And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The Lord has delivered. —Observe the entirely satisfactory effect of this mission, and compare what was said on Joshua 2:1.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And they said unto Joshua, etc. This passage shows that Joshua was not mistaken in selecting his spies, for their language proves them to …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they said to Joshua
Made a report of what they had got knowledge of, which answered the end of their mission:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The report the spies brought was encouraging. All the people of the country lose heart because of Israel; they have neither wisdom to yield, nor co…

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