John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:15
And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families. According to the number of them, and sufficient for them. read more
Joshua 13:15-31 Niv
John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:16
And their coast was from Aroer that is on the bank of the river Arnon ,.... As the country of Sihon is described, Joshua 13:9 ; from whence it appears that it was his country which was given to Reuben, though not all of it: and the city that is in the midst of the river ; See Gill on Joshua 13:9 , and all the plain by Medeba ; which reached unto Dibon, Joshua 13:9 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:17
Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain ,.... Which was by Medeba, and reached to Dibon: Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon ; Dibon was rebuilt by Gad, though it belonged to Reuben, and perhaps was inhabited by both, being on the borders of each; and Bamothbaal signifies the high places of Baal; see Numbers 22:41 ; perhaps this is the same with Bamoth in the valley, Numbers 21:20 ; and Bethbaalmeon is the same with Baalmeon in Numbers 32:38 ; where it is highly... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:18
And Jahazah ,.... Called Jahaz, Numbers 21:23 , where the battle was fought between Sihon and Israel: and Kedemoth ; near to which was a wilderness, which took its name from it, from whence Moses sent messengers with words of peace to Sihon, Deuteronomy 2:26 , and Mephaath ; thought to be the Maipha of Ptolemy F6 Geograph. l. 6. c. 7. ; here Jerom says F7 De loc Heb. fol. 93. D. , in his time was a garrison of Roman soldiers, because of the desert that was near. It... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:19
And Kirjathaim ,.... Of which See Gill on Numbers 32:37 , and Sibmah ; of which See Gill on Numbers 32:3 and See Gill on Numbers 32:38 , and Zarethshahar, in the mount of the valley ; which was built on one of the mountains that looked over the valley of Moab, as did Nebo, Pisgah, Abarim; perhaps it is the same place Josephus F11 Antiqu. l. 13. c. 15. sect. 4. calls Zara, to which he joins the valley of the Cilicians, and mentions it along with Heshbon, Medeba, and other... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:20
And Bethpeor ,.... So called from Peor, the idol of the Moabites, and where very likely there had been a temple built to the honour of it; over against this place was a valley, where Israel abode some time, Deuteronomy 3:29 , and Ashdodpisgah ; of which see Deuteronomy 3:17 , and Bethjeshimoth ; of which see Numbers 33:49 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:21
And all the cities of the plain ,.... In the champaign country, as well as those in the mountainous part: and all the kingdom of Sihon ; or, as Masius renders the words, "which all had been the kingdom of Sihon"; for the whole kingdom of Sihon was not given to Reuben, only a part of it, and the rest to Gad, as in Joshua 13:27 , king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon ; as in Joshua 13:10 , whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur , and... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:22
Balaam also, the son of Beor the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword ,.... At the same time that the princes of Midian were slain, and which is also observed; see Gill on Numbers 31:8 . Kimchi supposes that he returned to Midian, on hearing that the counsel he gave to them, to ensnare Israel with their daughters, had taken effect, in order to receive his wages, and so received his righteous doom and just reward; it is commonly said by the Jews F13 T. Bab.... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 13:23
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof ,.... As their border eastward was Aroer on the river Arnon, so their border westward was the river Jordan: this was the inheritance of the children of Reuben, after their families, the cities and the villages thereof ; which Moses gave them on the other side Jordan; and next follow an account of the inheritance of the tribe of Gad in those parts. read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 13:7-33
Here we have, I. Orders given to Joshua to assign to each tribe its portion of this land, including that which was yet unsubdued, which must be brought into the lot, in a believing confidence that it should be conquered when Israel was multiplied so as to have occasion for it (Josh. 13:7): Now divide this land. Joshua thought all must be conquered before any must be divided. ?No,? said, God, ?there is as much conquered as will serve your turn for the present; divide this, and make your best of... read more