Joshua 13:3-6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 13:1-6

Here, I. God puts Joshua in mind of his old age, Josh. 13:1. 1. It is said that Joshua was old and stricken in years, and he and Caleb were at this time the only old men among the thousands of Israel, none except them of all those who were numbered at Mount Sinai being now alive. He had been a man of war from his youth (Exod. 17:10); but now he yielded to the infirmities of age, with which it is in vain for the stoutest to think of contesting. It should seem Joshua had not the same strength... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:3

From Sihor, which is before Egypt ,.... Which Jarchi and Kimchi interpret of the river Nile, and so that river is called, Jeremiah 2:18 ; it seems to have this name from the waters of it being black and turbid; and hence it was called by the Greeks "Melas"; and by the Latins "Melo"; though it is thought, that not properly the river itself is here meant, which did not reach to the borders of Palestine, but a branch of it, a rivulet from it, for so a traveller F1 Jodocus a Gistella... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:4

From the south, all the land of the Canaanites ,.... That is, of those Canaanites who were particularly so called, in distinction from those of the other nations or tribes, and who dwelt in several parts of the land, some in the east and others in the west, see Joshua 11:3 ; and, as it seems here, some in the south: now on the side of the south, as Kimchi interprets it, all the land of the Canaanites was left, that is, remained unconquered and not possessed: and Mearah that is beside... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:5

And the land of the Giblites ,.... This was another country that remained unconquered; the Greeks call it Byblus, and near to which Pliny F5 Ut supra. (Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 20.) speaks of a place called Gabale, and is now called Gibyle; it is F6 Maundrel's Journey from Aleppo, &c.; p. 33. said to be"pleasantly situated by the seaside, and at present it contains but a little extent of ground, but yet more than enough for the small number of its inhabitants:'it was in greater... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:6

All the inhabitants of the hill country ,.... Not in Judea, but in and about Lebanon, as follows: from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim ; of which see Joshua 11:8 , and all the Sidonians ; the inhabitants of the ancient city of Sidon, and the villages and lands belonging to it: these remained unconquered, and never were possessed by the Israelites: them will I drive out from before the children of Israel : which, though it may have a special respect unto the Sidonians, with whom... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:3

From Sihor, which is before Egypt - Supposed by some to be the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, near to the Arabian Desert; called also the river of Egypt, Numbers 34:5 ; Jeremiah 2:18 . On this subject an intelligent friend favors me with the following opinion: - "The river Sihor is supposed by some to be the Nile, or a branch of it. Others think it the same as what is frequently called the river of Egypt, which lay before or towards the borders of Egypt; which arose out of the mountains of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:4

The land of the Canaanites - This lay on the south of the country of the Philistines, towards the sea-coast. Mearah - Supposed to be the city Maratha, on the Mediterranean Sea. - Calmet. Or the river Majora, which falls into the Mediterranean Sea, between Sidon and Berytus. See Pliny, Hist. Nat. lib. v., c. 20. Aphek - See on Joshua 12:18 ; (note). To the borders of the Amorites - Though the term Amorite is sometimes used to designate the inhabitants in general of the land of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:5

The land of the Giblites - This people dwelt beyond the precincts of the land of Canaan, on the east of Tyre and Sidon. See Ezekiel 27:9 ; Psalm 83:7 ; their capital was named Gebal. See Dodd. All Lebanon - See on Joshua 11:17 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:6

Misrephoth-maim - See on Joshua 11:7 ; (note). These will I drive out - That is, if the Israelites continued to be obedient; but they did not, and therefore they never fully possessed the whole of that land which, on this condition alone, God had promised them: the Sidonians were never expelled by the Israelites, and were only brought into a state of comparative subjection in the days of David and Solomon. Some have taken upon them to deny the authenticity of Divine revelation relative... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:6

Verse 6 6.All the inhabitants of the hill country, etc Joshua is again admonished, though the Israelites do not yet possess those regions, not to defer the partition, but trust to the promise of God, because it would detract injuriously from his honor if there were any doubt as to the event. It is accordingly said: Only do what is thy duty in the distribution of the land; nor let that which the enemy still hold securely be exempted from the lot; for it will be my care to fulfil what I have... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 13:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 13:6

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