Joshua 13:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; ”

• Joshua 13:26 - 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....

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• Joshua 13:26 - 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...

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• Joshua 13:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  And. This is the middle verse of this book.

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• Joshua 13:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; Ramath-mizpeh - The same as Ramoth-gilead. It was one of the cities of refuge, Joshua 20:8 ; Deuteronomy...

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• Joshua 13:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; From Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh - Heshbon (see the note at Joshua 13:17 ). Porter ('Handbook of...

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• Joshua 13:26 - 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 (...

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• Joshua 13:26 - 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.

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• Joshua 13:26 - 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...

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• Joshua 13:26 - 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...

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• Joshua 13:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The sacred historian is particular to enumerate these things concerning the portion of the two tribes and half; because it is a confirmation of what Moses had before done. Joshua only confirms the ap...

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• Joshua 13:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim ,.... This was their coast from the south to the north, and so describes their eastern border, which reached from Heshbon, given to the tribe of Reube...

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• Joshua 13:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; Ver. 26. Ramathmizpeth. ] Called also Ramoth in Gilead. Jos 20:8

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• Joshua 13:26 - 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...

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• Joshua 13:26 - 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...

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• Joshua 13:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  From Heshbon, either exclusively or inclusively. See Poole on " Joshua 13:17 " . Ramath-mizpeh, called Ramoth-gilead , or Ramoth in Gilead , Joshua 20:8 , and elsewhere Mahanaim, exclus...

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• Joshua 13:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Portion of Gad ( Joshua 13:24-28 ). Joshua 13:24 ‘ And Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad according to their families.' “The tribe of Gad” indicates Gad as a unity...

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• Joshua 13:26 - 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...

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• Joshua 13:26 - 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...

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• Joshua 13:26 - 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...

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• Joshua 13:26 - 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...

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• Joshua 13:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Territory of the two and one Half Tribes

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• Joshua 13:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 22:3 ; 2 Samuel 17:27 ; 2 Samuel 2:8 ; 2 Samuel 9:4 ; 2 Samuel 9:5 ; Genesis 31:49 ; Genesis 32:1 ; Genesis 32:2 ; Joshua 20:8 ; Joshua 21:38 ; Judges 10:17 ; Judges 11:11 ; Judg...

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• Joshua 13:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Ramath — mizpeh — Called Ramoth — Gilead, or Ramoth in Gilead. Mahanaim — Exclusively; for Mahanaim was in the portion of Manasseh, beyond Jabbok, which was the border of Gad and Manasseh.

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