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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:20

And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel ,.... Joshua seems to have pitched his camp at Makkedah, while the rest of his army pursued the fleeing Canaanites, and when he and they were at different places: had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed : and not to be seen in any large bodies, but scattered here and there: that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities ; to which they belonged, and which were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:21

And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace ,.... Sound and well, as not one killed or missing, so not one wounded, as the Vulgate Latin version,"sound and in full number:" none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel ; as to curse them, reproach them, and speak ill of them, for invading them, and using them in the manner they did, such was the terror that was upon them. It may be supplied, "not a dog moved" his tongue, as in Exodus 11:7 ; as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:22

Then said Joshua, open the mouth of the cave ,.... That is, roll away the great stones that were laid at the mouth of it: and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave ; to receive their sentence in a public manner, for the encouragement of his troops and the terror of the Canaanites, particularly Makkedah, now besieged by him. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:23

And they did so ,.... Opened the mouth "of" the cave, by rolling away the stones: and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave ; who are next mentioned by name, one by one, according to their dignity, and in the order they were brought unto him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon ; who are particularly named for the greater glory of the conquest, and the triumph over them. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:24

And it came to pass, when they brought out these kings unto Joshua ,.... And set them before him, and he had passed sentence on them: that he called for all the men of Israel ; that is, for the chief men, the principal officers of the army: and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him ; the chiliarchs and centurions, the captains of thousands and hundreds, of the several regiments in the army who went out to battle with him, and under him: come near, put your... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:25

And Joshua said, rest not, nor be dismayed ,.... Not meaning at the kings, who perhaps lay bound upon the ground, or however were not in a condition to make any resistance, so that they had nothing to fear from them; but this respects future time, and what other enemies they should meet with; who would be brought into subjection to them as these were, and therefore from hence should take heart: be strong, and of good courage ; and go on valiantly in subduing the rest of their enemies,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:26

And afterwards Joshua smote them and slew them ,.... With the sword; either by his own hands, or by others whom he ordered to slay them: and hanged them on five trees ; to their shame and disgrace, and the terror of others: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening ; by way of contempt of them, and as a spectacle of terror to others, especially to the inhabitants of Makkedah, and their king they were now besieging. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 10:3

Hoham king of Hebron - This city was situated in the mountains, southward of Jerusalem, from which it was about thirty miles distant. It fell to the tribe of Judah. Piram king of Jarmuth - There were two cities of this name; one belonged to the tribe of Issachar, see Joshua 21:29 ; that mentioned here fell to the tribe of Judah, see Joshua 15:35 ; it is supposed to have been about eighteen miles distant from Jerusalem. Japhia king of Lachish - This city is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 10:5

The five kings of the Amorites - This is a general name for the inhabitants of Canaan, otherwise called Canaanites; and it is very likely that they had this appellation because the Amorites were the most powerful tribe or nation in that country. The inhabitants of Jerusalem were Jebusites, Joshua 15:63 ; those of Hebron were Hittites, Genesis 23:2 , Genesis 23:3 ; Genesis 25:9 , Genesis 25:10 ; and the Gibeonites were Hivites, Joshua 9:7 ; and yet all these are called... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 10:9

Joshua - came unto them suddenly - This he did by a forced march during the night, for he went up from Gilgal all night; from Gilgal to Gibeon was about eighteen or twenty miles; and, having fallen so unexpectedly on these confederate kings, they were immediately thrown into confusion. read more

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