Joshua 10:27-29

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 10:15-27

It was a brave appearance, no doubt, which the five kings made when they took the field for the reducing of Gibeon, and a brave army they had following them; but they were all routed, put into disorder first, and then brought to destruction by the hail-stones. And now Joshua thought, his work being done, he might go with his army into quarters of refreshment. Accordingly it was resolved, perhaps in a council of war, that they should presently return to the camp at Gilgal (Josh. 10:15), till... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 10:28-43

We are here informed how Joshua improved the late glorious victory he had obtained and the advantages he had gained by it, and to do this well is a general's praise. I. Here is a particular account of the several cities which he immediately made himself master of. 1. The cities of three of the kings whom he had conquered in the field he went and took possession of, Lachish (Josh. 10:31, 32), Eglon (Josh. 10:34, 35), and Hebron, Josh. 10:36, 37. The other two, Jerusalem and Jarmuth, were not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:27

And it came to pass, at the time of the going down of the sun ,.... Which was the time fixed by the law of God for taking down bodies that were hanged, Deuteronomy 21:23 , that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees ; not from, any respect to them, but that they might not defile the land, as dead bodies in a ceremonial sense did, Deuteronomy 21:23 ; and this Joshua was the more careful of, as they were just entered into it, and were taking possession of it: and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:28

And that day Joshua took Makkedah ,.... Some say it was the day on which the sun stood still; but it seems to mean the day in which the five kings were hanged: and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof ; slew the inhabitants of it and their king, after having entered and taken it: he utterly destroyed them and all the souls that were therein, he let none remain ; that is, all human souls or persons; for the cattle were taken for a prey: and he did to the king... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 10:29

And Joshua passed from Makkedah ,.... After he had taken it, and destroyed its inhabitants, and its king: and all Israel with him ; that is, all the men of war he took with him from the camp at Gilgal, from whence he went to the relief of Gibeon: unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah ; a city that fell to the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:42 . Jerom F18 De loc. Heb. fol. 92. M. says, in his time it was a village, in the region of Eleutheropolis, and was called Libnah; according... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 10:28

That day Joshua took Makkedah - It is very possible that Makkedah was taken on the evening of the same day in which the miraculous solstice took place; but as to the other cities mentioned in this chapter, they certainly were subdued some days after, as it is not possible that an army, exhausted as this must have been with a whole night's march, and two days' hard fighting, could have proceeded farther than Makkedah that night; the other cities were successively taken in the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 10:29

Fought against Libnah - This city was near Makkedah, see Joshua 15:42 , and fell to the tribe of Judah, Joshua 10:20 , Joshua 10:42 , and was given to the priests, Joshua 21:13 . Sennacherib besieged it, after he had been obliged to raise the siege of Lachish. See 2 Kings 19:8 ; Isaiah 37:8 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 10:29

Verse 29 29.Then Joshua. passed, etc We have now a description of the taking of the cities, out of which the army of the enemy had been raised; and herein God displayed his power no less wonderfully than in the open field, especially when the rapidity is considered. For although those who had fled hither in trepidation might have produced some degree of panic, still, when the fear was allayed, they might be useful for defense. (104) The garrison had been increased by their numbers. When,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:1-43

The great victory and its results. Many of the considerations which this passage suggests have been already anticipated. Thus the celerity of Joshua's march (verse 9) suggests the same set of ideas as Joshua 4:10 . The destruction of the cities teaches the same lessons as the destruction of Jericho; while the miraculous interposition in the battle of Beth-horon is hardly to be distinguished, as a source of spiritual instruction, from the destruction of Jericho. Again, the confederacy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 10:27

At the time of the going down of the sun. See Deuteronomy 21:23 . Joshua set the example to the Israelites of a strict observance of the law. And we may observe that this law is only to be found in Deuteronomy. On the "Deuteronomist" theory we have to suppose that the Deuteronomist, with a lynx eye to the chance of recommending the provisions which he had invented, and to the importance of representing Joshua as a strict observer of them, inserted this piece of detail with an obvious... read more

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