Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. For, though the account of the conquest of them is put together, and lies in a small compass, yet those victories were not obtained at once, or in a few days, as were those of the five kings, and others, related in the preceding chapter, Joshua 10:10; but were the work of some years; Josephus b says five years, but the common notion of the Jews is, that Joshua was seven years in subduing the land of Canaan c; our Bishop Usher d thinks it was done in six years; and it may be concluded that it was about six or seven years ere this work was completely finished.
b Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 19. c Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p. 31. d Annal. Vet. Test. p. 39, 40.