And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, as well the sojourner as the homeborn; half of them in front of mount Gerizim, and half of them in front of mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of Jehovah had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.
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The account of this solemnity is very brief. An acquaintance with Deuteronomy 27 is evidently presupposed, and the three distinct acts of which the…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And all Israel, and their elders, etc. The third instance of obedience was placing all the tribes on Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal to stand…
John Gill
JohnGill
And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their
judges, stood on this side the ark, and on tha…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
As soon as Joshua reached the mountains Ebal and Gerizim, without delay and regardle of the unsettled state of Israel or their enemies, he confirme…
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Albert Barnes
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