John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 10:1-43
The Conquest of Southern CanaanThis chapter narrates the successful campaign against the five confederate chiefs of the S., who are roused by the fall of Jericho and Ai and the alliance with Gibeon, and combine under the leadership of Adonizedek of Jerusalem to retaliate upon the Gibeonites. Bringing succour, as in duty bound, to his new allies, Joshua encounters the confederate forces in Beth-horon. By divine aid he inflicts on them a signal defeat, captures and slays all five kings, and... read more
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 10:6-11
Here the writer used the name "Amorites" (Joshua 10:6) generally of the Canaanites who were living in the nearby hills, including the Jebusites. The Amorites who lived in the mountains were the strongest of all the Canaanites. [Note: Keil and Delitzsch, p. 104.] This was the first time Israel had gone into battle against an alliance of city-states. God reassured Joshua that he would be victorious (Joshua 10:8). God’s strategy included an early morning surprise attack that caught the Amorites... read more