Joshua 16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 16:10

drave not out . . . Gezer. Gross disobedience to the repeated command of Jehovah. Compare Exodus 23:31 .Deuteronomy 7:2 , Ac. See note on, Kings Joshua 9:16 , Joshua 9:17 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 16:1

Joshua 16 and Joshua 17 outline the territory of Joseph's two sons Ephraim and Manasseh. They had been officially adopted by Jacob as his own sons, endowing them with status equal in every way to the remainder of the Twelve Patriarchs. By this maneuver, Jacob gave the "double portion," one of the prerogatives of the birthright to Joseph, the oldest son of his favorite (and only lawful) wife Rachel. That, of course, would have made Thirteen Patriarchs instead of Twelve Patriarchs, but Levi did... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 16:5

"And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper; and the border went out westward at Michmethath on the north; and the border turned about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah; and it went down from Janoah to Ataroth, and to Naarah, and reached unto Jericho, and went out at the Jordan. From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 16

CHAP. XVI. The general borders of the sons of Joseph. The Canaanites not yet conquered. Before Christ 1445. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 16:2

Ver. 2. And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz— If now and then Luz and Beth-el are mentioned as one and the same place, as ch. Joshua 18:13. Jdg 1:23 it is, perhaps, because in a length of time they were united, and the inhabitants of the former went to the latter. There are numerous examples in history of these unions of two cities into one. See Huet. Demonst. Evang. Prop. 4. We should apprehend, therefore, with Dupin, that the whole verse might be rendered thus: And goeth out from Beth-el Luzah,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 16:5

Ver. 5. And the border of the children of Ephraim, &c.— After marking out the south, east, and west boundaries of the tribe of Ephraim, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, referring to ch. Jos 17:7 the description of its northern limits, the author proceeds to a more exact designation of the extent of the territories of Ephraim; and first he sets out at large the breadth from south to north, or the north-east borders at the broadest part: All we can say respecting which is, that Ataroth-addar... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 16:6

Ver. 6. And the border went out toward the sea, &c.— The whole verse is very obscure: all that we can observe upon it is, that the portion of Ephraim was inclosed on the north by a line, which went from Upper Beth-horon, among others, to Michmethah, in the way to the Mediterranean, but on the north of that city drew near a little on the east towards Taanah-shiloh, and went on to Janohah. From ch. Jos 17:7 it appears, that Michmethah was opposite Sichem. Taanah-shiloh is probably the same as... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 16:9

Ver. 9. And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were, &c.— The natural sense of these words is, that besides the above-mentioned cities, through which the line of separation of the tribe of Ephraim, from that of Manasseh, crossed, the Ephraimites had some other cities beyond the boundaries of their country, in the land of the half-tribe of Manasseh, see ch. Joshua 17:7-9. Or else the words may be paraphrased thus: These are the cities which were separated for the children of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 16:10

Ver. 10. And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer, &c.— Gezer was upon the sea-coast, in the district retained by the Philistines. Judges 1:29. But the Canaanites—serve under tribute— Grotius, in his commentary upon these words, thinks that the Gezerites, when become tributaries, were forced to receive the positive laws which God had given to Abraham and Noah, and which tended to exclude all idolatry. But in another part of his works, that great critic observes, that the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 16

CHAPTER 16 :-. THE GENERAL BORDERS OF THE SONS OF JOSEPH. read more

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