Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Joshua 11:2
Chinneroth — i.e., Ginizer, the Gennesaret of the New Testament.
Dor is identified as Tantûra.
Chinneroth — i.e., Ginizer, the Gennesaret of the New Testament.
Dor is identified as Tantûra.
Verse Joshua 11:2. _ON THE NORTH OF THE MOUNTAINS_] Or _the mountain_, probably _Hermon_, or some mountain not far from the lake of Gennesareth. _AND OF THE PLAINS_] That is, the valleys of the above...
ON THE NORTH OF THE MOUNTAINS - Rather, “northward in the mountains.” The reference is to the mountain district of Galilee, called Joshua 20:7 “mount Naphtali.” ON THE PLAINS SOUTH OF CHINNEROTH - lit...
FURTHER CONQUESTS CHAPTER 11 _ 1. Jabin and his confederacy (Joshua 11:1)_ 2. The divine encouragement (Joshua 11:6) 3. The victory (Joshua 11:7) 4. The obedience of Joshua ...
JOSHUA 11. DEFEAT OF JABIN AND HIS COALITION. Jabin, king of Hazor, gathers a vast army of Canaanites at the Waters of Merom (locality uncertain, p. 32). The coalition was utterly defeated, the king w...
OF THE MOUNTAINS. in the hill country. OF THE PLAINS. in the low country. CHINNEROTH. Compare Numbers 34:11.Deuteronomy 3:17. After-ward called Lake of Gennesareth, Sea of Galilee, and Sea of Tiberiu...
_that were on the north_ Or, that were "northwards in the mountains," i.e. "the mountains of Naphtali" (Joshua 20:7), the mountainous region of Galilee. _the plains south of Cinneroth_ Literally, "in...
_VER._ 2. _AND IN THE BORDERS OF DOR ON THE WEST_— The Vulgate, and other versions, render it, and in _the country of Dor. Naphoth_ signifies the _environs_ of a place, a _quarter,_ a _canton,_ or _di...
_The Defeat of Jabin Joshua 11:1-9_ And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,...
_AND TO THE KINGS THAT WERE ON THE NORTH OF THE MOUNTAINS, AND OF THE PLAINS SOUTH OF CHINNEROTH, AND IN THE VALLEY, AND IN THE BORDERS OF DOR ON THE WEST,_ The kings ... on the ... mountains - the A...
11:2 Chinneroth, (a-17) Gennesaret. west, (b-30) Lit 'the sea.'...
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH Here there is no trace, as in the former case, of miraculous interposition. Joshua's generalship, courage, swiftness and loyalty are the prominent factors in the achievement...
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CHAPTER XX. THE BATTLE OF MEROM. Joshua Chs. 11, 12. THERE is some appearance of confusion in the terms in which the great confederacy of native princes against Israel is brought in. In the beginnin...
JOSHUA'S OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD'S COMMANDS Joshua 11:1 The scene is removed to the waters of Merom, near the sources of the Jordan. Hazor was the capital of the region; Jabin, like Pharaoh, was an her...
A new confederacy had now to be faced and fought. Conscious of their peril, the northern kings now joined in an attempt to break the power of those conquering hosts. Turning north, Joshua led an attac...
Joshua 11:1-23 concludes the brief summary of the conquest of the land of Canaan. Jabin, king of Hazor, called for a number of the kings of the north to align with him and attack Israel. God again rea...
And to the kings that [were] on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of (b) Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west, (b) Which the evangelists call the lak...
_Ceneroth, or having the lake Genesareth on the south. They city of Cineroth, or of Tiberias, was situated on the southern borders of the lake. (St. Jerome) --- Side. Dor lay on the Mediterranean, the...
A goodly number truly if numbers could avail. And here we find cavalry also joined with them. Josephus, if I mistake not, makes the army of Canaan to consist at this time of 300, 000 foot, and 10, 000...
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...
Israel's victories bring fresh war upon them; but the confederation of their enemies only serves to deliver them all together into their hands. If God will not have peace, it is because He will have v...
AND TO THE KINGS THAT [WERE] ON THE NORTH OF THE MOUNTAINS,.... Of Libanus and Antilibanus, with others near them; so Josephus t says, the kings about Lebanon being Canaanites, fought against them, i....
And to the kings that [were] on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west, Ver. 2. _South of Cinneroth._] Afterwards...
_On the north of the mountains_ Rather, according to the Hebrew, _On the north in the mountain._ That is, either mount Lebanon, called _the mountain_ by way of eminence, or in the mountainous country....
1 Diuers Kings ouercome at the waters of Merom. 10 Hazor is taken and burnt. 16 All the countrey taken by Ioshua. 21 The Anakims cut off. [IOSHUA CONQUERETH DIUERS KINGS.] 1 AND it came to passe,...
and to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, what was later the mountainous region of Naphtali, AND OF THE PLAINS SOUTH OF CHINNEROTH, the wide part of the valley of Jordan, south of the...
THE SECOND ALLIANCE OF HEATHEN KINGS AND THEIR DEFEAT...
CONQUEST OF NORTHERN ENEMIES (vs.1-15) Israel's returning for the time being to Gilgal gave time for the nations in the north to mobilize. In this God's wisdom is evident, for He brought these natio...
1-9 The wonders God wrought for the Israelites were to encourage them to act vigorously themselves. Thus the war against Satan's kingdom, carried on by preaching the gospel, was at first forwarded by...
ON THE NORTH OF THE MOUNTAINS, Heb. _on the north_ (which may be the general designation of all the particular places following, that they were in the northern parts of Canaan, as those mentioned JOS...
Joshua 11:1-23:2 kings H4428 north H6828 mountains H2022 plain H6160 south H5045 Chinneroth H3672 lowland H8219 heights...
CHAPTER 11. THE NORTHERN CONFEDERACY - THE INVASION OF THE NORTH. This chapter tells how the kings of the northern parts of Canaan now combined together against Joshua, and how YHWH encouraged him to...
CONTENTS: Final conquest of Canaan. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Jabin, Jobab. CONCLUSION: Those who, through obedience to His precepts, have God on their side, need not be disturbed as to the number an...
Joshua 11:1. _Hazor,_ then the metropolis of a powerful kingdom, Jeremiah 49:28, is situate on Lake _Merom,_ forty miles north of the sea of Galilee. Jabin with all the allies, 300,000 infantry, and 2...
_When Jabin king of Hazor had heard._ TAKE HEED HOW YE HEAR I. Healing and not hearing. The tidings of the overthrow of Sihon and Og, and the fall of Jericho, seem to have made almost no impression...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 11:1__ The northern campaign takes shape as an effort to defend the Israelites against the coalition of northern kings gathered around Jabin of Hazor. ⇐
_THE OVERTHROW OF THE CITIES OF THE NORTH, AND GENERAL RETROSPECT_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 11:1. Hazor] In Joshua 11:11, Hazor is described as “the head” of all the kingdoms named in Joshua 11:1. It...
EXPOSITION THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAR.— JOSHUA 11:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS. The political constitution of Palestine was, humanly speaking, the cause of its overthrow. The division of the country into a...
So in chapter eleven, the other kings when they had heard what happened to these kings that had come out against them, they also went out with their host. These are now the kings that are in the area...
1 Kings 4:11; Joshua 10:40; Joshua 10:6; Joshua 11:21; Joshua 12:23;...
THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH Joshua 11:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have heard of old that "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." This is true. The outstanding feature in...
On the north — The general designation of all the particular places following: they were in the northern parts of Canaan, as those mentioned Joshua 10:1, were in the southern parts; in the mountain, e...