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Joshua 11:1-23

Contents: Final conquest of Canaan.

Characters: God, Joshua, Jabin, Jobab.

Conclusion: Those who, through obedience to His precepts, have God on their side, need not be disturbed as to the number and power of their enemies. «More are those that are with us than those that are against us.»

Key Word: Delivered, Joshua 11:6; Joshua 11:8.

Strong Verses: Joshua 11:6; Joshua 11:23.

Striking Facts: As Israel, at first forwarded by miracles, and now left to make their own way, so the war carried on against Satan's kingdom was at first advanced by special miracles, but being sufficiently proved by them to be of God, we are now left to the ordinary assistance of divine Grace in Christ in the use of the Sword of the Spirit and need not look for hailstones nor the standing still of the sun.

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See also Joshua 11:1-23 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER XI _The Kings of_ Hazor, Madon, Shimron, _and_ Achshaph, _with those_ _of the mountains, plains, c., and various chiefs of the_ _Canaanites and Amorites, confederate against Israel_, 1-3....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    JABIN - Probably the hereditary and official title of the kings of Hazor (see Judges 4:2). The word means literally “he shall understand,” and is equivalent to “the wise” or “intelligent.” HAZOR - Thi...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    FURTHER CONQUESTS CHAPTER 11 _ 1. Jabin and his confederacy (Joshua 11:1)_ 2. The divine encouragement (Joshua 11:6) 3. The victory (Joshua 11:7) 4. The obedience of Joshua ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JOSHUA 11. DEFEAT OF JABIN AND HIS COALITION. Jabin, king of Hazor, gathers a vast army of Canaanites at the Waters of Merom (locality uncertain, p. 32). The coalition was utterly defeated, the king w...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WHEN JABIN. HEARD. Note the stages. (1) Jericho, unresisting; (2) Ai,. sortie; (3) Gibeon, confederacy; (4) Jabin, aggressive. HAZOR. Celebrated in Judges 4:2; Judges 4:17....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Joshua 11:1-15. Confederacy of the Kings of Northern Canaan 1. _And it came to pass_ We now enter upon a different scene in the conquests of Joshua. Just as before Adoni-Zedek, the king of Jerusalem,...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _VER._ 1. _AND—WHEN JABIN KING OF HAZOR HAD HEARD,_ &C.— No sooner was this king of Hazor informed of the conquests of Joshua, than he took a resolution to stop, if possible, the progress of his victo...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _The Defeat of Jabin Joshua 11:1-9_ And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN JABIN KING OF HAZOR HAD HEARD THOSE THINGS, THAT HE SENT TO JOBAB KING OF MADON, AND TO THE KING OF SHIMRON, AND TO THE KING OF ACHSHAPH,_ And it came to pass, when Jabin k...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    JABIN] king of Hazor. HAZOR] may be Tell el-Hurrawiyeh, 2½ m. S. of Kedesh-Naphtali. SHIMRON] (=Shimron-meron 12:20) is Semûnieh, W. of Nazareth. ACHSHAPH] el Yasîf, the port of Accho. Hazor is again...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH Here there is no trace, as in the former case, of miraculous interposition. Joshua's generalship, courage, swiftness and loyalty are the prominent factors in the achievement...

  • 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 11 THE *ISRAELITES DEFEAT THE TOWNS IN THE...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    XI. JOSHUA’S NORTHERN CAMPAIGN. (1) JABIN KING OF HAZOR seems to have been in northern Palestine what Adonizedec, king of Jerusalem, was in the south. For the strength of this monarchy see the story...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְהִ֕י כִּ שְׁמֹ֖עַ יָבִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ ־חָצֹ֑

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XX. THE BATTLE OF MEROM. Joshua Chs. 11, 12. THERE is some appearance of confusion in the terms in which the great confederacy of native princes against Israel is brought in. In the beginnin...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    JOSHUA'S OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD'S COMMANDS Joshua 11:1 The scene is removed to the waters of Merom, near the sources of the Jordan. Hazor was the capital of the region; Jabin, like Pharaoh, was an her...

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

    A new confederacy had now to be faced and fought. Conscious of their peril, the northern kings now joined in an attempt to break the power of those conquering hosts. Turning north, Joshua led an attac...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    Joshua 11:1-23 concludes the brief summary of the conquest of the land of Canaan. Jabin, king of Hazor, called for a number of the kings of the north to align with him and attack Israel. God again rea...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard [those things], that he (a) sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, (a) The more God's power appe...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Jabin, "the intelligent," was perhaps the common name of the kings of Asor, the most powerful city in the northern parts of the country, (ver. 10.; Calmet) not far from the Cæsarea, (Menochius) which...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS The account of the holy war is continued in this Chapter; and in this is concluded the conquest of Canaan. In the former is related to us, the carrying on of the war in the Southern province...

  • 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

    1._And it came to pass when Jabin, _etc In this new league also we have a bright manifestation of the more than paternal care of God, in warding off dangers from his people, and also in assisting thei...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Israel's victories bring fresh war upon them; but the confederation of their enemies only serves to deliver them all together into their hands. If God will not have peace, it is because He will have v...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN JABIN KING OF HAZOR HAD HEARD [THESE THINGS],.... The taking of Jericho and Ai, the defeat of the five kings, and the conquest of the southern part of the land of Canaan; he...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard [those things], that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, Ver. 1. _When Jabin king of Hazor...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _King of Hazor_ This was the principal city of the northern part of Canaan, Joshua 11:10; and fell to the share of the tribe of Naphtali in the division of the land, Joshua 19:36. Jabin was the name o...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Diuers Kings ouercome at the waters of Merom. 10 Hazor is taken and burnt. 16 All the countrey taken by Ioshua. 21 The Anakims cut off. [IOSHUA CONQUERETH DIUERS KINGS.] 1 AND it came to passe,...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And it came to pass, when Jabin, king of Hazor, a city in the extreme northern part of Canaan, southeast of Tyre, HAD HEARD THOSE THINGS, the conquest of the entire southern part of Canaan, THAT HE SE...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE SECOND ALLIANCE OF HEATHEN KINGS AND THEIR DEFEAT...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    CONQUEST OF NORTHERN ENEMIES (vs.1-15) Israel's returning for the time being to Gilgal gave time for the nations in the north to mobilize. In this God's wisdom is evident, for He brought these natio...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-9 The wonders God wrought for the Israelites were to encourage them to act vigorously themselves. Thus the war against Satan's kingdom, carried on by preaching the gospel, was at first forwarded by...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    JOSHUA CHAPTER 11 The other kings and cities of Canaan gather themselves together to fight against Israel, JOSHUA 11:1. God encourages Joshua, promising him victory, JOSHUA 11:6. The Canaanites destro...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Joshua 11:1 Jabin H2985 king H4428 Hazor H2674 heard H8085 (H8800) sent H7971 (H8799) Jobab H3103 king...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER 11. THE NORTHERN CONFEDERACY - THE INVASION OF THE NORTH. This chapter tells how the kings of the northern parts of Canaan now combined together against Joshua, and how YHWH encouraged him to...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Joshua 11:1. _Hazor,_ then the metropolis of a powerful kingdom, Jeremiah 49:28, is situate on Lake _Merom,_ forty miles north of the sea of Galilee. Jabin with all the allies, 300,000 infantry, and 2...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _When Jabin king of Hazor had heard._ TAKE HEED HOW YE HEAR I. Healing and not hearing. The tidings of the overthrow of Sihon and Og, and the fall of Jericho, seem to have made almost no impression...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 11:1__ The northern campaign takes shape as an effort to defend the Israelites against the coalition of northern kings gathered around Jabin of Hazor. ⇐

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _THE OVERTHROW OF THE CITIES OF THE NORTH, AND GENERAL RETROSPECT_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 11:1. Hazor] In Joshua 11:11, Hazor is described as “the head” of all the kingdoms named in Joshua 11:1. It...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAR.— JOSHUA 11:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS. The political constitution of Palestine was, humanly speaking, the cause of its overthrow. The division of the country into a...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So in chapter eleven, the other kings when they had heard what happened to these kings that had come out against them, they also went out with their host. These are now the kings that are in the area...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Isaiah 26:11; Isaiah 43:2; Isaiah 43:5; Joshua 10:3; Joshua 10:4;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH Joshua 11:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have heard of old that "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." This is true. The outstanding feature in...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Hazor — The chief city of those parts, Joshua 11:10. Had heard — This was a remarkable instance of the wisdom and goodness of Divine Providence, which so governed the minds of the Canaanites, that the...

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