Joshua 11:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, ”

• Joshua 11:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Jabin - Probably the hereditary and official title of the kings of Hazor (see Judges 4:2 ). The word means literally “he shall understand,” and is equivalent to “the wise” or “intelligent.” H...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard [those things], that he (a) sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, (a) The more God's power app...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Joshua 11. Defeat of Jabin and his Coalition. Jabin, king of Hazor, gathers a vast army of Canaanites at the Waters of Merom (locality uncertain, p. 32). The coalition was utterly defeated, the kin...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  when Jabin. heard. Note the stages. (1) Jericho, unresisting; (2) Ai,. sortie; (3) Gibeon, confederacy; (4) Jabin, aggressive. Hazor. Celebrated in Judges 4:2 ; Judges 4:17 .

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• Joshua 11:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  1. And it came to pass when Jabin, etc In this new league also we have a bright manifestation of the more than paternal care of God, in warding off dangers from his people, and also in assis...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things , that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, Jabin king of Hazor - It is proba...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Ver. 1. And—when Jabin king of Hazor had heard, &c.— No sooner was this king of Hazor informed of the conquests of Joshua, than he took a resolution to stop, if possible, the progress of hi...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, And it came to pass, when J...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Jabin ] king of Hazor. Hazor ] may be Tell el-Hurrawiyeh, 2½ m. S. of Kedesh-Naphtali. Shimron ] (=Shimron-meron 12:20) is Semûnieh, W. of Nazareth. Achshaph ] el Yasîf, the port of Accho. Hazor...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  XI. JOSHUA’S NORTHERN CAMPAIGN. (1) Jabin king of Hazor seems to have been in northern Palestine what Adonizedec, king of Jerusalem, was in the south. For the strength of this monarchy see the...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER XX. THE BATTLE OF MEROM. Joshua Chs. 11, 12. THERE is some appearance of confusion in the terms in which the great confederacy of native princes against Israel is brought in. In the begi...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Joshua's Obedience to the Lord's Commands Joshua 11:1-15 The scene is removed to the waters of Merom, near the sources of the Jordan. Hazor was the capital of the region; Jabin, like Pharaoh, w...

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• Joshua 11:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  A new confederacy had now to be faced and fought. Conscious of their peril, the northern kings now joined in an attempt to break the power of those conquering hosts. Turning north, Joshua led an atta...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  CONTENTS The account of the holy war is continued in this Chapter; and in this is concluded the conquest of Canaan. In the former is related to us, the carrying on of the war in the Southern provinc...

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• Joshua 11:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard [these things] ,.... The taking of Jericho and Ai, the defeat of the five kings, and the conquest of the southern part of the land of Canaan;...

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• Joshua 11:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard [those things], that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, Ver. 1. When Jabin king of Haz...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  King of Hazor This was the principal city of the northern part of Canaan, Joshua 11:10 ; and fell to the share of the tribe of Naphtali in the division of the land, Joshua 19:36 . Jabin was the n...

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• Joshua 11:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  CONQUEST OF NORTHERN ENEMIES (vs.1-15) Israel's returning for the time being to Gilgal gave time for the nations in the north to mobilize. In this God's wisdom is evident, for He brought these na...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Confederacy Against Israel. B. C. 1450.       1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  JOSHUA CHAPTER 11 The other kings and cities of Canaan gather themselves together to fight against Israel, Joshua 11:1-5 . God encourages Joshua, promising him victory, Joshua 11:6 . The Cana...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Chapter 11. The Northern Confederacy - the Invasion of the North. This chapter tells how the kings of the northern parts of Canaan now combined together against Joshua, and how YHWH encouraged him...

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

  THE OVERTHROW OF THE CITIES OF THE NORTH, AND GENERAL RETROSPECT CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 11:1 . Hazor] In Joshua 11:11 , Hazor is described as “the head” of all the kingdoms named in Joshua...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Joshua 11:1 . Hazor, then the metropolis of a powerful kingdom, Jeremiah 49:28 , is situate on Lake Merom, forty miles north of the sea of Galilee. Jabin with all the allies, 300,000 infantry,...

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• Joshua 11:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

  When Jabin king of Hazor had heard. Take heed how ye hear I. Healing and not hearing. The tidings of the overthrow of Sihon and Og, and the fall of Jericho, seem to have made almost no impressi...

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• Joshua 11:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAR .— Joshua 11:1 And it came to pass. The political constitution of Palestine was, humanly speaking, the cause of its overthrow. The division...

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• Joshua 11:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  And it came to pass, when Jabin, king of Hazor, a city in the extreme northern part of Canaan, southeast of Tyre, had heard those things, the conquest of the entire southern part of Canaan, that h...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Isaiah 26:11 ; Isaiah 43:2 ; Isaiah 43:5-7 ; Joshua 10:3 ; Joshua 10:4 ; Joshua 11:10 ; Joshua 12:19 ; Joshua 19:36 ; Judges 4:17 ; Judges 4:2 ; Psalms 2:1-4 ; Psalms 83:1-3

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• Joshua 11:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Wages of Sin is Death Joshua 11:1-23 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have heard of old that "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." This is true. The outstanding fea...

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• Joshua 11:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Hazor — The chief city of those parts, Joshua 11:10 . Had heard — This was a remarkable instance of the wisdom and goodness of Divine Providence, which so governed the minds of the Canaanites, tha...

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