Joshua 13:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families. ”

Joshua 13:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The writer appends to the command of God Joshua 13:1-7 a statement that the other two tribes and a half had already had their inheritance marked out for them by Moses in the land east of Jordan....
Joshua 13:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 13. Parts of the Land as yet Unconquered. In heritance of the Two and a Half Tribes on the E. of Jordan. In Joshua 13:1 we meet with a statement which causes surprise. The whole land has b...
Joshua 13:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. And Moses gave unto the tribe, etc What he seemed to have said with sufficient clearness he now follows more fully in detail, not only that the reading might incite the people to gratitu...
Joshua 13:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.
Joshua 13:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Joshua 13:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Territories of the Eastern Tribes 1-7. These vv. describe the land which, though still unconquered, is to be assigned to the 9½ tribes. It includes the W. and N. borders of Palestine. Wellhausen (...
Joshua 13:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRITORY DISTRIBUTED BY MOSES ON THE EAST OF JORDAN ( Joshua 13:15-33 ). (15) Reuben. — See also Numbers 32:33-42 and Deuteronomy 3:16 , &c.
Joshua 13:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXI. JOSHUA'S OLD AGE- DIVISION FOR THE EASTERN TRIBES. Joshua Ch. 13, 14:1-5. "THE Lord said unto Joshua, Thou art old and stricken in years." To many men and women this would not be a...
Joshua 13:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The second half of the Book of Joshua deals with the settlement of the people in the promised land. Dean Stanley says: "In the Book of Joshua we have what may without offense be termed The Domesday B...
Joshua 13:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

No doubt the Holy Ghost, in being so particular in the enumeration of places and their boundaries, had some gracious design in view. And, Reader, you and I may learn this from it, that we never can b...
Joshua 13:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben [inheritance] according to their families. According to the number of them, and sufficient for them.
Joshua 13:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben [inheritance] according to their families. Ver. 15. According to their families, ] i.e., Proportionably according to the number of their...
Joshua 13:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Moses gave , &c. Having informed us in general what Moses gave to the two tribes and a half, the sacred historian proceeds to set down in particular what share each of them had in this country....
Joshua 13:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

LAND REMAINING TO BE CONQUERED (vv. 1-7) Joshua became "old and advanced in years" (v. 1). In fact, he was not a young man when he led Israel across the Jordan, at least in his sixties. If, as w...
Joshua 13:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which M...
Joshua 13:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Dividing the inheritance into as many parts as they had families; but this is only spoken of the greater families; for the lesser divisions or distributions to the several small families was done by...
Joshua 13:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Portion of Reuben ( Joshua 13:15-23 ). Joshua 13:15 ‘ And Moses gave to the tribe of Reuben according to their families.' The division of the land took account of the sizes of the tribes...
Joshua 13:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 13:9 . Medeba unto Dibon] The southern part of a table-land reaching from Rabbath Ammon to the river Arnon. Both places were given to the Reubenites ( Joshua 13:16-17 ), b...
Joshua 13:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 13:1 . Joshua was old; now more than a hundred years of age. Joshua 13:3 . Sihor, Sichor; that is, turbid, the waters being muddy. The map will show the geographical situation of most...
Joshua 13:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Thou art old and stricken in years. Joshua’s old age “The Lord said unto Joshua, Thou art old and stricken in years.” To many men and women this would not be a welcome announcement. They do not...
Joshua 13:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE DIVISION OF THE TERRITORY .— Joshua 13:1 Now Joshua was old. This is usually regarded as the second part of the Book of Joshua; the first being devoted to the h...
Joshua 13:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families, Numbers 32.
Joshua 13:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 13:15
Joshua 13:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

According to their families — Dividing the inheritance into as many parts as they had families; but this is only spoken of the greater families; for the lesser distributions to the several small fa...

Joshua 13:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Joshua 13:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 13:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 13:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Joshua 13:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Joshua 13:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 13:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Joshua 13:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Joshua 13:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Joshua 13:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Joshua 13:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joshua 13:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 13:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 13:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 13:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joshua 13:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joshua 13:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 13:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 13:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 13:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joshua 13:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Joshua 13:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joshua 13:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 13:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes