Joshua 18:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 18:1

In the midst of the story of the dividing of the land comes in this account of the setting up of the tabernacle, which had hitherto continued in its old place in the centre of their camp; but now that three of the four squadrons that used to surround it in the wilderness were broken and diminished, those of Judah, Ephraim, and Reuben, by the removal of those tribes to their respective possessions, and that of Dan only remained entire, it was time to think of removing the tabernacle itself into... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 18:1

And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh ,.... The whole body of the people, men, women, and children, as well as the camp, Joshua 18:9 ; at least all that had not received their inheritances in the land. Hither they came from Gilgal, where the camp and tabernacle had been ever since their passage over Jordan; but now the land being in the main subdued, that was too far off both for the camp and tabernacle, and therefore they moved further into the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 18:1

Israel assembled together at Shiloh - This appears to have been a considerable town about fifteen miles from Jerusalem, in the tribe of Ephraim, and nearly in the center of the whole land. To this place both the camp of Israel, and the ark of the Lord, were removed from Gilgal, after a residence there of seven years. Here the tabernacle remained one hundred and thirty years, as is generally supposed, being the most conveniently situated for access to the different tribes, and for... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 18:1

Verse 1 1.And the whole congregation of the children of Israel, etc Here we have a narrative of the celebrated convention held in Shiloh, where it was deliberated, as to the casting of the remaining lots. For although with pious zeal they had attempted the casting of lots, yet the proceeding had been interrupted, as if victory behooved to precede the distribution which depended solely on the mouth of God. They assemble, therefore, in Shiloh to determine what was necessary to be done in future.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 18:1

EXPOSITION THE CONTINUED DIVISION OF THE LAND .— Congregation . The word signifies a body of persons gathered together at a spot before indicated. The LXX . renders by συναγωγή . The idea is evidently that of an assembly gathered together for some specific acts of worship. This passage teaches the duty of a national recognition of religion. Whatever evils there might be in Israel at that time, the absence of a general and formal acknowledgment of God was not one of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 18:1

Shiloh, the sanctuary. The choice of Shiloh as a resting place for the tabernacle was not left at Joshua's discretion: it was a matter of Divine appointment ( Deuteronomy 12:10-12 ). At the same time it was not without its natural reason. The situation was both central and secluded; in the midst of the land, as the tabernacle had always been "in the midst of the camp" in the wilderness ( Numbers 2:17 ), and yet removed from the main routes of the country's traffic. Its name, dating... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 18:1

Shiloh. Shiloh was at once the seat of public worship and the centre of tribal union; the symbol of established peace and the witness to that Divine law on which the maintenance of peace and prosperity depended. Christendom needs its Shilohs. It is true that our privileges of worship are not confined to consecrated buildings, holy days, priestly ministrations, and church ordinances. Anywhere, on the lonely hillside or in the busy street, at any hour—in the silent night or at the noisy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 18:1-28

Progress in the great work. The tribes gathered together at Shiloh, set up the common tabernacle for worship, and then proceeded, at Joshua's instance, to complete the division of the land. Several detached considerations may be derived from this chapter. I. THE DUTY OF A PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF GOD . The duty of public worship has been universally recognised in all religions, and is founded in a natural tendency of mankind. Philosophical sects, in which religious... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 18:1

After all overt resistance was overcome, the tabernacle with its sacred contents was removed from its place of safety at Gilgal, in a corner of the land near the Jordan, to a central place, Shiloh, the modern Scilun, which is two or three miles east of the main road, and rather more than half way between Jerusalem and Nablous. Its choice as the national sanctuary may indeed have been determined by Joshua, no doubt under divine direction Deuteronomy 12:11, because of its insignificance, in order... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 18:1

Joshua 18:1. The whole congregation of the children of Israel Not only their elders, and heads of their tribes, who represented the people of Israel, and are sometimes meant by the whole congregation; but, as the expression may here very well signify, the whole body of the people, who, it is probable, accompanied the ark, in order to fix it in a new situation. Assembled together at Shiloh A place in the tribe of Ephraim, about fifteen miles from Jerusalem, situate upon a hill in the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 18:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 18:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 18:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 18:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 18:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 18:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 18:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 18:1-28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 18:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 18:1

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