Joshua 10:2 BSB

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Joshua 10:1-11

THE OVERTHROW OF THE CITIES OF THE SOUTHCRITICAL NOTES.—Joshua 10:1. Adoni-zedek] = “lord of righteousness.” Melchi-zedek was apparently king of the same place in the time of Abram. The Jebusite kings may have borne this title, as the rulers of Egypt and Rome did that of Pharaoh and Cæsar. The appellation “Jabin” was, perhaps, similarly given to the Canaanitish kings of Hazor (cf. chap. Joshua 11:1, and Judges 4:2), Jerusalem] = “possession of peace,” or “seat of peace.” This is the first time... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:1-43

Chapter 10In verse six of chapter ten,The men of Gibeon sent an urgent message to Joshua that they were being attacked. They said, "Now we have this mutual defense pact with you, so come to our aid." And Joshua honoring the pact that he had made, took his men of war, in a forced march all night long, and they came to the area of Gibeon where the Gibeonites were being attacked by these kings with all their chariots, and horses and all. The Lord spoke unto Joshua before going into battle, and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 10:1-43

Joshua 10:1 . Adonizedek, lord of righteousness. Zedek was common in the names of the kings of Jerusalem, as Melchizedek. Joshua 10:11 . Great stones hail stones, as in many versions. So is Psalms 68:14. “When the Almighty scattered kings, it was white as snow in Salmon.” The hail in Egypt destroyed men and cattle. Diodorus Siculus says, that “as the Persians were on their march to plunder the temple of Delphos, a violent storm of thunder and lightning fell on their camp, which... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Joshua 10:1-5

Joshua 10:1-5Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua.To arms! To arms!The greatest poet of Greece has sung in stately numbers the deeds of heroes whom his race adored. We listen to their counsels, we hear their battle shouts, we see their awful blows. Yet after all this plain, unvarnished tale depicts with more fidelity and power the progress and results of a conflict, the most sublime in its accompaniments that this earth has ever seen. In... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 10:2

Jos 10:2 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon [was] a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it [was] greater than Ai, and all the men thereof [were] mighty. Ver. 2. That they feared greatly. ] And great cause they had, considering what supply and shelter the Israelites might have from thence, and how other cities might revolt by their example. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 10:2

they feared: Joshua 2:9-1 Chronicles :, Joshua 2:24, Exodus 15:14-Nehemiah :, Deuteronomy 11:25, Deuteronomy 28:10, Psalms 48:4-Joshua :, Proverbs 1:26, Proverbs 1:27, Proverbs 10:24, Hebrews 10:27, Hebrews 10:31, Revelation 6:15-Esther : Gibeon: Gibeon was situated on an eminence, as its name imports, 40 furlongs north from Jerusalem, according to Josephus. the royal cities: Heb. cities of the kingdom, 1 Samuel 27:5, 2 Samuel 12:26 Reciprocal: Joshua 9:1 - all the kings Joshua 9:3 - Gibeon... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 10:2

That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.Thy — That is, he and his people, the king being spoken of verse1, as a publick person representing all his people.Royal cities — Either really a royal city, or equal to one of the royal cities, though it had no king, but seems to have been governed by elders, chap9:11. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 10:2

2. They feared greatly The loss to the Amorites of so powerful a commonwealth as Gibeon, and its alliance with Joshua, was a sufficient cause of fear, aside from the fact that Joshua, now securely established in this central position, had completely cut off northern from southern Palestine, so that he could conquer each in detail. As one of the royal cities It was not a royal capital, but as important. The fact that so large a city, in their immediate vicinity, renowned for bravery, had... read more