something venerable along with it, but the condition of kings was different among those nations in which God wished particularly to show how greatly he detested the wickedness which he... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 8:1-29
Renewed effort after disaster. The Christian warfare, whether from an individual or from a general point of view, is no record of invariable success. The career of each Christian, as of the Christian Church, is a chequered course. It has its periods of triumph and its moments of disaster. We learn here many valuable lessons as to our conduct under adverse circumstances. I. WE ARE NOT TO INDULGE DESPONDENCY . II. WE MUST GIVE HONOUR WHERE HONOUR IS DUE .... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 8:24
In the wilderness. The LXX . must have read בַמּוֹרָד in the going down, or descent. Returned unto Ai and smote it. According to God's command, the defenceless inhabitants must share the fate of the army (see Deuteronomy 20:17 ). read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 8:25
All the men of Ai. Clearly all the population, as the context shows. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 8:26
Utterly destroyed. Hebrew, הֶחֶרִים (see note on Joshua 6:17 ). read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 8:27
Only the cattle and the spoil - In the case of Jericho these were all consigned to destruction, and therefore it was criminal to take any thing pertaining to the city, as we have already seen; but in the case before us the cattle and spoils were expressly given to the conquerors by the order of God. See Joshua 8:2 . read more