Joshua 24:25
“So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day,.... Proposing to them what was most eligible, and their duty to do,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Made a covenant with the people - i. e. he solemnly ratified and renewed the covenant of Sinai, as Moses had done before…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Joshua made a covenant - Literally, Joshua cut the covenant, alluding to the sacrifice offered on the occasion.
And set…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 24:15-28
Never was any treaty carried on with better management, nor brought to a better issue, than this of Joshua with the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Joshua 24:25-28
Solemn Renewal of the Covenant
25. So Joshua made a covenant "Percussit ergo Josue in die illo fœdus," Vulgate. "Thanne…
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