Joshua 11:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. ”

Joshua 11:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Suddenly - As before, at Gibeon Joshua 10:9 , so now Joshua anticipates his enemies. Taken by surprise, and hemmed in between the mountains and the lake, the chariots and horses would have no ti...
Joshua 11:7 - 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...
Joshua 11:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. By the waters of Merom suddenly - Joshua, being apprised of this grand confe...
Joshua 11:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Joshua 11:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Campaign in the North Here there is no trace, as in the former case, of miraculous interposition. Joshua's generalship, courage, swiftness and loyalty are the prominent factors in the achievem...
Joshua 11:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Suddenly. — On this occasion, as in the former campaign which began at Gibeon, Joshua surprised his adversaries by the rapidity of his movements.
Joshua 11:7 - 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...
Joshua 11:7 - 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...
Joshua 11:7 - 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...
Joshua 11:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If we read these wars with a spiritual eye, (and unless we do this, the mere historical relation will only leave us where it found us) we shall discover much instruction couched under those commands...
Joshua 11:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them ,.... Being encouraged by the Lord, they set out with Joshua at the head of them, to fight the kings and their forces. It is highly p...
Joshua 11:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. Ver. 7. By the waters of Merom suddenly. ] Like a lightbolt. Bajazet, for...
Joshua 11:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua came against them When they least expected him, intending there to refresh, and prepare, and order themselves for the offensive war which they designed.
Joshua 11:7 - 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...
Joshua 11:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Confederacy Against Israel. B. C. 1450. 1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor...
Joshua 11:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

When they least expected them, intending there to refresh, and prepare, and order themselves for the offensive war which they designed.
Joshua 11:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom, suddenly, and fell on them.' The huge army gathered together, were probably still arranging tactics and...
Joshua 11:7 - 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...
Joshua 11:7 - 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,...
Joshua 11:7 - 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...
Joshua 11:7 - 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...
Joshua 11:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Second Alliance of Heathen Kings and their Defeat
Joshua 11:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 5:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:3 ; Joshua 10:9
Joshua 11:7 - 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...
Joshua 11:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Suddenly — When they least expected them, intending there to refresh, and prepare, and order themselves for the offensive war which they designed.

Joshua 11:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Joshua 11:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 11:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Joshua 11:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Joshua 11:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 11:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Joshua 11:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Joshua 11:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joshua 11:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Joshua 11:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Joshua 11:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joshua 11:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 11:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 11:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 11:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joshua 11:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joshua 11:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 11:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 11:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 11:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joshua 11:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Joshua 11:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joshua 11:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 11:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Joshua 11:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes