Deuteronomy 3:18-20 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:12-20

Having shown how this country which they were now in was conquered, in these verses he shows how it was settled upon the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, which we had the story of before, Num. 32:1-42 Here is the rehearsal. 1. Moses specifies the particular parts of the country that were allotted to each tribe, especially the distribution of the lot to the half tribe of Manasseh, the subdividing of which tribe is observable. Joseph was divided into Ephraim and Manasseh;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:18

And I commanded you at that time ,.... Not all Israel, but the tribes of Reuben and God, and the half tribe of Manasseh; for what follows only concerns them: saying, the Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it ; the land before described, lately in the hands of Sihon and Og; this at their request Moses gave them, by the direction of the Lord, on the following condition: you shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:19

But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle ,.... These were to be left behind: for I know that ye have much cattle ; which made the countries of Gilead and Bashan, so famous for pasturage, agreeable to them; see Numbers 32:1 these, under the care of servants, and also their wives and children: shall abide in your cities which I have given you ; and which they rebuilt and repaired, Numbers 32:34 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:20

Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you ,.... Rest from their enemies, and habitations to dwell quietly in; so the land of Canaan is called a rest, Deuteronomy 12:9 typical of the rest which remains for the people of God: and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan ; for so Canaan was with respect to Moses and the people with him, who were then in the plains of Moab; otherwise the country in which he was with... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 3:18

Verse 18 18.And I commanded you at that time. This address is directed only to those to whom an inheritance was given on the other side of Jordan; but Moses declares that he had introduced an agreement that the two tribes and a half should not enjoy their possession until they had accommpanied their brethren in the subjugation of the land of Canaan. He says, therefore, that he had given them a place, not where they were at once to settle themselves, but where they might deposit their wives and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-20

Self-propagating conquest. There is solid truth in the French proverb: "It is the first step that costs." An untried course makes large demands on a man's thought, self-watchfullness, and energy; but when habit is acquired, the machinery of the soul works with smooth facility. Enterprises which are most arduous at the first, become by repetition as simple as a natural instinct. I. CONQUEST INDUCES NEW ENERGY . The joy of conquest is a spur to fresh endeavor. The appetite for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:12-20

Distribution of territory. I. CONQUERED TERRITORY IS NOT TO BE LEFT UNOCCUPIED . This is a sound principle. Has a vice been conquered?—replace it by a contrary virtue. Has a soul been converted?—set it to Christian work. Has a new district or a portion of heathenism been won for Christ?—plant it with Christian agencies, industries, and institutions. Replace bad books by good ones; sinful amusements by such as are healthful; pernicious customs by pure forms of social life.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:18-20

Moses reminds the two and a half tribes of the conditions on which they had received the possessions they had desired beyond Jordan (see Numbers 32:20-32 ). All that are meet for the war ; literally, all the sons of might ( בְּנֵי חַיִל ), i . e . not all who were men of war or of age to go to war, but men specially powerful and fitted for warlike enterprise. Until the Lord hath given rest auto your brethren (corer. Exodus 33:14 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:18-20

The pioneers of the invasion of Palestine. Here the Reubenites, Gadites, and Manassites are directed to "intern" their wives, little ones, and cattle in the cities of Bashan, which were now literally free from the race of the giants, and then to go armed across the Jordan before their fellows, the van of the invading host. These pioneers become thus the least encumbered of the invaders. Their noncombatants are safe in the cities of Bashan, their cattle are in good pastures, they may go... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:18-29

CONCLUSION OF HISTORICAL RECAPITULATION . Deuteronomy 3:18-29 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:12-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 3:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:12-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:18-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:18-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:18-29

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