Joshua 12:4-6 WEB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 12:1-6

Joshua, or whoever else is the historian before he comes to sum up the new conquests Israel had made, in these verses receives their former conquests in Moses's time, under whom they became masters of the great and potent kingdoms of Sihon and Og. Note, Fresh mercies must not drown the remembrance of former mercies, nor must the glory of the present instruments of good to the church be suffered to eclipse and diminish the just honour of those who have gone before them, and who were the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:4

And the coast of Og king of Bashan ,.... The country that he reigned over, who was another king of the Amorites, smitten by Israel in the times of Moses: which was of the remnant of the giants ; See Gill on Deuteronomy 3:11 , that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei ; of which two places see Deuteronomy 1:4 ; it seems as if Og had a palace in each of those cities, and sometimes was at one and sometimes at another, as is usual with kings. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:5

And reigned in Mount Hermon ,.... That is, over all the people that inhabited that mount or dwelt under it, Joshua 11:17 , and adjacent to it, of which mountain; see Gill on Deuteronomy 3:8 and See Gill on Deuteronomy 3:9 , and in Salcah : which was a city belonging to the kingdom of Og, Deuteronomy 3:10 , and in all Bashan ; or Batanea, a country famous for pasturage, Micah 7:14 , and for fat cattle, Ezekiel 39:18 , and for oaks, Isaiah 2:13 , frequently mentioned in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:6

Them did Moses the servant of the Lord, and the children of Israel, smite ,.... That is, the inhabitants of those kingdoms they smote with the edge of the sword, and took possession of them, the history of which see in Numbers 21:1 , and Moses the servant of the Lord gave it ; the whole dominion of the two kings before mentioned: for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh : of which grant, and the conditions of it, see Numbers 32:1 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 12:4

Coast of Og king of Bashan - Concerning this person see the notes on Deuteronomy 3:11 , and on Numbers 21:35 , etc. The remnant or the giants - Or, Rephaim. See the notes on Genesis 6:4 ; Genesis 14:5 , and Deuteronomy 2:7 , Deuteronomy 2:11 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 12:5

The border of the Geshurites - The country of Bashan, in the days of Moses and Joshua, extended from the river Jabbok on the south to the frontiers of the Geshurites and Maachathites on the north, to the foot of the mountains of Hermon. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:1-24

The extent of the conquest. A few detached considerations occur to us here. I. GOD WELL NOT BE WORSE THAN HIS WORD . The reduction of the whole land had not yet been effected, but it had been rendered possible if Israel were disposed to follow up his advantage. The list of cities captured covers nearly the whole extent of Palestine, and Canaan had been deprived of all capacity of resistance. So it is with the Christian who has entered into covenant with God. The mastery... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:4

The giants. Hebrew, Rephaim cf. Genesis 14:5 ; Genesis 15:20 ; also Joshua 17:15 ). The word, according to Ewald, is equivalent to "stretched out." It was also applied to the dead. The Rephaim were one of the various tribes of giants, like the Anakims, Zuzims, and Emims, of whom we read in the land of Canaan. They occupied the land of Bashan and "half Gilead"—that is, its northern portion (see Deuteronomy 3:13 ). The term "remnant" would imply that they had suffered some reverses... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:5

The Geshurites. See Joshua 13:2 , Joshua 13:11 , Joshua 13:13 ; and Deuteronomy 3:14 ; also 2 Samuel 13:37 , where we find the principality of Geshur still in possession of its independence. It was in the northeast corner of Bashan, abutting upon Syria, and is called "Geshur in Syria" ( 2 Samuel 15:8 ). It is perhaps an instance of undesigned coincidence that Maachah, the mother of Absalom and the daughter of the king of Geshur, was so named, since she probably derived her name... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:6

Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave. Theodoret makes the tribes which received their inheritance through Moses the types of the believing Jews, and those who received it through Jesus (Joshua) the types of the believing Gentiles. Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh were the first born of their respective mothers, and were thus types of the Jews, who were God's firstborn. As they passed over armed before their brethren, so we received the good tidings of salvation from the lips of Jews. This is a... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 12:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 12:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 12:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:6

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