Joshua 14:6-7 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

Before the lot was cast into the lap for the determining of the portions of the respective tribes, the particular portion of Caleb was assigned to him. He was now, except Joshua, not only the oldest man in all Israel, but was twenty years older than any of them, for all that were above twenty years old when he was forty were dead in the wilderness; it was fit therefore that this phoenix of his age should have some particular marks of honour put upon him in the dividing of the land. Now, I.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:6

Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal ,.... Whither he was returned after the conquest of the kings and their kingdoms; these were not the whole tribe of Judah, but some of the chief men of it who accompanied Caleb, for the honour of him, as Ben Gersom observes, he being their prince; and to second his petition, and to show their consent unto, and an approbation of such an assignment to him as he desired: and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, said unto him ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:7

Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land ,.... Not he alone, but eleven more with him, one out of every tribe; his age he mentions, and of which, or near it, it is highly probable the rest of the spies were, to show that he and they were in the prime of their days, both as to bodily strength and intellectual capacity, which were requisite for such service as to spy out the land, of what quality that and its inhabitants were;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:6

Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite - In the note on the parallel place, Numbers 32:12 , it is said Kenaz was probably the father of Jephunneh, and that Jephunneh not Caleb, was the Kenezite; but still, allowing this to be perfectly correct, Caleb might also be called the Kenezite, as it appears to have been a family name, for Othniel, his nephew and son-in-law, is called the son of Kenaz, Joshua 15:17 ; Judges 1:13 , and 1 Chronicles 4:13 ; and a grandson of Caleb is also called... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:7

As it was in mine heart - Neither fear nor favor influenced him on the occasion; he told what he believed to be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:6

Verse 6 6.Then the children of Judah came, etc Here the account which had been begun as to the partition of the land is broken off to make way for the insertion of a narrative, namely, that Caleb requested Mount Hebron to be given to him as he had been promised by Moses. This happened a long time before the people had ceased from making war, and it became necessary to cast lots. It is stated to be the fifth year since their entrance into the land, and he does not ask for a locality to be given... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:7

Verse 7 7.Forty years old was I, etc He seems to talk of his own virtue in rather loftier terms than becomes a pious and modest man. But let us remember that, seeing the thing was in itself invidious and liable to many objections, it stood in need of special commendation as a means of suppressing envy. He therefore mentions that he had acted in good faith in bringing back an account of what he had learned concerning the land. For the expression, “As it was in my heart,” evidently denotes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6

In Gilgal (see Joshua 9:6 ). Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite. Or, descendant of Kenaz, as was his kinsman Othniel. As far as we can make out from the genealogy in 1 Chronicles 2:1-55 , Caleb and Kenaz were family names, for the Caleb or Calubi ( 1 Chronicles 2:9 ) the son of Hezron ( 1 Chronicles 2:18 ), the Caleb the son of Hur ( 1 Chronicles 2:50 ), and Caleb the son of Jephunneh ( 1 Chronicles 4:15 ), could not have been the same persons. And Caleb was a Kenezite,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

Caleb's faithfulness and its reward. The history of Caleb seems to have a special fascination for the sacred historian. We read of him here, and in the next chapter, and in 1:1-36 . Whether this were due to his bravery, his sincerity, his hale and hearty old age, or (see note on 1:6 ) his foreign extraction, coupled with his zeal for his adopted country and tribe, or from the combination of all these, it is not necessary to decide. Sufficient to remark I. THE BRAVE MAN WINS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

Caleb. I. THE CHARACTER OF CALEB . II. THE REWARD OF CALEB . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

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