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Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

Joshua 10:6

The language reflects the urgency of the crisis. Accordingly Joshua made a forced march, accompanied only by his soldiers Joshua 10:7, and accomplished in a single night the distance from Gilgal to Gibeon (about 15 miles in a direct line), which on a former occasion had been a three days’ journey Joshua 9:17.

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  • 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

    HAND. So some codices, with two early printed editions; but Hein text has "hands". MOUNTAINS. hill country....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Slack not thy hand_ The climax in the message is very noticeable; (1) slack not thy hand; (2) come up to us quickly; (3) save us; (4) help us. Compare the prayer of the persecuted Christians (Acts 4:...

  • 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 THE MEN OF GIBEON SENT UNTO JOSHUA TO THE CAMP TO GILGAL, SAYING, SLACK NOT THY HAND FROM THY SERVANTS; COME UP TO US QUICKLY, AND SAVE US, AND HELP US: FOR ALL THE KINGS OF THE AMORITES THAT DWE...

  • 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

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE AMORITES THAT DWELL IN THE MOUNTAINS — i.e., in the mountainous district lying on the south of Jerusalem....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יִּשְׁלְח֣וּ אַנְשֵׁי֩ גִבְעֹ֨ון אֶל ־יְהֹושֻׁ֤עַ...

  • 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....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    If we spiritualize the passage, it affords an interesting view of a distressed soul calling upon Jesus, because of the united force of all his spiritual adversaries. Psalms 3:1, to the end. Reader! ho...

  • 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 Calvin's Bible Commentary

    6._And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua, _etc The course of the narrative is inverted; for the Gibeonites certainly did not wait till they were besieged, but on seeing an army levied and prepared, a...

  • 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 THE MEN OF GIBEON SENT UNTO JOSHUA TO THE CAMP TO GILGAL,.... Which some think they did when besieged, and not before, which showed their faith in the power of God, whom they now professed; but it...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwel...

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

    _Slack not thy hand from thy servants_ Do not neglect or delay to help us, whom thou art obliged to protect both in duty, as thou art our master, and for thy own interest, we being part of thy possess...

  • 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

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

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua, to the camp, to Gilgal, for they were now in alliance with Israel, SAYING, SLACK NOT THY HAND FROM THY SERVANTS, do not withdraw it in this emergency; COME UP T...

  • 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

    1-6 When sinners leave the service of Satan and the friendship of the world, that they make peace with God and join Israel, they must not marvel if the world hate them, if their former friends become...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE MEN OF GIBEON SENT, or, _had sent_, when their enemies were drawn towards them, which they could easily learn. _Slack not thy hand_; do not neglect nor delay to help us. _From thy servants_, whom...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Joshua 10:6 men H582 Gibeon H1391 sent H7971 (H8799) Joshua H3091 camp H4264 Gilgal H1537 saying H559 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘ And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, “Slack not your hands from your servants. Come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who d...

  • 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 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

    2 Kings 4:24; Deuteronomy 1:15; Isaiah 33:22; Joshua 21:11; Joshua 5:10

  • 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

    Slack not thy hand — Do not neglect or delay to help us. Whom thou art obliged to protect both in duty as thou art our master; and by thy owns interest, we being part of thy possessions; and in ingenu...

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