John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:21
And all the cities of the plain ,.... In the champaign country, as well as those in the mountainous part: and all the kingdom of Sihon ; or, as Masius renders the words, "which all had been the kingdom of Sihon"; for the whole kingdom of Sihon was not given to Reuben, only a part of it, and the rest to Gad, as in Joshua 13:27 , king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon ; as in Joshua 13:10 , whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur , and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 13:7-33
Here we have, I. Orders given to Joshua to assign to each tribe its portion of this land, including that which was yet unsubdued, which must be brought into the lot, in a believing confidence that it should be conquered when Israel was multiplied so as to have occasion for it (Josh. 13:7): Now divide this land. Joshua thought all must be conquered before any must be divided. ?No,? said, God, ?there is as much conquered as will serve your turn for the present; divide this, and make your best of... read more