Joshua 17:15
“And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Joshua answered them,.... By retorting their own argument upon them:
if thou be a great people; which he does not…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Joshua was himself of the tribe of Ephraim, but far from supporting the demands of his kinsmen he reproves them, and…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
If thou be a great people - Joshua takes them at their own word; they said, Jos 17:14, that they were a great people;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 17:14-18
Here, I. The children of Joseph quarrel with their lot; if they had had any just cause to quarrel with it, we have…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And Joshua answered them They expected of their fellow-tribesman a better guardianship of their interests.
If thou be a…
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