Joshua 14:6-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

Before the lot was cast into the lap for the determining of the portions of the respective tribes, the particular portion of Caleb was assigned to him. He was now, except Joshua, not only the oldest man in all Israel, but was twenty years older than any of them, for all that were above twenty years old when he was forty were dead in the wilderness; it was fit therefore that this phoenix of his age should have some particular marks of honour put upon him in the dividing of the land. Now, I.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:6

Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal ,.... Whither he was returned after the conquest of the kings and their kingdoms; these were not the whole tribe of Judah, but some of the chief men of it who accompanied Caleb, for the honour of him, as Ben Gersom observes, he being their prince; and to second his petition, and to show their consent unto, and an approbation of such an assignment to him as he desired: and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, said unto him ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:7

Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land ,.... Not he alone, but eleven more with him, one out of every tribe; his age he mentions, and of which, or near it, it is highly probable the rest of the spies were, to show that he and they were in the prime of their days, both as to bodily strength and intellectual capacity, which were requisite for such service as to spy out the land, of what quality that and its inhabitants were;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:8

Nevertheless, my brethren that went up with me ,.... Meaning the rest of the spies, excepting Joshua, that went up with him into the land of Canaan to spy it, which they might be properly said to do, since they went up a hill or mountain, in order to go into it, Numbers 13:17 , made the heart of the people melt ; discouraged them, filled them with fears, sunk their spirits, that their hearts flowed, and became as weak as water, having no strength left in them, or hope of possessing the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:9

And Moses sware on that day, saying ,.... Or declared the oath of the Lord, for it was the Lord that sware to what follows; see Deuteronomy 1:34 , surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever : not the whole land of Canaan, nor all the parts of it Caleb travelled through, but particularly Hebron; which though not expressly mentioned in the aforesaid oath, yet was understood and known to be the meaning of it, and which Joshua by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:6

Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite - In the note on the parallel place, Numbers 32:12 , it is said Kenaz was probably the father of Jephunneh, and that Jephunneh not Caleb, was the Kenezite; but still, allowing this to be perfectly correct, Caleb might also be called the Kenezite, as it appears to have been a family name, for Othniel, his nephew and son-in-law, is called the son of Kenaz, Joshua 15:17 ; Judges 1:13 , and 1 Chronicles 4:13 ; and a grandson of Caleb is also called... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:7

As it was in mine heart - Neither fear nor favor influenced him on the occasion; he told what he believed to be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:9

The land whereon thy feet have trodden - This probably refers to Hebron, which was no doubt mentioned on this occasion. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:6

Verse 6 6.Then the children of Judah came, etc Here the account which had been begun as to the partition of the land is broken off to make way for the insertion of a narrative, namely, that Caleb requested Mount Hebron to be given to him as he had been promised by Moses. This happened a long time before the people had ceased from making war, and it became necessary to cast lots. It is stated to be the fifth year since their entrance into the land, and he does not ask for a locality to be given... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:7

Verse 7 7.Forty years old was I, etc He seems to talk of his own virtue in rather loftier terms than becomes a pious and modest man. But let us remember that, seeing the thing was in itself invidious and liable to many objections, it stood in need of special commendation as a means of suppressing envy. He therefore mentions that he had acted in good faith in bringing back an account of what he had learned concerning the land. For the expression, “As it was in my heart,” evidently denotes... read more

Group of Brands