Joshua 14:5

They — That is, the persons named, Joshua 14:5, who acted in the name of the children of Israel, divided it, either now, or presently after.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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As . according as. Compare Neh 35:2. Neh 14:2-5. divided . divided by lot;". Figure of speech Ellipsis. App-6.
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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They, i.e. the persons named Joshua 14:5 , who represented and acted in the name of the children of Israel, divided it, either now, or presently...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ As YHWH commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.' The obedience of the people at this point is stressed. They...
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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Beginning of the Distribution
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

As the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land, they made preparations for its distribution by lot, under the...

⁵ As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.

Related Commentaries of Joshua 14:5

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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