Joshua 22:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, ”

Joshua 22:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Altar of Witness Erected by the E. Jordan Tribes. This narrative is clearly not historical, and the question arises, Why should it have been composed? The answer is that it is a Midrash (p. 314...
Joshua 22:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
Joshua 22:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them. No JFB commentary on these...
Joshua 22:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dismissal of the Two and a Half Tribes. The Axtar set up at Ed, and the Controversy it Raised 1-9. The dismissal of the tribes. 10-34. The controversy at Ed. Here, as in Numbers 25:7-9 , we se...
Joshua 22:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Phinehas... and (14) ten princes. — According to the constitution established by Moses, a government by priests and judges. Phinehas in particular was well suited to the office of “defender of th...
Joshua 22:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXX. THE ALTAR ED. Joshua 22:1-34 . THE two tribes and a half had behaved well. They had kept their word, remained with their brethren during all Joshua's campaign, and taken their part...
Joshua 22:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Averting War between Brethren Joshua 22:1-20 There was generous appreciation of services rendered as Joshua dismissed the warriors. Something like “Well-done, good and faithful servant,” rings...
Joshua 22:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now begin the third and last division of the Book, which tells the story of the final things circling around Joshua's farewell and passing. The first incident recorded is the return of the two and...
Joshua 22:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Who could be so proper to be the leader on this occasion as Phinehas, whose zeal for God's glory and honour, had manifested itself so strikingly upon another event before? Numbers 25:7 . And, Reader...
Joshua 22:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the children of Israel ,.... In the land of Canaan: sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead ; they were possess...
Joshua 22:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, Ver. 13....
Joshua 22:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE RETURN OF THE 2 ½ TRIBES (vs.1-9) To their credit, the warriors from Reuben, Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh had continued faithfully with the other tribes in conflict with the enemy until...
Joshua 22:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Altar of the Reubenites. B. C. 1444. 10 And when they came unto the borders of Jor...
Joshua 22:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Joshua 22:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And the children of Israel, sent to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest, and wi...
Joshua 22:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 22:10 . The borders of Jordan] Lit. = “the circles of the Jordan.” So, in chap. Joshua 13:2 , we have “the circles of the Philistines.” The immediate neighbourhood of th...
Joshua 22:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 22:10 . A great altar to see to. See on Numbers 32 . The object of this mount or tumulus was to show that they belonged to the Hebrew nation, and had hope in the Messiah. It was a sudden e...
Joshua 22:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ye have not left your brethren. Helping one another I. These tribes helped their brethren to their own inconvenience and positive detriment. A narrow-minded, selfish race would have recognised...
Joshua 22:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Joshua 22:1 The Reubenites and the Gadites. According to the Hebrew idiom, these are in the original in the singular, as in Genesis 12:6 . Thus a tribe, as has been before rem...
Joshua 22:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Building of the Altar and the Investigation Following
Joshua 22:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 13:14 ; Exodus 6:25 ; Judges 20:12 ; Judges 20:28 ; Matthew 18:15 ; Numbers 25:11-13 ; Numbers 25:7 ; Proverbs 20:18 ; Proverbs 25:9-13 ; Psalms 106:30 ; Psalms 106:31
Joshua 22:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Home Again Joshua 22:1-34 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The Heavenly warfare supersedes our duty at home. The two and a half tribes had left their homes to go over the Jordan in order to aid their bre...

Joshua 22:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 22:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Joshua 22:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Joshua 22:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 22:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Joshua 22:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Joshua 22:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joshua 22:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Joshua 22:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Joshua 22:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joshua 22:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 22:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 22:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joshua 22:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joshua 22:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 22:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 22:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 22:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joshua 22:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Joshua 22:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joshua 22:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 22:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary