Joshua 7:1-5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 7:2

men. Hebrew, plural of ish or 'enosh . App-14 . Ai. Near Beth-el. Compare Genesis 12:8 ; Genesis 13:3 . Beth-aven = House of vanity. Beth-el = House of God. Compare Genesis 28:19 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 7:3

go up = go toilingly thither. men = Hebrew. ish . App-14 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 7:5

melted = became as water. Figure of speech Hyperbole. App-6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 7:1

THE DEFEAT AT AIContrasting sharply with the previous chapter, this one reveals a shocking setback to Israel's progress, namely, the defeat at Ai. Many Bible students have been impressed with the manner in which the experiences of Joshua parallel those of the early church in the Book of Acts.(1) The glorious success of Pentecost was soon followed by the shameful episode of Ananias and his wife Sapphira. Here the great success at Jericho is quickly followed by the shameful defeat at Ai.(2)... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 7:2

"And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai. And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few. So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. And the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 7:1

Ver. 1. But the children of Israel— Though there was but one guilty, the historian attributes to the whole society, whereof Achan was a member, the criminal action which he had committed. This is the style of Scripture, and it is the language of reason. See Calmet. A people, properly speaking, is only one moral person. The common interest, which connects all the members of it together, warrants the imputing to the whole nation what is done by the individuals who compose it, unless it be... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 7:2

Ver. 2. Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai.— To forward the conquest of the land of Canaan, Joshua made the fertile plain of Jericho the centre of his camp, whence he sent detachments to seize upon the neighbouring towns, till the Israelites should see themselves masters of an extent of country sufficient to be divided among the tribes: the event, however, did not take place till about six years after. See Usher's Annals. As soon as he had established the best order he could in his camp, he... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 7:3

Ver. 3. Let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai— There was a little presumption in this counsel; Ai was well situated, strong, and guarded by twelve thousand men; so that there was no probability (humanly speaking) of carrying it with two or three thousand men. God, nevertheless, permitted Joshua to listen to this bold piece of advice, and he followed it. Had not this been the case, either the inhabitants of Ai would not have ventured to sally from their city; or if, in going out... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 7:4-5

Ver. 4, 5. And they fled, &c.— The garrison of Ai, observing the Israelites to be so few in number, made a sally. The latter, left by God, immediately lost courage, took flight, and left thirty-six of their comrades on the spot. The enemy pursued and beat them as far as to Shebarim. Some think this was a place betwixt Ai and Jericho; for schebarim in the Hebrew signifies, people defeated, broken, routed; while others, following the LXX, and taking the word in an appellative sense,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 7:1

1. the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing—There was one transgressor against the cherem, or ban, on Jericho, and his transgression brought the guilt and disgrace of sin upon the whole nation. Achan—called afterwards "Achar" ("trouble") ( :-). Zabdi—or Zimri ( :-). Zerah—or Zarah, son of Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38:30). His genealogy is given probably to show that from a parentage so infamous the descendants would not be carefully trained in the fear of God. Genesis... read more

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