Joshua 9:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the menc took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. ”

Joshua 9:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The elders of Israel Joshua 9:18 , tasting what was offered them by the Gibeonites, pledged themselves according to the usage of Eastern nations to peace and friendship with them. They credited th...
Joshua 9:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the (g) men took of their victuals, and asked not [counsel] at the mouth of the LORD. (g) Some think that the Israelites are of their victuals, and so made a league with them.
Joshua 9:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 9. The Stratagem of the Gibeonites. This account, though composite, is straightforward enough if Joshua 9:17-21 be omitted. These verses give an account by the priestly writer in which t...
Joshua 9:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the men. Hebrew, plural of ish or 'enosh. App-14 took of their victuals. Probably tasted, or partook of their food; or, ate with them--a token of friendship. asked not: i.e. by "Urim and...
Joshua 9:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

14. And the men took of their victuals, etc. Some commentators here have recourse to the insipid fictions that they ate the bread, to ascertain from the taste whether it were stale from age,...
Joshua 9:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. The men took of their victuals - This was done in all probability in the way of friendship; for, from time immemo...
Joshua 9:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 14. And the men took of their victuals — It has been asked in what light they thus took of it? and some pretend it was to taste with them in token of friendship, peace, and alliance, accord...
Joshua 9:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. The men took of their victuals. The mouldy appearance of their bread was, after examination, accepted as gu...
Joshua 9:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The League with the Gibeonites Joshua 9 forms an introduction to the narrative of the Southern campaign ( Joshua 10 ). The Gibeonite cities were important enough both politically and geographica...
Joshua 9:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the men took of their victuals. — And they accepted the men from (the appearance of) their provisions. This, which is the view taken in our marginal reading, seems to be the more probable i...
Joshua 9:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XVIII. THE STRATAGEM OF THE GIBEONITES. Joshua 9:1-27 . WE now resume the thread of the story interrupted by the narrative of the transaction at Ebal and Gerizim. We learn from the test...
Joshua 9:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deceived by the Gibeonites Joshua 9:1-15 The presence of common peril forced the nations of Canaan to combine for self-preservation. Would that the various sections of the visible Church might...
Joshua 9:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The fame and the dread of the people by this time were spreading far and wide. The kings of Canaan, conscious of their danger, formed a league against the oncoming hosts. However, before they had ti...
Joshua 9:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The, deceit which the Gibeonites made use of, blinded the eyes of Israel. And it is astonishing it should, so: for in the close of the defeat of Ai, Joshua caused Israel to hear the command of God, t...
Joshua 9:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the men took of their victuals ,.... That is, the princes of Israel took thereof; not to eat of them, for it cannot be thought that such personages would eat of such dry and mouldy bread, and es...
Joshua 9:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the men took of their victuals, and asked not [counsel] at the mouth of the LORD. Ver. 14. And the men took of their victuals. ] That is, they did eat of it in token of a league made with them...
Joshua 9:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The men That is, the princes. Their victuals That they might examine the truth of what they said. Asked not at the mouth of the Lord As they ought to have done upon all such weighty occasions....
Joshua 9:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

DECEIVED BY THE GIBEONITES (vs.1-27) The calm deliberation with which the Lord was acting gave time for the forces of the enemy to be marshaled against Israel. Six nations, the Hittites, Amorites...
Joshua 9:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Artifice of the Gibeonites. B. C. 1450. 3 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard w...
Joshua 9:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The men, i.e. the princes, as before, Joshua 9:6 . Took of their victuals; not from their want or any desire they could have to such unpleasant and unwholesome food; nor in a ceremony usual in...
Joshua 9:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And the men took of their provisions and did not ask counsel of YHWH.' O how foolish we are when we do not consult God. Convinced by the false evidence the food was accepted by the elders of Israe...
Joshua 9:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 9:8 . We are thy servants] This was not a declaration of fealty, but is rather to be read as an expression of courtesy ( Genesis 32:4 ; Genesis 1:18 ), very adroitly intr...
Joshua 9:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 9:1 . All the kings to fight with Joshua. They realized the ancient proverb, Quem Deus vult perdere, primum dementat. He whom God destroys is first mad. Joshua 9:4 . Wine bottles, old...
Joshua 9:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

The inhabitants of Gibeon . .. did work wilily. A Canaanitish stratagem I. How this device originated. 1. Their wisdom suggested it. The selfsame facts suggest different courses of action...
Joshua 9:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE GIBEONITES .— Joshua 9:1 And it came to pass, when all the kings. According to the explanation given above ( Joshua 6:5 , Joshua 6:15 ) of the particle כwith the infi...
Joshua 9:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Gibeonites Deceive Joshua and the Princes
Joshua 9:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 10:13 ; 1 Chronicles 10:14 ; 1 Samuel 14:18 ; 1 Samuel 14:19 ; 1 Samuel 22:10 ; 1 Samuel 23:9-12 ; 1 Samuel 30:7 ; 1 Samuel 30:8 ; 2 Samuel 2:1 ; 2 Samuel 5:19 ; Exodus 28:30...
Joshua 9:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The men — That is, the princes. Their victuals — That they might examine the truth of what they said. The mouth of the Lord — As they ought to have done upon all such weighty occasions. So they are...

Joshua 9:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Joshua 9:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Joshua 9:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joshua 9:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Joshua 9:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joshua 9:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 9:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 9:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joshua 9:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 9:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 9:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 9:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joshua 9:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Joshua 9:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joshua 9:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 9:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes