Joshua 8:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you. ”

Joshua 8:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Capture of Ai. Here we have the second and the successful attempt to take Ai. That two accounts have been combined is obvious. In Joshua 8:3 Joshua sends 30,000 men as an ambuscade against the ci...
Joshua 8:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

See. Figure of speech Aeteriemos. App-6.
Joshua 8:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you. Ye shall set the city on fire - Pr...
Joshua 8:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 3-9. So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, &c.— Joshua first detached from his army thirty thousand men, and charged them to go in the night-time and lie in ambush on the west si...
Joshua 8:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them, No JFB comme...
Joshua 8:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Conquest of Ai. The Covenant confirmed upon Mt. Ebal 1-29. The Taking of Ai. Edersheim explains that Joshua detailed a corps of 30,000 men, of whom 5,000 were placed W. of Ai in a wood. The 25...
Joshua 8:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(4-8) Joshua’s general plan of operations is stated in these verses. The following verses explain how it was worked out.
Joshua 8:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XVI. THE CAPTURE OF AI. Joshua 8:1-29 . JOSHUA, having dealt faithfully with the case of Achan, whose sin had intercepted the favour of God, is again encouraged, and directed to renew,...
Joshua 8:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ai Again Attacked Joshua 8:1-17 Now that the evil was put away, the people were assured of victory. “I have given,” etc . But the assurance of faith is not inconsistent with the call for act...
Joshua 8:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As the result of the severity of the discipline exercised in the case of Achan, the nation returned to obedience, and consequently Jehovah immediately uttered the word of reassurance to Joshua and th...
Joshua 8:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How beautiful to observe piety blended with valor. No doubt, after Joshua had arranged and formed the disposition of his army, according to the command of God, he retired to this valley, where he lod...
Joshua 8:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it shall be, when ye have taken the city ,.... Entered it and become masters of it: [that] ye shall set the city on fire ; not the whole city, only some outlying houses of it, to make a smoke...
Joshua 8:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, [that] ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you. Ver. 8. Ye shall set the city o...
Joshua 8:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AI TOTALLY DESTROYED (vs.1-29) Now the Lord gives explicit instructions to Joshua as to attacking Ai. How different these were to the plans Joshua used at first! God tells Joshua not to be afraid...
Joshua 8:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. 4 And he commanded them, saying, B...
Joshua 8:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ye shall set the city on fire, to wit, part of it, as a sign to their brethren of their success; for the whole city was not burnt now, but afterwards, as is said Joshua 8:28 .
Joshua 8:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“ And it shall be, when you have seized the city, you will set the city on fire. You will do according to the word of YHWH. See I have commanded you.” Once the city was taken it was to be set on...
Joshua 8:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 8:3 . Thirty thousand … and sent them away] Probably 30,000 was the entire number chosen to operate against Ai, and of these 5000 were sent, as stated in Joshua 8:12 , to...
Joshua 8:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 8:4 . Ye shall lie in wait: la ruse du guerre. The craft of war is lawful, if war itself be lawful; and experience is often of more avail than strength. Joshua 8:25 . Twelve thousand. H...
Joshua 8:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war. All the people at work for Jesus I. Consider the advice of the spies which led to such a shameful defeat ( Joshua 7:3 ). 1. Here we shall have to...
Joshua 8:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE CAPTURE OF AI .— Joshua 8:1 Fear not. Joshua was down cast at his former failure, and well he might. "Treacherous Israelites are to be dreaded more than malicious C...
Joshua 8:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Preparations for the Taking Of Ai
Joshua 8:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 13:28 ; Joshua 1:16 ; Joshua 1:9 ; Joshua 6:24 ; Joshua 8:28 ; Judges 4:6
Joshua 8:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Conquest of Ai Joshua 8:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Christian conquest depends upon a clean heart. When the Children of Israel went against Ai the first time, they fled in dismay. The reaso...

Joshua 8:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 8:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Joshua 8:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Joshua 8:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Joshua 8:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Joshua 8:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 8:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Joshua 8:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Joshua 8:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joshua 8:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Joshua 8:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Joshua 8:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joshua 8:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 8:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 8:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joshua 8:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joshua 8:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 8:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 8:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 8:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joshua 8:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Joshua 8:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joshua 8:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 8:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary