Joshua 22:1-4 NLT,NIV,ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 22:1-9

The war being ended, and ended gloriously, Joshua, as a prudent general, disbands his army, who never designed to make war their trade, and sends them home, to enjoy what they had conquered, and to beat their swords into plough-shares and their spears into pruning-hooks; and particularly the forces of these separate tribes, who had received their inheritance on the other side Jordan from Moses upon this condition, that their men of war should assist the other tribes in the conquest of Canaan,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:1

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. The promise of God to Israel being fulfilled, the land of Canaan being for the most part subdued, the war at an end, and rest had on all sides from their enemies, and the land divided among the nine tribes and an half, and they settled in the quiet possession of their lots; Joshua sent for the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, who had, at their own request, their portion allotted... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:2

And said unto them, ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you ,.... Which was, that they should leave their wives and children, and flocks, and herds, behind them in the land of Gilead, and pass over Jordan, with their brethren the children of Israel armed, and fight with them, and for them, until the Canaanites were subdued, and not return until their brethren were peaceably settled in the possession of their inheritances; all which they had punctually observed, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:3

Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day ,.... For the space of fourteen years, which is the commonly received notion of the Jews F6 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p. 32. ; seven years according to them the land was subduing, and seven more spent in dividing it, and then these tribes were sent for and dismissed; all this time they stayed close by their brethren, and assisted them in their wars, and never offered to return to their wives and children, until they had an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:4

And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren , as he promised them ,.... As in Joshua 21:44 ; see Deuteronomy 12:9 , therefore now return ye, and get ye unto your tents ; not their military tents in the army, from which they now came to Joshua, but their houses, as the Greek version, and their cities, as the Targum; they having been so long used to tents in the wilderness, and during the wars in Canaan, this was a familiar word for their dwellings: and unto... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:1

Then Joshua called the Reubenites , etc. - We have already seen that 40,000 men of the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, had passed over Jordan armed, with their brethren, according to their stipulation with Moses. The war being now concluded, Joshua assembles these warriors, and with commendations for their services and fidelity, he dismisses them, having first given them the most pious and suitable advices. They had now been about seven years absent from... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:1

Verse 1 1.Then Joshua called the Reubenites, etc Here is related the discharge of the two tribes and half-tribe, who had followed the rest of the people, not that they might acquire anything for themselves, but that, as they had already obtained dwellings and lands without lot, they might carry on war in common with their brethren, until they also should have a quiet inheritance. Now, as they had been faithful companions and helpers to their brethren, Joshua declares that they were entitled to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 22:1

EXPOSITION The Reubenites and the Gadites. According to the Hebrew idiom, these are in the original in the singular, as in Genesis 12:6 . Thus a tribe, as has been before remarked, or even a family ( Joshua 6:25 ), is spoken of frequently as a single individual (cf. Joshua 17:14 , Joshua 17:15 , Joshua 17:17 , Joshua 17:18 ). It seems probable that this chapter occurs in strict chronological order, and that the soldiers of the two tribes and a half remained under the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 22:1-4

Service and reward. I. THE SERVICE . This is characterised by the following points of merit: 1 . Obedience to discipline. The two tribes and the half tribe are commended for obedience to their supreme commanders. Soldiers, servants, employes, all persons under authority, should recognise the duty of loyal obedience from the heart, and perform it (a) conscientiously—"not with eye service as men pleasers;" (b) diligently—working as laboriously as if for their own pleasure;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 22:1-9

We have seen the Reubenites and Gadites generously taking their part in the war for the conquest of Canaan, though they had already come into possession themselves of their assigned share on the other side of Jordan. In this way the solidarity of the nation was vindicated. Joshua now sends back these soldiers of their country to their own inheritance, and we see in the verses before us the reward of their fidelity to duty. I. THEIR FIRST RECOMPENSE IS A MATERIAL ONE . They... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 22:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 22:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 22:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 22:1-9

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