Joshua 12:20
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The king of Shimronmeron, one,.... See Joshua 11:1: this place fell to the tribe of Zebulun, Joshua 19:15; the king of Achshaph, one; see Joshua 11:1; this city fell to the lot of Asher, Joshua 19:25.
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Joshua 12:21
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The king of Taanach, one,.... It was in the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua 17:11; Jerom says (q), in his time it was a large village, distant from Legion on the plain of Esdraelon three miles: the king of Megiddo, one; which belonged to the same tribe, Joshua 17:11; near this place were some waters where the Canaanites fought with the Israelites,...
Joshua 12:22
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The king of Kedesh, one,.... Which afterwards fell to the tribe of Naphtali, and was one of the cities of refuge, Joshua 19:37; it was situated in upper Galilee on Mount Naphtali, four miles from the city of Sephet, and as many from Capernaum, and twenty miles from Tyre (r): the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one; a city that came to the lot of the...
Joshua 12:23
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The king of Dor, in the coast of Dor, one,.... Of which see Joshua 11:2; it fell to the lot of Manasseh, but never was possessed by them, as were not Taanach and Megiddo, before mentioned, Joshua 17:11 Judges 1:27; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one; not the place where Joshua encamped after he had passed Jordan, for that was then no city; the...
Joshua 12:24
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The king of Tirzah, one,.... To what tribe this place fell is nowhere said: Adrichomius (u) places it in the tribe of Manasseh; and so does Bunting (w), who says of it, that it was a fair and beautiful city, situated on a high and pleasant mountain, in the tribe of Manasseh, twenty four miles from Jerusalem to the north: here Jeroboam had his...
Joshua 13
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION Joshua 13 In this chapter Joshua is informed by the Lord, or put in mind, that part of the land of Canaan remained unconquered, and which it was; and is directed to divide the whole land among the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, Joshua 13:1; and since the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the other half tribe of Manasseh,...
Joshua 13:1
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now Joshua was old, [and] stricken in years,.... How old he was cannot be said precisely, but it is very probable he was now about an hundred years of age, for he lived to be an hundred ten; and the land of Canaan was seven years in dividing, as the Jews generally say, and it seems as if he did not live long after that: and the Lord said unto him:...
Joshua 13
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
At this chapter begins the account of the dividing of the land of Canaan among the tribes of Israel by lot, a narrative not so entertaining and instructive as that of the conquest of it, and yet it is thought fit to be inserted in the sacred history, to illustrate the performance of the promise made to the fathers, that this land should be given...
Joshua 13:2
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
This [is] the land that yet remaineth,.... Unconquered and not enjoyed, namely, what is after described; and this account is given for Joshua's information, that he might know what to divide, and for the people of Israel's sake, that they might know what they had a right to a claim upon; what they should endeavour to possess themselves of, and...
Joshua 13:3
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
From Sihor, which [is] before Egypt,.... Which Jarchi and Kimchi interpret of the river Nile, and so that river is called, Jeremiah 2:18; it seems to have this name from the waters of it being black and turbid; and hence it was called by the Greeks "Melas"; and by the Latins "Melo"; though it is thought, that not properly the river itself is here...
Joshua 13:4
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
From the south, all the land of the Canaanites,.... That is, of those Canaanites who were particularly so called, in distinction from those of the other nations or tribes, and who dwelt in several parts of the land, some in the east and others in the west, see Joshua 11:3; and, as it seems here, some in the south: now on the side of the south, as...
Joshua 13:5
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the land of the Giblites,.... This was another country that remained unconquered; the Greeks call it Byblus, and near to which Pliny (e) speaks of a place called Gabale, and is now called Gibyle; it is (f) said to be "pleasantly situated by the seaside, and at present it contains but a little extent of ground, but yet more than enough for the...
Joshua 13:6
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
All the inhabitants of the hill country,.... Not in Judea, but in and about Lebanon, as follows: from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim; of which see Joshua 11:8; [and] all the Sidonians; the inhabitants of the ancient city of Sidon, and the villages and lands belonging to it: these remained unconquered, and never were possessed by the Israelites: them...
Joshua 13:7
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance,.... Having the command and authority of God for it, he was to set about it at once, with all diligence and application: unto the nine tribes: of Judah, Simeon, Benjamin, Dan, Ephraim, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali, in which order they are placed, when the Lord gave to Moses the names of...
Joshua 13:8
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance,.... That is, along with the half tribe of Manasseh, but not with that half of it before mentioned, who was to haven division of a part with the nine tribes, but with the other half of the tribe settled beyond Jordan; with them the tribes of Reuben and Gad had received their...
Joshua 13:9
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
From Aroer, that [is] on the bank of the river Arnon,.... A city belonging to Moab, from whence the description begins, the river Arnon, on which it was situated, being the border between Moab and the Amorites, Numbers 21:13; and the city that [is] in the midst of the river; or "even the city"; meaning the same city of Aroer, it lying both on the...
Joshua 13:10
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon,.... A city he took from the Moabites, and made it his royal seat, Numbers 21:26: unto the border of the children of Ammon; which was the river Jabbok, Deuteronomy 3:16.
Joshua 13:11
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Gilead,.... The land of Gilead, which was part of the kingdom of Og, half of which was given to Reuben, and the other half to Gad: and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites; of which see Deuteronomy 3:14; and all Mount Hermon; called also Sirion, Shenir, and Sion, Deuteronomy 3:9; and all Bashan unto Salcah; another part of the...
Joshua 13:12
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei,.... [See comments on Joshua 12:4]; who remained of the remnant of the giants; was descended from those that remained in Ashtaroth, after the rest were cut off by Chedorlaomer, Genesis 14:5; called there the Rephaim, as here: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out: that...
Joshua 13:13
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Nevertheless, the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites,.... Neither in the times of Moses, nor in the times of Joshua: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day: in full possession of their cities unmolested; yea, in later times they became separate and distinct kingdoms; for...