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Joshua 8:31

Joshua 8:31
As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

As Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses,....…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Joshua 8:30-35

The account of this solemnity is very brief. An acquaintance with Deut. 27 is evidently presupposed; and the three…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 8:30-35

This religious solemnity of which we have here an account comes in somewhat surprisingly in the midst of the history of…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

an altar of whole(or, "unhewn") stones Thus the Law required in general (Exo 20:25), and in this case it had been…