Joshua 11:20 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 11:15-23

We have here the conclusion of this whole matter. I. A short account is here given of what was done in four things:?1. The obstinacy of the Canaanites in their opposition to the Israelites. It was strange that though it appeared so manifestly that God fought for Israel, and in every engagement the Canaanites had the worst of it, yet they stood it out to the last; not one city made peace with Israel, but the Gibeonites only, who understood the things that belonged to their peace better than... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:20

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts ,.... As he hardened the hearts of Pharaoh and the Egyptians, that his power might be displayed in their destruction: that they should come against Israel battle ; and so fall in it: that he might destroy them utterly ; for their abominable wickedness, idolatry, incest, &c.; they had been guilty of: and that they might have no favour ; which they would have had, had they made peace as the Gibeonites did; or that they might not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:20

It was of the Lord to harden their hearts - They had sinned against all the light they had received, and God left them justly to the hardness, obstinacy, and pride of their own hearts; for as they chose to retain their idolatry, God was determined that they should be cut off. For as no city made peace with the Israelites but Gibeon and some others of the Hivites, Joshua 11:19 , it became therefore necessary to destroy them; for their refusal to make peace was the proof that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:1-23

The continuation of the struggle. The same class of thoughts is suggested by this chapter as by the former. We have, as before But the course of the narrative gives a somewhat different form to our reflections. I. JOSHUA NEEDED SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT ONCE MORE , in spite of his previous signal victory. This was because he had a new class of enemies to contend against. These kings, with the king Hazor at their head, seem to have possessed a higher civilisation than the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:20

To harden their hearts (cf. Exodus 4:21 ; Exodus 7:23 ). Muller, 'Christian Doctrine of Sin,' 2.412, says that "Scripture never speaks of God's hardening men's hearts, save in connection with His revelations through Moses or Christ." This passage evidently had not occurred to him when writing. His explanation of the difficulty is hardly satisfactory. We are not to suppose that the free will of the Canaanites was in any way interfered with. God no doubt left them to themselves as the due... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:20

Hearts hardened by God. I. WHEN GOD HARDENS A MAN 'S HEART IT IS BECAUSE HIS CHARACTER IS SUCH AS TO TURN GOD 'S RIGHTEOUS ACTION TO THIS RESULT . The same act of Providence which hardens one heart softens another. Prosperity will harden one in selfish, worldly satisfaction, and soften another to grateful devotion and active benevolence. Adversity will harden one in discontent and unbelief, while it softens another to penitence and trust. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:20

Doomed to destruction. The evil men do often appears to be attributed in Scripture to the Divine will and agency ( Exodus 4:21 ; Jud Exodus 1:14 :4; 1 Kings 12:15 ; Romans 9:17 , Romans 9:18 ). Reason and conscience, indeed, confirm the view St. James gives of the history of all transgression ( James 1:13-15 ). Every man's sin is emphatically his own—born of his own inward impulse, nourished by influences to which he freely and wilfully yields himself, and its deadly issue is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:20

The extermination of the Canaanites. The terrible extermination of the Canaanitish nations remains a mystery too hard for us to understand. "It was of the Lord," we read ( Joshua 11:20 ). The history of Israel is designed to bring out in an impressive manner, by outward and visible facts, the constant intervention of God in human destinies. The history of our race is a fearful drama of blood and tears, in which ruin and devastation meet us on every hand. The Old Testament teaches us that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 11:20

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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 11:19-20

Joshua 11:19-20. All other they took in battle That is, all that were taken by Joshua were taken by the sword, and therefore it is no wonder that the war was long, when the enemy was so obstinate. It was of the Lord to harden their hearts In the same sense in which he hardened the heart of Pharaoh. He did not soften their hearts through the influence of his almighty grace, but gave them up to their own animosity, pride, confidence, and stubbornness; and so ordered things, in the course of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 11:15-23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 11:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 11:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 11:19-20

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