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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Joshua 17:18

Mountain, probably of Gelboe, as that of Ephraim was not sufficient, ver. 15. Gelboe extended almost as far as Bethsan, and it would afford a fine opportunity of attacking the nations below. Josue persists in his first resolution; and though of the same tribe, he is so little actuated by partiality towards his brethren, that they alone seem to have been dissatisfied with their portion. (Calmet)

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Joshua 17:18. _THE OUTGOINGS OF IT SHALL BE THINE_] Clear away the wood, occupy the mountain, and you shall soon be able to command all the valleys; and, possessing all the defiles of the countr...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    5. THE PORTION OF MANASSEH CHAPTER 17 _ 1. Their names (Joshua 17:1)_ 2. Their border (Joshua 17:7) 3. The complaint and the answer (Joshua 17:14) Half of the tribe of Manasseh had their inheritan

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    CUT DOWN. carve out, or create as in Genesis 1:1. GIANTS. Hebrew. _Rephaim_. See note on Numbers 13:22.Deuteronomy 1:28, and App-23 and App-25....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the mountain_ i.e. "the mountain of Ephraim," shall be thine, for it is a forest. It should fall to their lot because the house of Joseph was strong and able, and could clear the woodland. _the outg...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Complaint of the Children of Joseph 14. _And the children of Joseph_ The descendants of Joseph, i.e. the patriarchs of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, were not satisfied with the portion which Jos...

  • 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 intention that they should have but one lot, as if they were but...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כִּ֣י הַ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה ־לָּךְ֙ כִּֽי ־יַ֣עַר ה֔ו

  • 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 which his two sons gave names, Ephraim and Manasseh. In p...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But the mountain shall be thine; for it [is] a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, [and]...

  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Joshua's Advice to the Children of Joseph...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Joshua 17:18 country H2022 wooded H3293 down H1254 (H8765) extent H8444 out H3423 (H8686) Canaanites H3669 iron...

  • 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 have one lot only, but the hill country will be yours,...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Land divisions; portion for Manasseh. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Eleazar, Moses, Zoplehad's daughter. CONCLUSION: (Joshua 17:14). Many covet larger possessions who do not cultivate and make...

  • 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 chariots of iron; yet with the help of Ephraim, they mus...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Let's turn now to Joshua, chapter seventeen, as we begin our study this evening. As we get into the seventeenth chapter, we find that the land has continued to be divided by Joshua, and the portion th...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Deuteronomy 20:1; Hebrews 13:6; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 51:12; I

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The out — goings of it — The valleys and fields belonging or adjoining to it, for there the Canaanites were, Joshua 17:16....

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