Joshua 13:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearaha that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: ”

Joshua 13:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Read “on the south,” and connect the words with the verse preceding. They indicate the southern limit of the still unconquered territory in this neighborhood, as Joshua 13:3 gives the northern on...
Joshua 13:4 - 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 13:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

From. on. The Syriac punctuates Joshua 13:3 and Joshua 13:4 , thus: "also the Avites on the south",
Joshua 13:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: The land of the Canaanites - This lay on the south of the countr...
Joshua 13:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 4. From the south, all the land of the Canaanites — To the south of the country of the Philistines, on the sea-coast, lay the Canaanites, properly so called, who remained still unconquered....
Joshua 13:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: All the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside...
Joshua 13:4 - 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 13:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XIII. DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRITORY TO BE DIVIDED ( Joshua 13:1-14 ). (b) According to its boundaries. (1) Joshua was old and stricken in years. — Rather, he had aged, and was advanced in days...
Joshua 13:4 - 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 13:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Much Land Yet to Be Possessed Joshua 11:16-23 ; Joshua 13:1-7 We do not know how long the war lasted. Probably about seven years, Joshua 14:10 (forty-five less thirty-eight). It was only in...
Joshua 13:4 - 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 13:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

A very extensive compass of country is here marked. The Philistines land lay South: the Sidonians, towards the West Lebanon lay East: and Hamath towards the North. Let the Reader observe, that with t...
Joshua 13:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Joshua 13:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that [is] beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: Ver. 4. All the land of the Canaanites. ] Who yet held out ag...
Joshua 13:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

From the south That is, from those southern parts of the sea- coast now possessed by the Philistines, all the more northern parts of the sea-coast being yet inhabited by the Canaanites, almost as f...
Joshua 13:4 - 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 13:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Distribution of Canaan. B. C. 1445. 1 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; an...
Joshua 13:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i.e. From those southern parts of the sea-coast now possessed by the Philistines, all the more northern parts of the sea-coast being yet inhabited by the Canaanites, almost as far as Sidon, as it her...
Joshua 13:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Land Not Yet ‘Possessed' ( Joshua 13:1-6 ). Joshua 13:1 ‘ Now Joshua was old and bearing the signs of old age (well stricken in years). And YHWH said to him, “You are old and advanced in y...
Joshua 13:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

JOSHUA COMMANDED TO DIVIDE THE LAND: THE CITIES AND BOUNDARIES OF THE TWO AND A HALF TRIBES CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 13:1 . Old and stricken in years] Heb. = “old and come into days ,” or “ ye...
Joshua 13:4 - 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 13:4 - 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 13:4 - 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 13:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Command to Distribute the Land
Joshua 13:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 4:1 ; Joshua 10:40 ; Joshua 11:3 ; Joshua 12:7 ; Joshua 12:8 ; Joshua 19:30 ; Judges 1:34-36
Joshua 13:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

From the south — That is, from those southern parts of the sea — coast, now possessed by the Philistines, all the more northern parts of the sea — coast being yet inhibited by the Canaanites, almos...

Joshua 13:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Joshua 13:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 13:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Joshua 13:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Joshua 13:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Joshua 13:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Joshua 13:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 13:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Joshua 13:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Joshua 13:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joshua 13:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Joshua 13:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Joshua 13:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joshua 13:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 13:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 13:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 13:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joshua 13:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joshua 13:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 13:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 13:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 13:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joshua 13:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Joshua 13:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joshua 13:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 13:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes