Joshua 17:17

And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt not have one lot only - i. e. by dispossessing the Canaanites, thou shalt double the portion of land at thy disposal. The “but” with w...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 17, 18. And Joshua spake, &c.— Joshua replies to the solicitations of the children of Joseph, by repeating, that it is not his intenti...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Territories of the Western Tribes Chs. 14-19 inclusive describe the allotment of territories to the Western Tribes. There are two assignments. The...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXV. THE INHERITANCE OF JOSEPH. Joshua Chs. 16, 17. NEXT to Judah, the most important tribe was Joseph; that is, the double tribe to whi...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

an Enlarged Inheritance Joshua 17:14-18 The greatness of the children of Joseph did not arise from their numbers; for, according to Numbers 26...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It is interesting to note that in the territory allotted to Manasseh, some of the cities of Ephraim are included; and, moreover, that some of the cit...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The narrowness of Joseph's boundaries may serve to teach us that even in Canaan causes arise to displease. Alas! there is nothing perfect here below!...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, [even] to Ephraim and to Manasseh ,.... From whence it is clear that some of both were present; and they...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, [even] to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou [art] a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou art a great people, and hast great power Joshua was not moved from his resolution by their objections, but told them, that by their own confes...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE WESTERN HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH (vs.1-13) Manasseh's territory was immediately north of Ephraim, spreading from the Jordan to the Mediterranea...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a g...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou needest and deservest more than that lot, of which thou art actually possessed, and thou hast power to get more; which if thou endeavourest to...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, “You are a great people, and have great power, you shall not ha...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 17:1 . A lot for the tribe of Manasseh ] The families of the tribe as a whole are here taken into account, the notice of them extending to t...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 17:14 . Why hast thou given me but one lot? Joshua added mount Ephraim: though it was a military country, and though the Canaanites had cha...
The Biblical Illustrator

Zelophehad . .. had no sons, but daughters. The rights of women The question decided by their case was the right of females to inherit prope...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Joshua 17:1 There was also a lot. The preferable translation is, " and the lot for the tribe of Manasseh—for he was the firs...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joshua's Advice to the Children of Joseph
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, denying their request, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people and hast great po...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 17:14
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

One lot only — Thou needest and deservedst more than that lot, of which thou art actually possessed, and thou hast power to get more; which if thou...

¹⁷ And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:

Related Commentaries of Joshua 17:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Joshua 17:17