Judges 2:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. ”

Judges 2:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And when Joshua had (b) let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. (b) After that he had divided to every man his portion by lot, ( Joshua 24:...
Judges 2:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 2:6 to Judges 3:6 . The Deuteronomist's Introduction to the Book of Judges proper ( Judges 3:5 to Judges 16:31 ). In the view of this interpreter of sacred history, the whole era of the...
Judges 2:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

let the People go. Compare Joshua 24:28-31 .
Judges 2:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. When Joshua had let the people go - The author of this book is giving here a his...
Judges 2:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And when Joshua had let the people go— This is an important passage, and by some interpreters misunderstood; they have fancied, that in it the historian continues the relation of what had happened...
Judges 2:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. And when Joshua had let the people go. This passage is a repetition of J...
Judges 2:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Introductory ( Judges 1:1 to Judges 3:4 ) Division 1, Judges 1:1 to Judges 2:5 . This section of the book contains a brief recapitulation of the early conquest of Palestine, told from a some...
Judges 2:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

When Joshua had let the people go. — Rather, And Joshua let the people go. This passage strongly tends to support the view that the events of the previous chapter, and the message at Bochim, occu...
Judges 2:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Generation that Knew not Jehovah Judges 2:6-15 What a thrilling experience it must have been to hear Joshua and Caleb talk of Egypt, the Red Sea, and Sinai! The younger men would stand awestr...
Judges 2:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The fact of Israel's failure is still further revealed in this chapter. In the first five verses we have the account of the coming of a messenger from Gilgal. This messenger, referred to as "the ange...
Judges 2:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These verses have a retrospective view to the history of Joshua, as before related. And perhaps the subject is here again introduced, by way of contrasting the sad apostasy of Israel, to what their c...
Judges 2:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when Joshua had let the people go ,.... This is not to be connected with what goes before, as if that was done in Joshua's lifetime; for during that, as is after testified, the people of Israel...
Judges 2:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. Ver. 6. And when Joshua had let the people go. ] See Joshua 2:1 ; but Vatabl...
Judges 2:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And when Joshua It should rather be rendered, Now when Joshua , &c. For it does not relate to the preceding story, but is a repetition of what was declared Joshua 24:28-31 , and is here recor...
Judges 2:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE REPROOF OF THE ANGEL OF THE LORD (vv. 1-6) Israel's failure called for strong reproof. The angel of the Lord, who is the Lord Himself, not a messenger from God, but the messenger, c...
Judges 2:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Idolatry of the Israelites. B. C. 1425. 6 And when Joshua had let the people go, t...
Judges 2:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

When Joshua had let the people go; when he had distributed their inheritances, and dismissed them severally to take possession of them. This was done before this time, whilst Joshua lived; but is n...
Judges 2:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Flashback To The Days of Joshua And the Days of Faithfulness ( Judges 2:6-9 ). Judges 2:6 ‘ Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man to his inheritan...
Judges 2:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 2:6 . And when Joshua had let the people go.] The visit and solemn message of the angel had led to tears. The temporary repentance was so general that the place of the vis...
Judges 2:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 1 and 2 The character of Joshua is, like that of many soldiers, simple and easily understood. He was strong and of a good courage, a man, fit not only for battle, but for tedious campaignin...
Judges 2:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 2:1 . An Angel of the Lord. Jewish writers in succession speak of this as a created angel: but no mere angel would dare to speak as Jehovah. It was therefore the Angel of the covenant, the...
Judges 2:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

The people served the Lord all the days of Joshua. Joshua and “another generation” I. The power of a great man to adapt himself to changing circumstances, and to be equally great under varying...
Judges 2:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION It is often extremely difficult to make out the sequence of a Hebrew narrative, the narrator going back and travelling over the same ground in respect of time which he had already...
Judges 2:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And when Joshua had let the people go, literally, "And Joshua sent away the people"; for here the narrative is continued from the last paragraph of the Book of Joshua, in almost the identical words,...
Judges 2:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 22:6 ; Joshua 24:28-31
Judges 2:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Let the people go — When he had distributed their inheritances, and dismissed them severally to take possession of them. This was done before this time, whilst Joshua lived; but is now repeated to...

Judges 2:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 2:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 2:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 2:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 2:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judges 2:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 2:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 2:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 2:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 2:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 2:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 2:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 2:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 2:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 2:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 2:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 2:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 2:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 2:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 2:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 2:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 2:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 2:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 2:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 2:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 2:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes