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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Joshua 10:11

Great stones, i.e. hailstones of extraordinary greatness and hardness, cast down with that certainty as to hit the Canaanites, and not their pursuers the Israelites, and with that force as to kill them. Josephus affirms that thunder and lightning were mixed with the hail, which may seem probable from Habakkuk 3:11.

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See also Joshua 10:11 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Joshua 10:11. _THE LORD CAST DOWN GREAT STONES FROM HEAVEN UPON THEM_] Some have contended that stones, in the common acceptation of the word, are intended here; and that the term _hail-stones_...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Compare Ecclesiasticus 46:6. Frightful storms occasionally sweep over the hills of Judaea; but this was evidently a miraculous occurrence, like the hail which smote Egypt Exodus 9:24 and the tempest w...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    10. THE VICTORIOUS CONQUEST CHAPTER 10 _ 1. Adoni-zedec and his confederacy (Joshua 10:1)_ 2. The war (Joshua 10:7) 3. The miracle (Joshua 10:12) 4. The victory won ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DEFEAT AND DEATH OF THE FIVE KINGS. Here we have the account of the famous battle of Bethhoron. Five kings band themselves together against Gibeon; the Gibeonites send for help to Joshua, who comes up...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HEAVEN. the heavens; i.e. the clouds....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _were in the going down to Beth-horon_ This was the second stage in the flight. The Amorite host had gained the height before their pursuers, and were hurrying down the pass of nether Beth-horon, "a r...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _VER._ 11. _AND—AS THEY—WERE IN THE GOING DOWN TO BETH-HORON_— First, the kings in league fled towards _Beth-horon,_ which was situate upon a little hill to the north of Gibeon. Their design evidently...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _The Southern Coalition Joshua 10:1-14_ Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king,...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND IT CAME TO PASS, AS THEY FLED FROM BEFORE ISRAEL, AND WERE IN THE GOING DOWN TO BETH-HORON, THAT THE_ _ LORD CAST DOWN GREAT STONES FROM HEAVEN UPON THEM UNTO AZEKAH, AND THEY DIED: THEY WERE MOR...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    GREAT STONES FROM HEAVEN] a hailstorm, in which the hand of God is discerned....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CONQUEST OF SOUTHERN CANAAN This chapter narrates the successful campaign against the five confederate chiefs of the S., who are roused by the fall of Jericho and Ai and the alliance with Gibeon,...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 10 THE *ISRAELITES DEFEAT THE AMORITES – JO...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BETH-HORON — is identified as Beit’ Ur. AZEKAH — is unknown. MAKKEDAH. — Probably el-Moghâr. (11) GREAT STONES FROM HEAVEN. — Compare Job 38:22, “Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I ha...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְהִ֞י בְּ נֻסָ֣ם ׀ מִ פְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XIX. THE BATTLE OF BETHHORON. Joshua 10:1. OUT of the larger confederacy of the whole Canaanite chiefs against Joshua and his people recorded in the beginning of chap 9, a smaller number, he...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “THE LORD FOUGHT FOR ISRAEL” Joshua 10:1 The honor of Israel was implicated in this attack on their confederates, and Joshua went to their assistance. The deception which had been practiced on him di...

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

    This action of the Gibeonites in securing their own safety aroused the anger of the confederate kings and they proceeded to act against Gibeon in order to punish it. In their peril the men of Gibeon a...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    When the king of Jerusalem learned that Ai had fallen and the even more powerful city of Gibeon had made a treaty with Israel, he called upon four other kings to join with him in an attack on Gibeon....

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: [they were] more...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Azeca, for the space of twelve miles. --- Hailstones, of an uncommon size, accompanied with thunder and lightning, Habacuc iii. 11. (Josephus, [Antiquities?] v. 1.) (Calmet) (Ecclesiasticus xlvi. 6.)...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Let the Reader particularly observe, that Jehovah is said to have discomfited them before Israel: perhaps, by the terrors of the Lord upon their minds. And by these stones, with which the slaughter of...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Moreover, this peace with the Gibeonites only brought fresh attacks upon Israel. But now all is plain. Jehovah says to Joshua, "Fear them not, for I have delivered them into thy hand." This is all tha...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IT CAME TO PASS, AS THEY FLED BEFORE ISRAEL, [AND] WERE IN THE GOING DOWN TO BETHHORON,.... The descent of it on that side towards Azekah, and which was also a very narrow passage, of which Joseph...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: [they were] more...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The Lord cast down great stones_ That is, hail-stones of an extraordinary greatness, cast down with that certainty as to hit the Canaanites, and not their pursuers the Israelites. Josephus affirms th...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    [GIBEON BESIEGED.] 1 Fiue Kings warre against Gibeon. 6 Ioshua rescueth it. 10 God fighteth against them with hailestones. 12 The Sunne and Moone stand still at the word of Ioshua. 16 The fiue Ki...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, where the foothills converge into the plains of Philistia, THAT THE LORD CAST DOWN GREAT STONES FROM HEA...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE DEFEAT OF THE FIVE KINGS ON A DAY OF MIRACULOUS LENGTH...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    ISRAEL DEFEATS FIVE KINGS (vs.1-10) The news of Gibeon's treaty with Israel greatly alarmed other nations in the land, for Gibeon was considered prominent and important, so that the king of Jerusale...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    7-14 The meanest and most feeble, who have just begun to trust the Lord, are as much entitled to be protected as those who have long and faithfully been his servants. It is our duty to defend the aff...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Joshua 10:11 fled H5127 (H8800) before H6440 Israel H3478 descent H4174 Horon H1032 LORD H3068 down H7993 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘ Joshua therefore came on them suddenly, for he went up from Gilgal all night. And YHWH discomfited them before Israel and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of th...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Victory at Gibeon, Makkedah, etc. Sun's action halted. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Adonizedek, king of Makkedah. CONCLUSION: When enemies set themselves in array against us and threaten to sw...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Joshua 10:1. _Adonizedek,_ lord of righteousness. _Zedek_ was common in the names of the kings of Jerusalem, as _Melchizedek._ Joshua 10:11. _Great stones hail stones,_ as in many versions. So is Psal...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Come up _. .. _ quickly, and save us, and help us._ HELP! HELP! The chapter opens with a cry from Jerusalem, the summons of Adoni-zedek--“To arms! To arms!” Here we have another and a very differen...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 10:1__ Because the events of ch. Joshua 10:1 are brought on by Canaanite aggression, Israel’s defeat of the south can be viewed as defensive....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 10:11 LARGE STONES FROM HEAVEN refers to the HAILSTONES with which the Lord destroyed the fleeing Amorite troops....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _THE OVERTHROW OF THE CITIES OF THE SOUTH_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 10:1. Adoni-zedek] = “lord of righteousness.” Melchi-zedek was apparently king of the same place in the time of Abram. The Jebusite...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE BATTLE OF BETH-HORON, AND THE SUBJUGATION OF SOUTHERN PALESTINE.— JOSHUA 10:1 ADONI-ZEDEC (cf. Melchizedek in...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    In verse six of chapter ten, The men of Gibeon sent an urgent message to Joshua that they were being attacked. They said, "Now we have this mutual defense pact with you, so come to our aid." And Joshu...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Exodus 9:22; Ezekiel 13:11; Genesis 19:24; Isaiah 28:2; Isaiah 30:30

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE KINGS GATHER AGAINST GOD Joshua 10:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Is the world approaching another world war? Is that war leading toward the final great war of wars? These and similar questions are upon...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Great stones — That is, hailstones of extraordinary greatness, cast down with that certainty, as to hit the Canaanites and not their pursuers the Israelites. Josephus affirms, that thunder and lightni...

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