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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:38

And Joshua returned. Rather, Joshua turned. Debir was not on the way back from Hebron to Eglon, but in a different direction. His march was now southward instead of eastward. Debir . A city of importance, since only Hebron and it are mentioned in the history of the campaign as having cities dependent on them. It is also called Kirjath-Sepher ( Joshua 15:15 ; 1:11 ), and Kirjath-Sannah ( Joshua 15:49 ). The first name signifies "the city of the hook," from whence it has been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:40

So Joshua smote. We have now before us the defined locale of Joshua's operations. He smote "the hills," or rather the "hill country," a tract of country extending from Jerusalem southward. This limestone range formed the watershed between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. The south, now often spoken of by travellers by its Hebrew name of Negeb, was, as the name signifies, an almost waste district of limestone hills (cf. the Mount Halak, or smooth mountain, of Joshua 11:19 ). It was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:40

The extermination of the Canaanites. The apparent cruelty of the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan arouses moral and religious questions of great interest, especially those which are suggested by the conduct of Joshua, the relation of God to the slaughter of the Canaanites, and the contrast between the earlier and the later religious dispensations. I. THE CONDUCT OF JOSHUA . This appears cruel and murderous. But note: II. THE RELATION OF GOD TO THE SLAUGHTER... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:40

The extermination of the Canaanites. "So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded." The attributes of God are the foundation of religion. From the relation in which we stand to Him as His creatures some regards are due to Him; but this relationship of inferiority could not of itself suffice to demand that entire... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 10:29

Libnah - The word means “white” or “distinct,” and undoubtedly points to some natural feature of the spot, perhaps the “Garde Blanche” of the Crusaders, a castle which stood on or near the white cliffs which bound the plain of Philistia to the east opposite to Ascalon. It was in the southern part of the hill-country of Judah Joshua 15:42, and was one of the cities afterward assigned to the priests Joshua 21:13. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 10:33

Gezer lies on the southern border of the tribe of Ephraim Joshua 16:3. It was considerably to the northward of Joshua’s present line of operations, and does not appear to have been captured at this time. He contented himself for the present with repulsing the attack made upon him, killed Horam (compare Joshua 12:12), inflicting a severe defeat upon his people, and then continued to pursue his conquests over the confederated kings and their allies in south Canaan. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 10:37

The king thereof - No doubt the successor of the king slain at Makkedah Joshua 10:23.All the cities thereof - i. e. the smaller towns dependent upon Hebron. The expression marks Hebron as the metropolis of other subject towns. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 10:38

Joshua returned - The words mark a change in the direction of the march. Joshua from Hebron turned to the southwest, and attacked Debir or Kirjath-sepher and its dependencies Joshua 15:15. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 10:40

See Joshua 9:1. “The south” was the Negeb Numbers 13:17. Render “the springs” “slopes.” The word here means the district of undulating ground between “the vale” (or שׁפלה shephêlâh) last named and “the hills.” read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 10:27-29

Joshua 10:27-29. They took them down That neither wild beasts might come to devour them, nor any of their people to give them honourable burial. Thus, that which they thought would have been their shelter was made their prison first, and then their grave. So shall we surely be disappointed, in whatever we flee to from God. And that day On which the sun stood still. Nor is it strange that so much work was done, and places so far distant were taken in one day, when the day was so long, and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:38

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:40

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:40

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:40

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 10:29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 10:33

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 10:37

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 10:38

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 10:40

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 10:27-29

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