约书亚记 13:14-15 RCUVSS

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:7-33

7-33 The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that every man should know his own, and not take that which is another's. The world must be governed, not by force, but right. Wherever our habitation is placed, and in whatever honest way our portion is assigned, we should consider them as allotted of God; we should be thankful for, and use them as such, while every prudent method should be used to prevent disputes about property, both at present and in future. Joshua must... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Joshua 13:1-14

The Command to Distribute the Land v. 1. Now, Joshua was old and stricken in years, literally, "well advanced in days," said of one whose age is showing plainly; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. These sections are now, by way of parenthesis, enumerated. v. 2. This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, literally, all the circles of the Philistines, the five city-states of the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Joshua 13:15-33

The Territory of the two and one Half Tribes v. 15. And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families, Numbers 32. v. 16. And their coast, their boundary, was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, Ar in the valley of the Arnon, and all the plain by Medeba, east of the Dead Sea; v. 17. Heshbon, the former capital of Sihon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, about four... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Joshua 13:1-33

PART SECONDThe Division of the Land of CanaanJoshua 13-24____________SECTION FIRSTGod’s Command to Joshua to distribute the Land in West Palestine. Retrospective Glance at the Territory already assigned to the Two and a Half Tribes East of the Jordan. Beginning of the Division. Caleb’s PortionJoshua 13:14____________1. God’s Command to Joshua to distribute the LandJoshua 13:1-71Now [And] Joshua was old and stricken in years [far gone in years; Fay: come into the days; De Wette: come into the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Joshua 13:1-33

The second half of the Book of Joshua deals with the settlement of the people in the promised land. Dean Stanley says: "In the Book of Joshua we have what may without offense be termed The Domesday Book of the Conquest of Canaan.' Ten chapters of that Book are devoted to a description of the country in which not only are its general features and boundaries laid down, but the names and situations of its towns and villages enumerated with the precision of geographical terms which encourages, and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:8-14

The Land Allocated to the Two and a Half Tribes Beyond the Jordan - Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh - And Levi’s Inheritance (Joshua 13:8-14 ). Joshua 13:8 ‘ With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them Beyond Jordan Eastward, even as Moses the Servant of YHWH gave them.’ This takes up the previous reference to Manasseh. Manasseh (‘with him’) also received, along with Reuben and Gad, an inheritance east of Jordan. Note the double stress on it... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:15-23

The Portion of Reuben (Joshua 13:15-23 ). Joshua 13:15 ‘ And Moses gave to the tribe of Reuben according to their families.’ The division of the land took account of the sizes of the tribes (Numbers 26:53-54). Note how the ‘numbers’ are expressed as ‘according to their families’. Thus ‘families’ is basically a number word in these contexts. The word for ‘tribe’ also signifies a staff or rod of authority, also used for chastisement. It is used especially in formal lists and descriptions where... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:1-33

Joshua 13. Parts of the Land as yet Unconquered. In heritance of the Two and a Half Tribes on the E. of Jordan.— In Joshua 13:1 we meet with a statement which causes surprise. The whole land has been subdued ( Joshua 11:23 to Joshua 12:24), yet now we read that even in Joshua’ s old age there remained “ very much land to be possessed.” This plainly comes from an older source than ch. 12, and is very much nearer the true state of things. The later writer, however, in order to bring the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 13:14

He, i.e. Moses, as is expressed Joshua 13:33, gave none inheritance, to wit, in the land beyond Jordan, where yet a considerable part of the Levites were to have their settled abode. This is mentioned as the reason both why Moses gave all that land to the Reubenites, and Gadites, and Manassites; and why Joshua should divide the land only into nine parts and a half, as was said, Joshua 13:7, because Levi was otherwise provided for Sacrifices of the Lord made by fire; which by a synecdoche are... read more