Joshua 18:9
“And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the men went and passed through the land,.... Undisturbed by the inhabitants that remained; the fear of the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And described it in a book - This as far as I can recollect, is the first act of surveying on record. These men and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 18:2-10
Here, I. Joshua reproves those tribes which were yet unsettled that they did not bestir themselves to gain a settlement…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
and passed through the land How long they were absent we are not told. Josephus tells us it was seven months, Ant. v. i.…