John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:3
And from the plain ,.... Or rather, "and the plain", the plains of Moab, which, before possessed by the Israelites, belonged to the kingdom of Sihon; and the plains of Jordan, which reached to the sea of Cinneroth on the east ; the same with the lake of Gennesaret, and sea of Tiberias, mentioned in the New Testament, Matthew 14:34 , and unto the sea of the plain ; where stood the cities of the plain, Sodom, Gomorrah, &c.; even the salt sea on the east ; the same with the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 12:1-6
Joshua, or whoever else is the historian before he comes to sum up the new conquests Israel had made, in these verses receives their former conquests in Moses's time, under whom they became masters of the great and potent kingdoms of Sihon and Og. Note, Fresh mercies must not drown the remembrance of former mercies, nor must the glory of the present instruments of good to the church be suffered to eclipse and diminish the just honour of those who have gone before them, and who were the... read more