Joshua 9:1 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

In the hills - See the Numbers 13:17 note.

The valleys - Or “the vale” (the Shephelah, Deuteronomy 1:7), which refe…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

PREPARATIONS OF THE CANAANITES FOR WAR.

These verses record the general preparation of the natives of Canaan for the last struggle with Joshu…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

And it came to pass when all the kings, etc. Since the arrival of the people was well known to these kings from the very first, it is cert…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And it came to pass, when all the kings which [were] on this
side Jordan
On the side …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Until now the Canaanites had defended themselves, but here they planned to attack Israel. Their minds were blinded, and their hearts hardened to th…

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