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Joshua 24:29-33

Death of Joshua and Eleazar

29. And it came to pass With the close of Joshua's parting address comes the close also of his own life. The historian proceeds to bring the book to a conclusion, and tells us of (i) the death of Joshua; (ii) the conduct of the people after his death; (iii) the burial of the remains of Joseph, which had been brought out of Egypt; (iv) the death of Eleazar the high-priest.

Joshua … the servant of the Lord, died His work was now over. His work of war, and his work of peace. His age when he died was precisely that which Joseph reached (Genesis 50:26), a hundred and ten years.

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See also Joshua 24:29-33 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Joshua 24:29. _JOSHUA THE SON OF NUN - DIED_] This event probably took place shortly after this public assembly; _for he was old and_ _stricken in years_ when he held the assembly mentioned Jos...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    3. THE EPILOGUE CHAPTER 24:29-33 _ 1. Joshua's death and burial (24:29-31)_ 2. The bones of Joseph buried (24:32) 3. Eleazar's death (24:33) Moses, the instrument through whom the law was given, w...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    DIED. In 1434, after living seventeen years in the Land. App-50....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _VER._ 29. _AND—AFTER THESE THINGS—JOSHUA—DIED_— Most probably within a short time after the holding of the assembly at Shechem. It is difficult to say positively how many years this great man governe...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Joshua's Last Days and Death Joshua 24:26-33_ 26And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THESE THINGS, THAT JOSHUA THE SON OF NUN, THE SERVANT OF THE LORD, DIED, BEING AN HUNDRED AND TEN YEARS OLD._ Joshua ... died. Lightfoot computes that he lived 17 years, ot...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    JOSHUA'S SECOND AND FINAL FAREWELL This discourse (Joshua 24:1), with Israel's response (Joshua 24:16), and consequent renewal of the Covenant (Joshua 24:25), occupies the bulk of the chapter. The boo...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 24 JOSHUA SAYS ‘GOODBYE’ TO THE PEOPLE – JO...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (28-31) SO JOSHUA LET THE PEOPLE DEPART... — This passage is recited in Judges 2:6....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AN HUNDRED AND TEN YEARS OLD. — The mention in Joshua 24:31 of “elders that prolonged their days after Joshua” seems to suggest that Joshua’s death was comparatively an early death.[15] Had he thought...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְהִ֗י אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הַ דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ אֵ֔לֶּה

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXXII. JOSHUA'S LAST APPEAL. Joshua 24:1. IT was at Shechem that Joshua's last meeting with the people took place. The Septuagint makes it Shiloh in one verse (Joshua 24:1), but Shechem in a...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    JOSHUA'S LAST SERVICE TO HIS PEOPLE Joshua 24:16 Joshua did well to discourage their proud vauntings, and to show that the people could not in their own might realize God's ideal, Psalms 105:4. The...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here we have the record of the final address of Joshua. In it he first concisely and comprehensively traced the Hebrews' history from the call of Abraham and did so in the form of the speech of Jehova...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    On the basis of all God had done for them, Joshua urged the people to serve God and renounce all the gods their fathers had once served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt. That they had a choice is cle...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    And after, &c. If Josue wrote this book, as is commonly believed, these last verses were added by Samuel, or some other prophet. (Challoner) --- Scholastic History. (Worthington) --- Josue had governe...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return, is the one common lot. And hence the most faithful of God's servants die as well as others, though not as do others. The Reader should remark, that the...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    29._And it came to pass after these things, _etc The honor of sepulture was a mark of reverence, which of itself bore testimony to the affectionate regard of the people. But neither this reverence nor...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24. Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand and kno...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IT CAME TO PASS, AFTER THESE THINGS,.... Some little time after, very probably the same year: THAT JOSHUA THE SON OF NUN, THE SERVANT OF THE LORD, DIED, [BEING] AN HUNDRED AND TEN YEARS OLD; he w...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, [being] an hundred and ten years old. Ver. 29. Joshua … the servant of the Lord, died.] This was the...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Ioshua assembleth the tribes at Shechem. 2 A briefe historie of Gods benefits from Terah. 14 He reneweth a couenant betweene them and God. 26 A stone the witnesse of the couenant. 29 Ioshuas age...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And it came to pass after these things that Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, as he is now also called in recognition of his loyalty to Jehovah, DIED, BEING AN HUNDRED AND TEN YEARS OLD...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Joshua's Death and Burial...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    JOSHUA'S SUMMARY OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY (vs.1-13) For the second time, as Joshua neared the end of his life, he called Israel together, primarily the elders, heads, judges and officers (v.1), but includ...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    29-33 Joseph died in Egypt, but gave commandment concerning his bones, that they should not rest in their grave till Israel had rest in the land of promise. Notice also the death and burial of Joshua...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Joshua 24:29 after H310 things H1697 Joshua H3091 son H1121 Nun H5126 servant H5650 LORD H3068 died H4191 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘ And so it happened that after these things Joshua, the son of Nun, the Servant of YHWH, died, being a hundred and ten years old.' Having accomplished his purpose, given by YHWH, of taking over from...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Last charge of Joshua and his death. Eleazar's death. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Eleazar. CONCLUSION: Joshua 24:15. It is the will of God that all should make religion their serious and deli...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Joshua 24:1. _Shechem._ Some think this was the Sychar where our Saviour talked with the woman. John 4:5. This place became far famed on account of the renewal of the covenant before Joshua's death. H...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Joshua _. .. _ died._ THE BURIALS OF DISTINGUISHED SAINTS Within the compass of the five last verses of this book three deaths are recorded and three burial-places signalised by the deposited remain...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve Him._ THE LAST DAYS OF JOSHUA I. The reasonableness of serving God (verses 14, 15). To serve God, to obey Him, to love Him, to submit heart and life to His con...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem._ JOSHUA’S LAST FAREWELL I. God’s threefold mercies. 1. Israel’s enlargement (verses 2-4). 2. Israel’s exodus (verses 5-7). 3. Israel’s entran...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 24:1 Joshua again called for an assembly at Shechem for a ceremony of covenant renewal (compare Joshua 8:30;...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 24:29 Now at the end of his life, and for the first time, Joshua is called THE SERVANT OF THE LORD like Moses (see note on 1:1)....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 24:32. The bones of Joseph, _etc_.] “It does not follow from the position of this statement at the end of the book, that the bones were not buried till after the death of Joshu...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 24:30. Timnath-serah] For the site of this place, see note on chap. Joshua 19:50. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Joshua 24:29_ THE CHARACTER AND INFLUENCE OF JOSHUA Man...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION JOSHUA'S DEATH AND BURIAL.— JOSHUA 24:29 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD. The theory of some commentators, that this expression is evidence of a later interpolation because "the title only dates,...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Chapter twenty-four, Joshua is continuing this final charge to the children of Israel. Picture now this old man he was. He was faithful to the Lord. He has done a good job, but now he is bent over wit...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Timothy 4:7; 2 Timothy 4:8; Deuteronomy 34:5; Genesis 50:22;...

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