John Gill Commentary Joshua 11:18

"Joshua made war a long time with all those kings." — Joshua 11:18 (ASV)

Joshua made war a long time with all those kings .
] For, though the account of the conquest of them is put together, and lies in a small compass, yet those victories were not obtained at once, or in a few days, as were those of the five kings, and others, related in the preceding chapter, (Joshua 10:10–14) ; but were the work of some years; Josephus ^F2 says five years, but the common notion of the Jews is, that Joshua was seven years in subduing the land of Canaan ^F3 ; our Bishop Usher ^F4 thinks it was done in six years; and it may be concluded that it was about six or seven years before this work was completely finished.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F2: Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 19.
• F3: Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p. 31.
• F4: Annal. Vet. Test. p. 39, 40.