Joshua 9:4
“They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they did work wilily,.... Acted craftily, dealt in much cunning and subtlety; our version leaves out a very emphatic…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They did work wilily - literally, “they also,” or “they too, did work, etc.” The “also” serves, apparently, to connect…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
They did work wilily - Finesse of this kind is allowed by the conduct of all nations; and stratagems in war are all…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 9:3-14
Here, I. The Gibeonites desire to make peace with Israel, being alarmed by the tidings they heard of the destruction of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
they did work wilily Rather, they also did work wilily. They had heard what Joshua had done in the case of Jericho and…
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