Joshua 21:44 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

We have here the conclusion of this whole matter, the foregoing history summed up, and, to make it appear the more bright, compared with the promise of which it was the full accomplishment. God's word and his works mutually illustrate each other. The performance makes the promise appear very true and the promise makes the performance appear very kind. I. God had promised to give the seed of Abraham the land of Canaan for a possession, and now at last he performed this promise (Josh. 21:43):... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:44

And the Lord gave them rest round about ,.... Not only from their travels, with which they had been fatigued forty years in the wilderness, but from wars with the Canaanites they had been engaged in for some years past: according to all that he sware unto their fathers ; not only to give them the land, but peace, rest, and safety in it: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them ; for whenever any rose up to oppose them, they were immediately cut off: this is to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:1-45

The ecclesiastical settlement of Canaan. Though the ecclesiastical institutions of the Christian Church differ, in some respects materially, from these of the Jewish, yet inasmuch as the law and the gospel came from the same All-wise Hand, we may naturally expect that the main principles of each will be the same. Perhaps we have insisted too much of late on the fact that the law was "done away in Christ," and too little on the qualifying truth that Christ came "not to destroy, but to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

God's faithfulness. I. WE MAY ASSURE OURSELVES OF GOD 'S FAITHFULNESS BY A CONSIDERATION OF THE GROUNDS ON WHICH IT RESTS . (a) in nature—in changeless laws, as of light and gravitation, and in geological uniformity; (b) in revelation, the development of which is like that of a tree retaining unity of life and growing according to fixed principles. (a) the novel circumstances under which they will be required to redeem their word, and (b) ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

Last among the tribes to know the particular inheritance assigned to them came the Levites, since they were not to occupy a distinct territory, but certain selected cities in each district. By this arrangement each tribe recognised the duty of providing for the support of the service of God, and had religious instructors abiding within its borders. The sacred historian having finished his narrative of the partition of the land, deems it a fitting opportunity to bear witness to the fact that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

"The Lord is not a man that He should lie, or the Son of Man that He should repent." His promises are "yea and amen." This is the great truth brought home to us by the beautiful conclusion of the partition of the land of Canaan. "The Lord gave to Israel all the land which He sware to give unto their fathers. There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass" (verses 48, 45). Heaven and earth may pass away, but the word of the Lord... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:44

And the Lord gave them rest. LXX . κατέπαυσεν . The student of Scripture will not fail to recall the passage in the Epistle to the Hebrews ( Joshua 4:8 ) in which reference is made to this passage, and especially to the LXX . version of it. The word signifies rather rest from wandering than rest from toil, though in some passages (e.g. Exodus 23:12 ; Deuteronomy 5:14 ) it has the latter signification (cf. Deuteronomy 12:10 ). Round about. Or, from round about, i.e; ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 21:43-45

There is no real inconsistency between the declarations of these verses and the fact that the Israelites had not as yet possessed themselves of all the cities allotted to the various tribes Judges 1:21-36 - nor did at any time, subdue the whole extent of country promised to them Numbers 34:1-12. God had fulfilled all His part of the covenant. It was no part of His purpose that the native population should be annihilated suddenly Deuteronomy 7:22; but they were delivered into the hand of Israel,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 21:44

Joshua 21:44. The Lord gave them rest round about Namely, all the remaining days of Joshua; for afterward it was otherwise with them. The Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands This is not to be understood as if all the people of Canaan were absolutely in subjection to them, but that as long as Joshua lived, all those who attempted to oppose or rise up against them were delivered into their power and subdued. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:1-45

Cities for the Levites (20:1-21:45)The Levites were given forty-eight cities throughout Israel, along with surrounding pasture lands for their cattle (see 21:41-42; Numbers 35:1-8). Among these cities were six cities of refuge (Numbers 35:6). These were cities where a person who had killed another could flee for safety until he had been lawfully judged (Exodus 21:12-14). If he was found guilty of murder he was to be executed, but if he was found to have caused the death accidentally, he could... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:44

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:1-45

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:44

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 21:43-45

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 21:44

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:1-45

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